The School of Business Administration Dean’s Leadership Speaker Series is proud to welcome Charlene Begley (’88), President and CEO of GE Home & Business Solutions and Senior Vice President and CIO for GE, on Tuesday, September 18 at 11:45 am in the Livak Ballroom of the Davis Center.
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Ledyard National Bank is pleased to announce that Barbara Graf has joined the bank as its Senior Vice President and Human Resources Director. Barbara has more than 20 years of experience in creating, implementing and managing comprehensive human resources and organizational systems.
Lang McLaughry Spera Real Estate (LMSRE) is pleased to announce its newest licensed sales associate, Julie Elitzer, who joins the firm’s South Burlington office.
Phelps Engineering, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Pavlo Kozhokin (Pasha) to its engineering team. Pasha is a 2012 graduate of Norwich University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. In addition to his studies, Pasha played hockey for the Cadets and was a key member of the 2009-2010 National Championship team.
Rob brings 19+ years of banking experience to the firm. His focus was in the business finance and commercial real estate lending areas. This background provides him with the tools to perform economic evaluations of properties for customers and clients at V/T Commercial. His specialty is helping the real estate investor find the most suitable property and secure financing.
Bread Loaf Corporation, the Vermont firm of architects, planners and builders, is pleased to announce that Tom Currell has joined Bread Loaf Corporation as a Client Services Manager. Tom received his Bachelors, summa cum laude, at the University of New Mexico and his Masters from Western Michigan University.
This July, Lund welcomed Stephanie Lemay to the Development team. Excited about her new position, she looks forward to crafting The Raiser’s Edge database into a supportive tool that will inform and guide Lund’s fundraising strategy. “I enjoy behind-the-scenes development work,” she says. “I’m delighted to be here, and to have the opportunity to learn from my new colleagues and our clients.
Stacey Haines originally started with The Vermont Teddy Bear Company in January of 2005 as an Inventory Data Processor. In the years following Haines moved into Inventory Control and eventually into a Merchandising Coordinator position. This year in May Haines joined VTB’s sister company Pajamagram® as the Internet Merchandiser.
Dr. Dagan Loisel, PhD from Duke University, whose research interests include genetic links to disease, has joined the Saint Michael's College faculty as an assistant professor of biology, starting this fall.
Thomas Engineering Associates, P.C., an HVAC Mechanical Engineering and Design company based in Waitsfield, is pleased to announce the addition of Deborah Gagne-Barney, P.E. as their new HVAC/Plumbing Engineer. Deborah comes to Thomas Engineering after working as a Project Manager for the Biomass Energy Research Center in Montpelier.
University of Vermont has announced that Corine Farewell, DVM, MBA has joined UVM as the new OTC director from the University of Rochester. Since 1998 at Cornell University and then URoch, Dr. Farewell has been active in technology commercialization and entrepreneurship pursuits. Prior to her technology transfer roles, Dr.
President Obama has nominated Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) to be a representative of the United States with the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, for the upcoming 67th Session of the UN’s General Assembly. The General Assembly’s session opens Sept. 18.