South Burlington-based Lund has announced several key promotions in its nationally recognized adoption department in the wake of Wanda Audette's retirement from her full-time role with the organization.
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Adam Avery, founding pastor of Church at the Well in Burlington, has been appointed executive director at ANEW Place, a homeless services agency serving adults in Chittenden County. Avery has served for years as a volunteer at the Burlington agency and recently completed a tenure on its board of directors.
Bram Kleppner, former CEO at Danforth Pewter in Middlebury, has joined Burlington-based Cleantech Industry Resources as senior vice president of marketing and business development.
The Landmark Trust USA has appointed Claire Joslyn to operations manager at the historic preservation nonprofit. Joslyn is a 2010 graduate of the University of Vermont and has spent the past 15 years working in various art department positions within the New York film industry.
Interior designer Ann Shriver Sargent, of Norwich, whose work has helped shape the look and feel of New England living for more than three decades, has been named a 2025 inductee into the New England Design Hall of Fame. She will be formally inducted at the annual gala on Nov. 6 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station.
Josiah Raiche, Vermont’s first chief data and AI officer, was awarded the State Innovator of the Year Award by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers at its annual conference in Denver.
Dr. Peter A. Calabresi, professor and chair of neurological sciences in the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont and University of Vermont Health, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, an organization that provides objective advice on health, health care and biomedical science.
Neagley & Chase Construction Co., one of northern New England’s most respected and diverse commercial construction firms, has promoted Vice President Rob Higgins to president after 25 years with the company. He now co-owns the company alongside Andrew Martin.
Dinse, a full-service Burlington law firm serving businesses, institutions and individuals, has welcomed attorneys Clara Alley and Allison Yum.
Dr. Dan Ambrus has joined the Rutland Heart Center, bringing new electrophysiology services to the Rutland region. As an electrophysiologist, Ambrus can diagnose and treat disorders of the heart’s electrical system.
Attorneys Lindsey Bryant, Elizabeth Frye and Sean M. Davis have joined the northern New England law firm Downs Rachlin Martin as associates. All three will work out of the firm's Burlington office — Bryant and Frye as part of the litigation team and Davis as part of the business law group.
The Vermont Community Development Association has named William Colvin, executive director at the Bennington County Regional Commission, as recipient of the 2025 Bernice Murray Award in recognition of his outstanding leadership, dedication and commitment to community development in Vermont.