Faces&Places

April 2003

Occupational Health + Rehabilitation Inc. announced that Melissa Smith-Horn, M.D., joined the team as state medical director. She has served as director of medicine for several occupational medicine facilities.

Finest Image Photography has moved from Main Street in Colchester to Vermont 15 in Essex Center, about a mile east of the Essex Outlet Fair. Like the prior location, the new studio features a one-of-a-kind outdoor portrait park.

Vermont Chamber of Commerce president Chris Barbieri announced that Sue Kruthers was named vice president of government relations for the chamber. Kruthers was the chamber's vice president of travel and tourism. She replaces Betsy Bishop, who left to become deputy chief of staff for Gov. James Douglas.

Doc Bagley and Meg Gluckman joined Global Resource Options LLP in Strafford, which offers sales and installation of renewable energy and energy-efficient products in New England and New York. Bagley is commercial sales and marketing manager; Gluckman works on residential sales and system design.

Bergeron, Paradis & Fitzpatrick LLP announced that Kerin E. Stackpole has become a partner in the firm. Stackpole's practice areas include employment law, business counseling and general civil litigation.

Integrated Control Systems, a division of Hallam Associates Inc., announced the addition of Michael VanHorn as senior field coordinator for the Johnson Controls Authorized Building Controls Specialist ventures. He was with Johnson Controls Inc.

Real estate professional Kristy DeRobertis joined Century 21 Advantage. She has more than four years of experience in the local market.

NRG Systems Inc. has hired Peter Davis as manufacturing manager and Larry Jacobs as sales engineer. Davis was vice president at Turtle Fur Inc. in Morrisville. Jacobs worked in product marketing for IBM.

Truex Cullins & Partners Architects announced the promotion of Richard Deane, AIA, and David Epstein, AIA, to firm partnership; and Michael McCann, AIA, and Robert "Sparky" Millikin to associate. Five partners and four associates lead the 40-person Burlington architectural firm.

Joseph D. Lisaius, president of Lisaius Marketing, promoted Peter Stark to associate art director. Stark was design manager for the firm.

Redstone hired Duncan S. Harris as a sales associate in its brokerage division. He was with Berkeley Investments, a real estate investment company in Boston.

Collin Parker was named public relations coordinator for Fletcher Allen Health Care's Office of Communications and Public Affairs. He brings more than 10 years of news media experience, most recently at WPTZ-TV.

David Grippin, managing partner of Grippin, Donlan & Roche, announced that Wanda F. Jenner joined the firm as staff accountant. She is working toward her CPA certification.

Susan J. Moses, director of planned giving at the University of Vermont from 1996 to 2002, was named director for planned giving at St. Michael's College. Before joining UVM, Moses was president of the Merchants Trust Co. of Burlington.

Bergman Graphics, with locations in Colchester and in Nashua, N.H., has changed its name to Repro Digital. The company is a division of Reprographics of New England, which continues to operate under the Reprographics name in Williston and Rutland.

O.U.R. House of Central Vermont added two members to its children's advocacy center team. Therapist Ulrike Wasmus, MA, has worked with children and families for four years. Pamela Finnigan was named outreach coordinator and will offer free workshops throughout Washington County.

Buck Paper Co. of Plattsburgh, N.Y., announced the addition of two staff members. Jay Recore heads the company's new Office Products and Furniture Division and manages a sales team in northern New York and northern Vermont. Bethany Trombley is account manager for Vermont.

Banknorth Vermont announced several corporate title changes and staff promotions. Heather Bradley is assistant vice president, mortgage loan officer II, in Morrisville. Paul Butler is assistant vice president, operations supervisor II officer in Brattleboro. Kim Dessormeau is assistant vice president, branch manager in Burlington. Greg Huysman is assistant vice president, branch manager in Waitsfield. Stacey Noel is assistant vice president, cash management sales officer in Williston. Ellen Phaneuf is officer, operations supervisor II in Brattleboro. Helen Pinan is vice president, mortgage loan officer III in Burlington. Dwight Tatro and Robert Wolf are assistant vice presidents and senior loan review analysts in Williston. Kristen Zimmerman is vice president, training manager in Burlington.

Country Walkers hired Sonya Morin as assistant regional manager. Morin has more than 10 years' experience in the hospitality industry and has traveled throughout Central America and Europe, having lived in Tanzania and Ghana. She speaks French and Spanish.

Thomas Little was named vice president and general counsel for the Vermont Student Assistance Corp. The partner in the Burlington law firm Little, Cicchetti & Conard has handled VSAC's legal affairs for many years and will assume an "of counsel" status with his law firm, focusing on the legal services needs of certain longstanding clients.

Brian Cosgrove was named business development specialist for the Greater Burlington Industrial Corp., replacing Katrina Roberts, who was named director of marketing and development with ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain.

Jesse Beck, president of Freeman French Freeman architecture firm, announced the addition of Alex Halpern and Shawn Brennan to the senior management team. Halpern joined the firm in 1996; Brennan joined the firm in 1999.