Community College of Vermont graduate Matthew Moore and faculty member April Zajko received awards from the Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children at the organization's annual conference Nov. 7.
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Emilie Grenier, a former executive at the software development firm Calendly, has been appointed vice president of people and talent at Encore Renewable Energy, a leading full-service community and utility-scale renewable energy development company. In her new position, Grenier will guide Encore’s growing workforce.
Rose Kenary, general manager of Manhattan’s Pizza & Pub, and Joe Carton, chief operating officer of Westport Hospitality, have been elected to the board of directors of the Burlington Business Association, a nonprofit membership organization comprising 200 businesses and nonprofit members.
The Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital Auxiliary elected the following officers during its annual meeting Nov. 3: Susan Carr (pictured), president; David Miller, vice president; Tracey Herold, treasurer; and Ellen Rowe, secretary. The newly elected officials will serve until the 2025 term.
Sgt. Michael Filipek has been promoted from acting lieutenant and patrol commander to lieutenant and station commander of the Vermont State Police St. Albans Barracks, which provides police coverage throughout Franklin and Grand Isle counties.
Brian Racine, former sales manager for the Lipkin Audette Team at Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, has joined Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty as regional manager for Greater Vermont. In this new position, he will manage Sotheby's South Burlington, Rutland, Killington and Stowe offices.
National Life Group has appointed financial services veteran Conor Boyd as its general agent of the Affiliated Channel’s White Plains and Capitol Region agency, headquartered in White Plains, New York. Boyd joins National Life from Thoroughbred Advisors, a New York financial services firm he founded in 2014.
Tammy Gosley, lead teacher of the Head Start and Early Head Start Program at United Counseling Service in Bennington, has been named 2023 Vermont Early Childhood Educator of the Year by the Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children.
GE Aerospace supervisors Jeremy Bates of Castleton and Amanda Dayton of Rutland have been honored by the Department of Defense with Patriot Awards for their support of employee Joseph Orvis, a staff sergeant of E Company in the Vermont Army National Guard in White River Junction.
The Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging has bestowed its 2023 Humanitarian Hero Award on the Senior Companions, a group of six volunteers who provide assistance and friendship to elders who have difficulty with daily living tasks.
National Life Group has announced the establishment of the Office of the Chief Marketing Officer, which will be led by Executive Vice President Matt Frazee, who will be responsible for the company's distribution and marketing functions.
Wendy Rowe, former housing advocate at the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Development, and Sarah Hudak, a former eighth grade language arts teacher in Denver for the past six years, have joined HomeShare Vermont as case managers.