Madeline M. Motta, assistant judge at the Superior Court of Lamoille County, has been appointed to the Vermont Commission on Women, the state’s nonpartisan commission working to advance rights and opportunities for cisgender and transgender women and girls and gender-expansive people in Vermont.
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Thomas Renner, city councilor and interim mayor of Winooski, has been appointed to the Board of Directors at Cathedral Square, a local nonprofit dedicated to creating affordable housing for older adults and adults with diverse needs.
The Burlington law firm Sheehey Furlong & Behm has promoted Director of Administration Jamie Martell to chief operating officer, effective Jan. 1.
Sandy Croft has been promoted from director of credit to chief lending officer at the Vermont Economic Development Authority, the state's quasi-public economic development finance agency.
Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak has appointed Lynn Reagan to serve as the city's next director of human resources, pending confirmation of the City Council. Reagan has previously served as manager, assistant director and, since July, as interim director of the department.
Dinse attorney Anne Rosenblum has been elected as a director and shareholder of the firm.
Rochelle Eastman, a recent graduate of the University of Denver, has joined Passumpsic Bank as sustainability and community reinvestment associate. In this key role, she will support the bank's growing commitment to sustainable business practices and strategic community reinvestment initiatives across the region.
Hayley Hooks (pictured), staff pharmacist at Kinney Drugs in Essex Junction, has been named Favorite Pharmacist for 2025 in a vote of the chain's patients and customers. A customer advocate at Kinney's Watertown, New York, store, Julie Baronial, took honors as Favorite Employee for 2025.
Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports has named Todd and Lisa Presson (pictured), of Panton; Katie Ahern, of East Thetford; and Stew Stryker, of Windsor, as its 2025 Volunteers of the Year.
Saint Michael’s College has announced the appointment of alumni Pamela Carroll (pictured), Marie Colbert, Patrick Fitzgibbons, Lindsay Hill Kurrle and George Sherman to the college’s Board of Trustees over the past year.
The Governor’s Institutes of Vermont has welcomed six new trustees: Heather Ayres, of Quechee; Juliette Britton, of Manchester Center; Melanie Centeno, of Hinesburg; Lena Godeck (pictured), of Essex Junction; Jan Murray, of Shelburne; and Michelle Weissman, of South Burlington.
U.S. Rep. Becca Balint has appointed Jessica Nordhaus as her new state director, succeeding David Scherr. Nordhaus had been serving in an interim capacity since October.