Alex Bunten, director of workforce and education at the Lake Champlain Chamber, has been selected by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives for its 2025-26 Fellowship for Talent Development.
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Cait Taylor, former real estate attorney at Gale Legal Group, has joined Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman as director of training and risk management. In this new role, she will provide critical support to Hickok agents through education, compliance guidance, and practical resources.
Mitchell Kent, former regional director of supervision for the Northeast region at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has joined Union Bank in Shelburne Village as senior vice president and risk officer.
Bianca Roa, accounting manager at Essex Resort & Spa, and Tim Volk, retired partner and president from the New York City advertising agency KSV, have been elected president and vice president, respectively, of the Generator Makerspace Board of Directors.
Gravel & Shea shareholder Heather R. Hammond (pictured) and six of her colleagues were recently named to the 2026 list of Best Lawyers in America, the oldest peer-reviewed publication company in the legal profession.
Liz Thompson, a renowned ecologist and botanist, has been awarded the 2025 Sally Laughlin Award by the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources for her pivotal role in land and biodiversity conservation across the state for more than three decades.
Tricia Hogan, executive vice president and senior risk and compliance officer at Union Bank, has received the 2025 Outstanding Community Service Award from the Vermont Bankers Association, recognizing her outstanding leadership, integrity and impact in the field of banking.
The Vermont Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has welcomed new members William Cahill and Elizabeth Mauch and elected a new slate of officers comprising Sharon Rossi, Walter Frame, Mike Hackett and Thomas Dunn.
Beth-Ann Roberts, president at Beth Israel Lahey Health Performance Network, has been selected as the next president and CEO at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont, effective Jan. 10, 2026. Roberts will join Blue Cross VT as CEO-elect on Nov. 10, ensuring a smooth two-month transition with current President and CEO Don George, who will retire on Jan.
Sarah Powell, former vice president and mortgage loan officer at Mascoma Bank, has joined Ledyard Bank as vice president and senior residential banking team leader. She brings to her new position more than 20 years' experience in mortgage lending, with an expertise in a variety of loan products.
Aspire Living & Learning, a multistate nonprofit serving neurodiverse children and adults, has appointed accomplished leaders Sky Barsch (pictured), Monica DeNeale and Jennifer Krzykowski to its board of directors.
The longest-serving president at the former Castleton University, David Wolk, and two of the school's alumni, Izzy Gogarty and Darren Perron, have been named recipients of 2025 Castleton Alumni Association Awards. Castleton University is now part of Vermont State University, which presented the awards.