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GMP Opens Nominations for 13th Annual
GMP-Zetterstrom Environmental Award
Seeking to honor a leading Vermont environmentalist and
the legacy of a legendary wildlife advocate, Green Mountain
Power (GMP) is calling for nominations for the 13th annual
GMP-Zetterstrom Environmental Award.
Named for famed osprey advocate Meeri Zetterstrom, the
award is given to one person, business, group, or non-profit
that has made a significant contribution to ermont’s environment.
The award includes a 2,00 donation to the winner’s
environmental cause.
Meeri’s legacy can be seen throughout ermont each
spring, as ospreys, once virtually extinct here, raise young on
some of the most beautiful waterways in the country,” said
GMP Vice President Steve Costello, who worked closely with
Zetterstrom for years. “Every osprey in Vermont is a reminder
that one person or organization can have an outsized impact
on the environment and inspire others to protect it.”
Thanks in part to etterstrom’s leadership, ospreys were
removed from the endangered species list in 2005, and the
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Zetterstrom Award was created shortly before she died in
2010.
Nominations for the GMP-Zetterstrom Environmental
Award will be accepted through Feb. 28, 2022, and the winner
will be announced in early spring. ou’ll find the nomination
application and more information on MP’s website.
Zetterstrom’s Work
Zetterstrom, a passionate wildlife advocate, was a key
leader in a statewide initiative to restore ospreys in Vermont.
Despite long odds, indifference by others, and years of effort
without success, Zetterstrom was an impassioned advocate
who remained focused on her goal.
etterstrom lived in a small cabin with a bird’s-eye view
of Lake Arrowhead in Milton, and in the 1980s was among
the first to notice when a couple of ospreys returned to fish
the lake’s waters after their near etinction in ermont in the
1940s. Her vision, collaboration and leadership prompted utilities,
the state, and private landowners to work together, and
ultimately led to ospreys’ resurgence over the net 2 years.
Past GMP-Zetterstrom Award Winners
• 2010, Sally Laughlin, a scientist whose work was instrumental
in restoring three species of endangered birds in Vermont
2011, Michael Smith, the founder of Rutland’s Pine ill Park
2012, Margaret owle, who led ermont’s peregrine falcon
restoration program
• 2013, The Lake Champlain Committee, which works to protect
and improve Lake Champlain
• 2014, Kelly Stettner, who founded the Black River Action
Team in southern Vermont
• 2015, Roy Pilcher, founder of the Rutland County Chapter
of Audubon
201, ake Champlain International, a nonprofit working to
protect, restore and revitalize Lake Champlain and its communities
• 2017, Marty Illick of the Lewis Creek Association
• 2018, Steve Parren, a biologist for the Vermont Department
of Fish & Wildlife
• 2019, Eric Hanson, a biologist at the Vermont Center for
Ecostudies, who helped save endangered loons in Vermont
• 2020, Brian Lowe, who has helped hundreds of American
kestrels successfully hatch and fledge in ermont over two
decades
• 2021, Angella Gibbons, who founded EarthWalk Vermont
About Green Mountain Power
Green Mountain Power serves approximately 270,000 residential
and business customers in Vermont and is partnering
with them to improve lives and transform communities. GMP
is focused on a new way of doing business to meet the needs
of customers with integrated energy services that help people
use less energy and save money, while continuing to generate
clean, cost-effective, and reliable power in Vermont. GMP
is the first utility in the world to get a Corp certification,
meeting rigorous social, environmental, accountability and
transparency standards and committing to use business as a
force for good. MP earned a spot on ast Company’s Most
Innovative Companies in the World list four years in a row
(2017, 2018, 2019, 2020). In 2021, the Smart Electric Power
Alliance (SEPA) honored GMP as a nationwide leader in energy
transformation, and in 2019 GMP earned the Deane C.
Davis Outstanding Vermont Business of the Year Award from
the Vermont Chamber of Commerce and Vermont Business
Magazine.
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Union Mutual Welcomes Pembroke as Vice President of Information
Technology, Promotes LaCount to Assistant Vice President
The Union Mutual Companies recently announced two
significant personnel changes, with the hiring of Robert
“Bob” Pembroke as Vice President of Information Technology
and the promotion of Pamela LaCount to Assistant Vice
President, IT Development.
Pembroke brings over 30 years of Information Systems
experience to Union Mutual, having spent the majority of his
career at Agri-Mark, Inc. (parent company of Cabot
Creamery. e will oversee the Company’s Information
Systems Operations and Information Technology Development
departments.
ob is a strong addition to the company’s leadership
team,” Union Mutual President & CEO Lisa Keysar said.
is epertise and insight will further the company’s focus on
security, efficiency, and innovation.”
Pembroke lives in Barre, Vermont and is based in the insurance
group’s Montpelier, ermont office.
LaCount joined the company in 1988 and has served in
multiple roles within the company, including Director of IT
Development and Director of Customer Support. In her new
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role she will continue to manage the company’s Software
Development and Information Systems Operations staff.
“Pam is a valuable employee who constantly seeks growth
and development for herself and for those around her,”
Keysar said. “Her promotion to Assistant Vice President recognizes
the significant responsibility that she has capably
assumed in overseeing the IT Operations and development
functions of the company.”
The promotion was effective January 1, 2022. LaCount
lives in Worcester, Vermont and is based in the insurance
group’s Montpelier, ermont office.
Union Mutual of Vermont Companies, founded in 1874, is
a property casualty insurance group consisting of Union
Mutual Fire Insurance and New England Guaranty Insurance
Company Inc., both based in Montpelier, Vermont; and
Community Mutual Insurance Company, based in Latham,
New York. The three companies write a total of $185 million
in direct premium annually through independent agents
throughout New England and New York, and are all rated A
(Excellent) by A.M. Best.
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Gifford Welcomes Markowski as New V.P. of Nursing
farming accident to Jill Markowski’s father while growing
up in Florence, Vermont, was the inspiration behind her
career in healthcare. That career now continues as ifford’s
new Vice President of Nursing. Markowski is replacing Karin
Morrow, who retired at the end of last year.
“I am pleased to welcome Jill to Gifford,” Gifford President
and CEO, Dan Bennett said. “Jill has a strong track record of
collaborative leadership and experience leading nursing education
programs. Those skills position her well to lead
ifford’s nursing teams through the challenges we face in
healthcare, while ensuring ifford’s ability to continue providing
compassionate, quality health care to our communities.”
“Nurses have the precious opportunity to be part of the
most impactful moments in people’s lives. e are present
with the birth of a child through the death of a loved one. I
believe that nurses are the heartbeat of healthcare. Not all
organizations understand that, but Gifford is a gem,”
Markowski said. It’s what healthcare and nursing should be
about.”
Markowski spent the last three and a half years as a professor
at the Castleton University School of Nursing, serving as
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the ursing School’s Chair and establishing its Masters of
Science in Nursing Program. Before her work at Castleton,
Jill performed several nursing leadership roles at Rutland
Regional Medical Center.
“I have worked in many diverse healthcare settings from
critical care, case management, and surgical services but my
deepest passion has been nursing leadership,” Markowski
said. “I love supporting and empowering nursing teams to
provide amazing care.”
As V.P. of nursing, Markowski will provide leadership and
oversight for nursing services in Gifford Medical Center
departments including its inpatient and birthing center units,
emergency department, nursing education, and care management.
“I believe our primary goal should be getting our front line
staff engaged in the care we deliver,” Markowski said.
They’re the ones who do it every single day. So, we need to
respect and appreciate what they do and have them involved
in those decisions about how we can make it better.”
Markowski lives on the family farm in Florence, which still
supports her show horses, donkeys and Valais Blacknose
Sheep.
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Montpelier Public Art Commission Announces Shaw’s Mural Grant
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The Montpelier Public Art Commission is excited to announce
they will be collaborating with Montpelier Alive,
Pomerleau Real Estate, and Shaw’s supermarket to conduct a
national search for an artist or artist team to create a mural on
one of the largest and most prominent locations in the capital
city’s downtown. The winning submission could receive up to
$19,000 to complete their design during the summer of 2022.
The goal of the project is to create a welcoming environment
in the heart of Montpelier. The selected mural will add
to a sense of community, inclusivity for both residents and
visitors, and have universal appeal. The deadline for submission
is February 18. The selection process will be broken out
into two phases. irst, on March 7 up to three finalists will be
awarded 00 to prepare a final design. selected artistartist
team will be announced by May 9 and they will be awarded up
to 1,00 to finish the mural before ugust .
For more information about the grant and to review the Re-
uest for ualifications, please visit the MPC webpage at
httpswww.montpelier-vt.org100Public-rt-Commission.
For additional questions or to arrange an interview, please
contact Ward Joyce, MPAC Chair, at montpelierartsvt@gmail.
com or (802) 522-0150.