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Passumpsic Savings Bank president Peter Crosby and nationally recognized entrepreneur and Garth Moulton have been elected to the St. Johnsbury Academy Board of Trustees, Academy Headmaster Tom Lovett announced today.

Mathew Chabot was recently promoted to Director of Customer and Employee Relations at Vermont Teddy Bear Company. Matt joined Vermont Teddy Bear Company in July 2010 as the Customer Relations Manager. Prior to working for Vermont Teddy Bear Company, Matt worked for Filene’s and Macy’s Department Stores in Burlington as Store Manager and VP-Store Manager, respectively.

Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew announces that sixteen of its attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.) in sixteen different practice areas.

Bread Loaf is pleased to announce that Cameron MacKugler has become a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional with the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED is accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.

The Vermont Humanities Council has named U-32 High School teacher Steve Barrows as its 2011 humanities educator of the year. Barrows, who teaches literature, journalism, and film classes at U-32, will be presented the ninth annual Victor R. Swenson Humanities Educator Award at VHC’s annual fall conference on November 12 at the Stoweflake Mountain Resort in Stowe.

People's United Bank announced today the management team of its asset based lending business, People's United Business Capital (PUBCAP). PUBCAP provides senior secured asset-based loans to clients from Maine to Washington, DC and offers loan facilities for companies requiring between $3 million and $25 million.

In co-chairing “the largest-scale curricular change at Saint Michael's College” in some 40 years, Professor of Religious Studies Edward Mahoney and Associate Professor of Chemistry Bret Findley were recognized at the annual SMC Academic Convocation with joint receipt of the Norbert A. Kuntz Service Award for 2011.

A news reporter, a sportscaster, a station executive and a legendary crooner have been named to the Vermont Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

The Alliance Française of the Lake Champlain Region (AFLCR) is pleased to announce that Linda Pervier has been decorated by the French Ministry of Education with les Palmes académiques – a prestigious award created by Napoléon for devotion and accomplishment in teaching French, extended internationally in modern times to include achievement in promoting the French language.

Choice Strategies is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael R. Du Pont to General Manager. Mike has served as Chief Financial Officer for Choice Strategies since 2009 and will now oversee the day to day operations of the entire organization.

The Northern Vermont Center for Sleep Disorders welcomes a new staff member. Innocent C. Ezenwa, MD is board certified in Internal Medicine and is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Dr. Ezenwa joins Veronika Jedlovszky, MD and David Alsobrook, MD. Dr. Jedlovszky is a pulmonologist and the medical director of the nationally accredited lab.

Bill Young, Executive Director of Maple Leaf Farm is pleased to announce the hiring of Kathryn Battles, MPS, LADC as Clinical Case Manager. Kathryn, a graduate of Tufts University, will work with clients at Maple Leaf Farm and at Transitions, an Intensive Outpatient Program in collaboration with HowardCenter.