GB Shelter Mortgage welcomes Janet Knutsen

GB Shelter Mortgage is proud to announce and welcome Janet Knutsen as its new Senior Loan Officer. Janet brings with her over 32 years of mortgage banking experience from processing, underwriting, closing, originating and management. She comes from People’s United Bank, where she has been part of the Mortgage Sales staff for the past 23 years. Janet has earned the designation of Certified Mortgage Professional from Vermont Mortgage Bankers Association. She is also an affiliate member of the Northern Vermont Board of Realtors.

Janet resides in St. Albans with her husband Roy.

GB Shelter Mortgage is a division of Guaranty Bank, headquartered in Milwaukee, WI. Guaranty Bank is a fourth generation family managed bank that has been in business since 1923. Guaranty Bank currently has over 170 retail banking offices and employs over 2,000 employees throughout the country. Shelter Mortgage has been a leader in joint ventures as they helped pioneer the concept over 25 years ago.

Diantha Korzun, AIA, LEED AP, of TruexCullins Architecture and Interior Design has been elected President of the American Institute of Architects, Vermont Chapter.Korzun, an architect with TruexCullins since 2007, is the project manager on current projects including, the King Arthur Flour Expansion Project and the Anglo-American School of Sofia, in Bulgaria. She is also currently the LEED Team Administrator for the International Community School at Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. She has served on the AIAVT Board of Directors for five years.

AIA-VT, the Vermont Chapter of the American Institute of Architects since 1948, is dedicated to enhancing the quality of our built environment and thereby our quality of life through advocacy, outreach, education, fellowship, and design and scholar award competitions. The group has nearly 300 members, including architects, associates, and professional affiliates.