John Lomas is pleased to announce the forming of his new business John Lomas Custom Furniture. John Lomas Custom Furniture (JLCF) offers high quality, hand made furniture and designs. The Vermont Company's work is a blend of traditional craftsmanship with a focus on developing high quality products and custom designs using sustainable hardwood and blend of exotic materials and woods.
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The Nancy Jenkins Team was recently named one of America’s top real estate sales teams by The Wall Street Journal and REAL Trends. The South Burlington based group, led by Vermont’s top-selling realtor Nancy Jenkins of Shelburne, is now a member of the ‘Top 250 Teams by Transaction Volume,’ a national distinction conferred by the two publications.
Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew announces that sixteen of its attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 (Copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.) in sixteen different practice areas. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.
The Vermont Bankers Association honored Elaine Letourneau with the 2012 Outstanding Community Service Banker Award at their annual meeting on September 8. This was the 28th Anniversary of the award being presented to deserving bankers who exemplify real and tangible dedication to the communities in which they live.
Seth Blanchard, a Financial Advisor with Ameriprise Financial, qualified for and attended the 2012 Ameriprise National Conference that was held in Denver, Colorado.
Dr. Katharina Ivanyi, with a bachelor’s degree from Oxford University and a doctorate from Princeton University (2012), has been named Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and of History at Saint Michael’s College. Her dissertation, for her Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies, is titled “Virtue, Piety and the Law: A Study of Birgivi Mehmed Efendi’s al-Tariqa al-muhammadiyya.”
TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, has promoted Erika D. Downing to Store Manager of the store located 39 Main St. in Stowe, Vt. She is responsible for new business development, consumer and business lending, managing personnel and overseeing the day-to-day operations at the store serving customers throughout the region.
The board of the Vermont Employee Ownership Center (VEOC) has announced that Jon Crystal will be stepping down at the end of September as Executive Director and that Mike Sessions has agreed to serve in that role on an interim basis.
The Vermont Standards Board for Professional Educators (VSBPE) appointed Steven John to serve as Board Chair for the 2012-2013 year. John is currently the Superintendent of Windham Central Supervisory Union (WCSU) in Townshend.
Bill Young, Executive Director of Maple Leaf Farm has announced the appointment of Michael Mooney as Facilities Manager. Mooney brings years of experience to the facility, having served in a similar capacity with Northeast Kingdom Human Services.
The Board of Directors of/Forest Moon: Celebrating Cancer Survivorship/ announced that Richard Ewald of Westminster West, VT has been hired as the organization's new Executive Director.
Paul Frank + Collins is pleased to announce that Robert Roesler of Shelburne, Vermont has joined the firm as Of Counsel to work on the firm’s Property + Development, Commercial Finance, and Business Services + Taxation groups. Attorney Roesler is a graduate of Williams College and the University of Colorado law school.