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TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, has named Robert O. Silvestri as Small Business Relationship Manager in Montpelier, Vt. Fla. He is responsible for managing and facilitating credit, leasing, and commercial mortgage solutions for a portfolio of 92 small business clients throughout Vermont.

Henri Sparks, Equity Director of the Burlington School District, has been appointed to sit on the Harassment, Hazing, and Bullying Prevention Advisory Council recently announced by Commissioner of Education Armando Vilaseca. This council will provide a regular forum for communication and collaboration between Vermont's Commissioner of Education and the community.

People’s United Bank has announced that Sylvia MacKinnon has been appointed as the new corporate retirement services manager for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont. She will also continue in her role as the senior vice president and regional manager for Wealth Management in Vermont.

Family nurse practitioner Andrea LaRosa has joined the renowned sports medicine team at Gifford Medical Center’s Sharon Health Center.
Born in Massachusetts, LaRosa grew up in Shelburne. She went on to major in environmental studies and conservation biology at Middlebury College, but heart surgery her freshman year had her changing career choices.

The Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center (VMEC) is pleased to announce the return of Lisa Henderson to its staff.

Engineering Ventures with offices in Burlington, Vermont, and Lebanon, New Hampshire is very pleased to announce the addition of Paul Hobbs, and Paul Boisvert as Owners and Shareholders.

Two young men, graduates of Saint Michael's College, are progressing through the stages of entering the priesthood with the Society of St. Edmund, the order of priests and brothers that founded Saint Michael's College.

Sarah Bache, PT, has been awarded her WCC® (Wound Care Certified) through the National Alliance of Wound Care (NAWC). The WCC scope of practice is performed in accordance with legislative code and scope of practice as determined by each respective professional state regulatory board.

Barton has a new doctor in town and he plans to plant his roots deep into the Northeast Kingdom soil.
Dr. Robert Hawkins joined the Barton Clinic on Elm Street in Barton in May. He joins nurse practitioner Rachel Pelletier in serving the healthcare needs of the people of the greater Barton area. Dr. Hawkins brings with him a wealth of experience in primary care medicine.

Champlain College will welcome three interim deans this summer to its divisions of Education and Human Studies (EHS), Information Technology and Sciences (ITS), and Communication and Creative Media (CCM).

Researchers at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) have identified an association between increasing the distribution of neurosurgeons throughout the United States and decreasing the risk of death from motor-vehicle accidents (MVAs).

A junior at Lake Region Union High School, Cody Dolloff of Albany, Vermont isn’t exactly sure what he wants to do with his life. The one thing he does know is he wants to work in the world of healthcare.