Michael Couture (pictured), owner of Michael Couture Media, will serve as the new president of the Howard Center Board of Trustees, leading a recently elected slate of officers.
Couture is joined by the following new officers: Heather Blackman, network director of payer contracting at University of Vermont Health Network, vice president; Karen Tyler, associate general counsel at University of Vermont Health Network, secretary; and John McSoley, retired partner at McSoley McCoy & Co., who was reelected to a three-year term and will continue in this role.
The newly elected members of the board are: Abe Berman, chief financial officer at Tapestry Health; Michael Bradshaw, director of sales and marketing at Great Eastern Radio; Patrick Brown, founder and executive director at the Greater Burlington Multicultural Resource Center; Dr. Jessica O’Neil, assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine; Cassie Polhemus, retired CEO at Vermont Economic Development Authority; and Cyndee Cochrane Sturtevant.
They join returning board member Yves Bradley, a partner at V/T Commercial, who was also reelected for an additional three-year term.
“We are honored to welcome these new trustees to our board,” said Howard Center CEO Sandy McGuire. “Their expertise and perspectives will strengthen our work as we continue to evolve to meet the needs of our clients, staff, and community.”