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Girls on the Run Vermont board announces new chair and five new members

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December 7, 2023

Girls on the Run Vermont board announces new chair and five new members

WILLISTON — Girls on the Run Vermont, a statewide nonprofit organization for girls in 3rd-8th grade, is pleased to announce Christine Beall (Burlington) as the incoming board chair effective Jan. 1, 2024. Beall is vice president & financial advisor at Morgan Stanley and has served on the GOTRVT board since March of 2022.

“I am thrilled to lead the Board of GOTRVT as Chair for the coming term, after such a strong foundation has been laid by Nicole Moran in her years of service. The organization is in a position of remarkable strength,” said Beall in a GOTVT press release. “As we get ready to celebrate our council’s 25th anniversary in 2024, I could not be more excited to keep delivering this quality program to our young future leaders.”

Girls on the Run is also pleased to welcome five new members to the GOTRVT Board of Directors. With varying professional backgrounds, these individuals bring years of experience and leadership from communities across Vermont and will be integral in the board’s work to continue to advance the mission of GOTRVT.

Rebecca Wasserman (Burlington), is a licensed attorney, executive director of VT Saves and a former GOTRVT northern 5K committee member. Wasserman is “excited to support programming that helps young girls in Vermont build confidence and strengthen their mental and physical health.”

Theresa Glabach (Dummerston), is the QA manager at EmailOpen and owner of Chasing Strength. She is also an active GOTRVT coach and SoleMate. Glabach says, “while there’s a lot to love about this organization, nothing is more incredible than seeing the impact on the girls and the excitement when they say, ‘I did it!’ at the end of the 5K.”

Charlotte Lyman (East Dorset) is an associate director at Junapr. She was a GOTRVT coach in Williston and served on the 5k committee. Lyman is “passionate about helping people find and connect with organizations that are making a difference in their communities, which is just one of the reasons I was drawn to GOTRVT.”

Joanne Perry (Danville) is a human resources manager at Stone Environmental. She has served as a long-standing member of the GOTRVT community as a head coach and an ambassador for all the girls within her community. Perry says, “I am so honored and excited to now be a part of this amazing board and help share my experiences and all that GOTRVT has to offer with all the young girls in the Northeast Kingdom”.

Halley Riley-Elliott (Proctor) is the vehicle maintenance manager at Killington Mountain Resort. She is a GOTRVT alumna and former coach. Riley-Elliott is “so excited to now be a part of the board and help share the amazing experiences GOTRVT has to offer with others!”

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Opinion — Barbie Alsop: UVM Health Network’s planned cuts

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November 19, 2024

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Opinion — Barbie Alsop: UVM Health Network’s planned cuts

Dear Editor,

I have written before about the way the University of Vermont Health Network spends its money, and now it appears the Green Mountain Care Board that approves its budgets have noticed that they overcharge to make money. UVM Health Network’s response is to cut services to Vermonters.

Apparently cutting salaries to its overpaid officers is never on the table. When workers ask for a fair share of the income, they are told there is no money to pay them. Yet the top dogs make salaries wildly disproportionate to the rest of us regular Vermonters.

Other companies (e.g., Ben & Jerry’s) find people willing to work for less money than the “going rate” because they find people who actually care about both the company and its business practices. One of the reasons health care is so expensive is because of the unwieldy and irrational salaries paid to its top officers. People making money out of others’ suffering have no place in a health care system. When primary care physicians, nurses, and other support staff are massively underpaid, it is the consumer who shares their suffering.

UVM Health Network announces widespread service cuts

by Peter D’Auria
November 14, 2024, 1:01 pmNovember 14, 2024, 5:37 pm

We need single payer health care. It would cut in half, maybe more, the administrative staff in the hospital that juggles the bills to different insurance companies. It would compensate the workers appropriately for the work they do, not the prestige they earn by some overrated title they hold. And finally, it would prevent medical providers’ tendency to cut costs by limiting service, rather than finding cuts that would not compromise patient care.

The profit-making in the health care system comes from insurance companies, big pharma and administrative costs that are unrelated to the prime directive of a health care system: patient care. It’s time to put the patients first.

Barbie Alsop

Burlington

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Vermont women’s basketball starts six-game road trip with milestone win

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November 19, 2024

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Vermont women’s basketball starts six-game road trip with milestone win

Vermont soccer: 2024 America East championship celebration

Vermont men’s soccer defeats Bryant 2-1 in Sunday’s America East title game at soldout Virtue Field.

Vermont women’s basketball showcased its dominance against neighboring Dartmouth on Monday.

The Catamounts blew the game open in the second quarter with a 61-37 win. Vermont outscored the Big Green, 19-2, in the second quarter.

After not attempting a shot in the first quarter, the Catamounts’ leading scorer heated up. Anna Olson scored 10 points, sinking all five of her shot attempts to lead the way during the second-quarter fun.

The Catamounts started a six-game road trip as coach Alisa Kresge collected her 100th win with Vermont.

Catherine Gilwee continued to find her rhythm draining a pair of 3-pointers on the Catamounts’ first two possessions of the game. Those 3-pointers helped Vermont build an 8-0 lead immediately as the Catamounts never trailed.

While Dartmouth eventually cut Vermont’s lead down to 14-12 late in the first quarter, the Big Green could not keep pace in that second quarter.

The Catamounts created havoc on the court forcing 11 first-half turnovers and did not waste those extra possessions. Vermont cashed in those turnovers into 13 points as the Catamounts led 35-14 at halftime.

Bella Vito recorded her best game of the season scoring 10 points, grabbing a team-high nine rebounds and dishing out six assists. Olson once again led the Catamounts in scoring, finishing the game with 16 points while shooting 8-of-9 from the field.

Up next, the Catamounts travel to Alaska for the Great Alaska Shootout tournament this weekend.

Contact Judith Altneu at jaltneu@gannett.com. Follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter: @Judith_Altneu.

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Vermont soccer learns opponent, site for 2024 NCAA Tournament

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November 18, 2024

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Vermont soccer learns opponent, site for 2024 NCAA Tournament

Vermont soccer: 2024 America East championship celebration

Vermont men’s soccer defeats Bryant 2-1 in Sunday’s America East title game at soldout Virtue Field.

Vermont men’s soccer will be home to begin its NCAA Tournament journey for a fourth straight season.

The America East Conference champion Catamounts (11-2-5) drew the Iona Gaels (11-4-3) in a first-round matchup slated for Thursday night at Virtue Field. Game time is set for 6 p.m., and will be streamed on ESPN+.

Vermont will play in the NCAA Tournament for the 14th time in its history, fourth in a row and sixth since 2015. Vermont booked its spot this fall with Sunday’s 2-1 victory over Bryant in the America East title game, its seventh league tourney championship.

[See below story for full NCAA Tournament bracket.]

Vermont and Iona have faced off four times previously. The most recent matchups are: A 3-1 Gaels win in 2019; a 2-0 Catamounts triumph in 2021. Vermont and Iona had three common opponents in 2024: Vermont defeated Fairfield and Bryant and tied Binghamton, while Iona lost to Bryant and Binghamton and drew with Fairfield.

Last year, Vermont cruised past Rider in a first-round game at Virtue Field. Vermont then beat Central Florida before losing to West Virginia in the Round of 16. Two years ago, the Catamounts advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time since 1989, a run that started with an overtime victory at home over Quinnipiac.

Eighth-year UVM coach Rob Dow owns a program-record five NCAA Tournament victories.

The Catamounts have gone 7-1-1 over their last nine games and boast an unbeaten mark at Virtue Field (7-0-4). Yaniv Bazini and Maximilian Kissel, who scored the game-winner Sunday, pace Vermont with eigh goals each. Sydney Wathuta’s 12 assists rank second nationally and goalie Niklas Herceg sports a .79 goals-against average with a .810 save percentage.

The Gaels captured the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference crown on Sunday at home, dethroning Rider in a 1-0 overtime victory for the program’s second berth to the NCAA tourney.

The Vermont-Iona winner advances to play at Hofstra on Sunday afternoon for a second-round tilt.

Contact Alex Abrami at aabrami@freepressmedia.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter: @aabrami5.

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