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Southern Vermont College Athletics is pleased to announce the hiring of four head coaches in the department, giving a new look to the Mountaineer Athletics program for the 2013-14 seasons: Jamie Hutchins (men’s soccer), Deon Jones (men’s & women’s volleyball), Kathleen Newton (men’s & women’s cross country), and Alyssa Davis (softball ).

Primmer is pleased to announce that Matthew Delude has joined our law firm. Matthew has experience in the following areas: commercial and appellate litigation, bankruptcy, financial services, insurance litigation, securities litigation, arbitration, statutory construction, commercial real estate and first amendment. He will be working out of our Manchester, NH office.

Carol MacDonald’s mother taught her to knit while growing up in Bedford, NY. Connecting with the beauty of the natural world and easy access to the vibrancy and art of New York City made for a rich and inspiring childhood. She studied drawing and painting at the Maryland Institute of Art and printmaking at the Lake Placid School of Art.

Donald G. Allen, President and owner of Granite City Tool Co., of Barre, recently received the Department of Defense Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Patriot Award. Shawn Bryan, Vermont State ESGR Chairman, with other members of Vermont ESGR, presented the award for the tremendous support that he has provided the company’s citizen soldier employees.

KSV, a full-service marketing agency based in Burlington, is pleased to welcome Ashley Packer to the team as a brand planner.

Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB) announces that James Westcott has joined the firm as a Structural Engineer in the Transportation Engineering group.

National Life Group announced today that Thomas H. Brownell, CFA, has been appointed president and chief executive officer of Sentinel Asset Management, Inc.
Mehran Assadi, the president and chief executive officer of National Life Group, said that Brownell “is the right person to lead Sentinel at this critical point in its history.”

The Vermont State Dental Society (VSDS) is pleased to announce that Diane Dumas of Williston has been promoted to manager of finance and events. She has been with VSDS for the past five years when she started as assistant to the executive director and expanded her responsibilities to bookkeeping and event planning for the Society.

“MorrisSwitzer believes in recognizing talent and promoting from within the organization,” says Dan Morris, managing partner. “These outstanding individuals are completely committed to MorrisSwitzer’s mission of creating environments that promote and enhance the well-being of patients, staff & families through inspired, thoughtful design.

USDA Rural Development (RD) employees serve the communities of Vermont by delivering business, community, energy, housing and utility programs as well as volunteering their personal time to the communities in which they live.

Dr. Mahlon Bradley will be joining Central Vermont Medical Orthopaedics at Central Vermont Medical Center in September. He is Board-certified in both General Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine and comes to CVMC with extensive experience caring for active people of all ages.

Champlain Community Services, Inc. (CCS) in Colchester announces that Jill Shumway has joined its Board of Directors. Shumway serves as a mainstream teaching assistant in the Special Education department at Essex High School.