TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, has named James (Jim) E. Van Orden III as Relationship Manager in Commercial Lending in Burlington, Vt. He is responsible for developing and managing commercial loan relationships with business clients throughout Northwestern Vermont and Northeastern New York. Van Orden has 40 years of experience in banking and commercial lending.
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Prof. Robert A. Oden, Jr. PhD, former president of Carleton College and Kenyon College, has been named Chair of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Board of Trustees. Oden, a member of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock board since January 2011, succeeded Wayne Granquist as chair on December 31, 2012.
Ericka Garstka has joined the asset management staff of Housing Vermont, a statewide affordable housing developer and tax credit syndicator. Housing Vermont’s asset management staff is currently responsible for 160 Low Income Housing Tax Credit partnerships and five New Markets Tax Credit financing ventures.
National Bank of Middlebury is pleased to announce the appointment of Amy Prior as a Community Lender in their Bristol office.
VSECU is excited to welcome Bonnie Black as a new addition to the Mortgage Department in the Burlington Branch. Bonnie brings with her more than 20 years of experience in the Real Estate and Mortgage Lending Industry.
The Burlington Emergency Shelter is pleased to announce the appointment of Valerie Brosseau to Executive Director. Valerie, who joined the Burlington Emergency Shelter (BES) team in 2010 has been serving as the Community Relations Director.
In remarks entered today in the Congressional Record, Sen. Bernie Sanders recognized Ken Squier, the “Voice of the Daytona 500” and a Vermont native widely respected in the motor sports and broadcast communities. Squier, 77, is the owner of independent Radio Vermont, Inc. and a famous NASCAR contributor, holding an 18-year-long tenure as the lap-by-lap announcer for the Daytona 500.
Former Freestyle Junior National Mogul Champion and Killington Mountain School (KMS) alumnus Nick Keating ‘10 worked his way into the finals and placed ninth in his World Cup debut last Thursday at Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid, N.Y. Keating, of Waterbury Center, is a member of the U.S. Development Group. Kelsey Albert (KMS ’07) just missed the finals, finishing 13th.
BlackRock Construction co-owners Adam Hergenrother and Tom Hergenrother, Jr. are very pleased to announce Mark D’Angelo as CEO of BlackRock Construction.
Central Vermont Medical Center recently hired three new physical therapists: Sarah McNamee, Timothy Mousette and Angela Nicknair.
Steve Churco, Purchasing Manager for rk MILES in Manchester Center, VT, will be recognized for his achievements as Vermont Retail Lumber Dealers Association’s (VRLDA) Lumber Person of the year award at the Northeastern Retail Lumber Association's Industry Recognition Breakfast to be held at the LBM '13 Show in Boston on February 7th, 2013.
The Essex, Vermont’s Culinary Resort & Spa, today announced the recipients of its Employee of the Year and Manager of the Year Awards for 2012. The Employee of the Year is Tucker Wright, an employee in the Resort’s Food and Beverage Department. Wright came to The Essex in May 2008 and has worked as a banquet server, restaurant server in Amuse and The Tavern, and as a bartender.