Dean Cashman, of Lebanon, vice president and regional relationship manager and commercial lender at Lake Sunapee Bank, has completed a two-year course of study at the New England School for Financial Studies at the Center for Executive Education at Babson College. The program focuses on finance and leadership topics, strategic decision-making, portfolio administration, economic analysis, operational planning and real-life skills application. The school is sponsored jointly by the Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont Bankers Associations. Cashman has been with Lake Sunapee Bank since 2005. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from Providence College, as well as a master’s degree in business administration with a certificate in investment and finance from Plymouth State University.
Alison Hunt, of Quechee, has joined Open Door Integrative Wellness in White River Junction as a licensed clinical mental health counselor and registered art therapist. Hunt earned a master’s degree in art therapy and counseling from Eastern Virginia Medical School in 2010 and has been practicing in Vermont since then. She has worked as a mental health counselor and art therapist at the Counseling Service of Addison County, Azimuth Counseling, as well as in private practice. She is credentialed in Vermont with the Board of Allied Mental Health Professionals as a licensed clinical mental health counselor and nationally registered with the Art Therapy Credentials Board as a registered art therapist.
Scott Pushee, of Bradford, Vt., has joined West Lebanon-based Simple Energy as a master plumber. Pushee has 17 years of plumbing experience and has been a master plumber for nine years. He attended New Hampshire Technical Institute and worked as an automobile mechanic for five years before deciding to pursue plumbing as a profession. He received his training at both Hartford and Spaulding high schools and also has a specialization in radon remediation.
Emily Yukica, of Wilmot, N.H., has joined West Lebanon-based Simple Energy as a customer service representative. Yukica, a Hanover native, earned a business degree from Plymouth State University in 2016. She started at Simple Energy in May.
Deb Zambon, of Bradford, Vt., has joined West Lebanon-based Simple Energy as office manager of the company’s Simple Automotive office in North Thetford. Zambon joined the company after completing a 18-year career working in the organic fertilizer industry.
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