The Buzz Online

This Week's The Buzz Online Spotlight  

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Antioch University New England in Keene hired 10 staff members: Heather Atwell, former communications manager at Yankee Magazine in Dublin, campus marketing manager; Amanda Foskett, graduate from Emmanuel College in Mass., integrated student services specialist; Pat Hitchner, former executive assistant to the provost at Keene State College in Keene, executive assistant to the VP of academic affairs; Susan Howard, former financial aid compliance officer at Antioch University, university director of financial aid; Amy Janvier, graduate of Bradford College in Mass., administrative assistant for the department of environmental studies; Kelsey Kilburn, former graduate advisor/program assistant at Keene State College in Keene, integrated student services advisor; Amy Posner, graduate of Keene State College in Keene and Plymouth State University in Plymouth, integrated student services advisor; Cindy Rodenhauser Stewart, former director of development at Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock in Keene, director of institutional advancement; Rita Tornatore, graduate of Castleton State College in Vt., campus finance director; and Faith Wilder, former administrative assistant at Antioch University, university database administrator.

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TD Bank in Portsmouth hired Lisa Gainty, former branch manager at Citizens Bank in Portsmouth, as VP store manager.

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Drummond Woodsum in Manchester, Portsmouth, and Maine promoted Mark Broth to partner in charge of its NH offices. Previously, Broth served as a shareholder and a member of the firm’s labor and employment group.

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Dartmouth College in Hanover hired Andrew Davidson as VP for development. Before working at Dartmouth, Davidson was dean of development at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the faculty of arts and sciences in Mass.

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The Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications in Manchester posthumously awarded James Foley, a journalist killed by ISIS forces in Syria this past summer and Wolfeboro native, its First Amendment Award for his drive and sacrifice for providing a voice to those oppressed and threatened by constant and senseless violence.

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The American Health Care Association in D.C. and the National Center for Assisted Living in D.C. awarded the Courville at Manchester, Aynsley Place in Nashua, and Carlyle Place in Bedford all the 2014 Bronze Commitment to Quality Award for dedication to quality care.

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The NH Association of Broadcasters in Manchester named Peter St. James as the 2014 Broadcaster of the Year. St. James is the host of WTPL-FM’s “NH Wake Up Show” in Bow. The association also named WZID-FM and WMUR, both in Manchester, as Station of the Year for radio and television, respectively.

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Pastoral Counseling Services in Manchester awarded Susan Higgins, ambassador for UpReach Therapeutic Riding Center, Inc. in Goffstown, its 2014 Good Samaritan Award for medicine and healing.

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Families First Health and Support Center in Portsmouth elected Linda Sanborn as chairperson of its board of directors. Sanborn is a CPA with Albert P. Stowe in Portsmouth.

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North Branch Construction, Inc. in Concord completed construction on a duplex at St. Paul’s School in Concord that will provide housing for faculty and their families.

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The Beara Irish Brewing Company opened in Portsmouth.

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Granite United Way in Manchester elected three new board members: Jason Cole, shareholder at Devine Millimet in Manchester, board member; Janet Nickerson, program director at Northern Human Services in Conway, board member; and Heather Staples Lavoie, president and COO of Geneia in Penn., board member.

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Mt. Washington CrossFit opened in Lisbon.