Vermont Housing Finance Agency’s Executive Director, Sarah Carpenter, received the Tim McKenzie Award at Champlain Housing Trust’s annual meeting and dinner on Saturday. The award recognized Carpenter’s outstanding contributions to permanently affordable housing during the past thirty years. Carpenter is a long-time Burlington resident.
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Susan L. Donegan, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation, announced today that Michael Pieciak has joined the DFR team as deputy commissioner of the Securities Division.
Mike Simoneau has announced that he will run for a seat on the South Burlington City Council in the upcoming March elections.
Norwich University officials have named Logan Beirne the 2014 William E. Colby Award winner for his book, Blood of Tyrants: George Washington & the Forging of the Presidency.
Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives Shap Smith has reappointed Dr. Felicia Kornbluh of Williston to serve on the Vermont Commission on Women (VCW).
Burlington City Arts is proud to announce the 2014 Barbara Smail Award winner, Vermont artist Sumru Tekin. The announcement was made during the opening reception of Kate Donnelly’s (2013 Barbara Smail Award Winner) exhibition A Period of Confinement at the BCA Center on Friday, January 24, 2014. Sumru Tekin is the recipient of the 12th annual Barbara Smail Award.
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BHLB) today announced that it has appointed Josephine Iannelli Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer effective immediately. Ms. Iannelli, 41, has served as Berkshire’s Senior Vice President, Principal Accounting Officer and has participated in financial oversight since July 2013.
NG Advantage has welcomed Ken Pulido as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Ken comes to NG Advantage with over fifteen years of corporate finance experience focused solely on the energy and power sectors.
Vermont Conservation Voters recently hired Lauren Hierl as political director.
Hierl, who is currently the Environmental Health Advocate at VPIRG, fills the newly-created position at VCV. She starts in early March.
RSG Senior Director, Peter Plumeau, and RSG Director, Dan Weinstein, have been appointed to the RSG Board of Directors by RSG’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Trustees. This appointment marks the first term for both Mr. Plumeau and Mr. Weinstein. RSG’s Board of Directors is responsible for governance of the company, providing direction and oversight to management.
The Vermont Teddy Bear Company, Inc., one of Vermont’s largest employers, today announced the hire of Mark Ranalletti as Vice President of Operations. The hire represents an important component of an overall strategy initiated 12 months ago, and builds on the company’s 2013 successes.
Paul Frank + Collins is pleased to announce that Andrew A. Beerworth of Charlotte has become a shareholder and director of the firm.
Mr. Beerworth has nearly ten years of civil litigation experience and has worked with Paul Frank + Collins since 2010. He practices in the areas of general liability, workers’ compensation and insurance litigation.