SVHC Announces Director of Development

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BENNINGTON, Vt. —The Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) Foundation has announced the appointment of Caryn Packard, MHA, CHES, CPT, as its Director of Development.

Packard has an array of healthcare-related experience. In this new role, she will support the SVHC Foundation in its mission to raise funds for SVHC. 

"Caryn’s background in health care and her proven ability to connect with others will be tremendous assets to the SVHC Foundation," said Vice President for Corporate Development Leslie Keefe. "She will be a valuable addition to our strong and dedicated team and make a major impact as we continue to raise funds for crucial projects throughout the health system."

Packard has worked in health care since 2010, earning her bachelor’s degree in community health education and a master’s in health administration, both from The University of Scranton in Pennsylvania. She has spent the majority of her career in patient access, patient financial services, and internal revenue cycle improvement initiatives at NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Groups.

After ascending through graduated roles, she worked as a project manager for the Business Development team, where she managed two strategic regions for NewYork-Presbyterian’s Professional Services Organization.

"I am thrilled to join the talented and hard-working Corporate Development team at SVHC," Packard said. "Each individual is passionate about the work that takes place in order to improve the health of our community. I look forward to connecting with community members and sharing the vision of our remarkable organization."

Packard is also a National Strength and Conditioning Association-certified personal trainer with a focus on healthy aging and functional fitness. She lives in Manchester Center, VT, with her husband Ross and Australian Shepherd Ruby. She is expected to begin work at SVHC on Oct. 3.





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Companion Corner: Bandit at Second Chance

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff

ARLINGTON, VT. – There is a "spunky" dog waiting for his new forever home at Second Chance Animal Shelter.

iBerkshire's Companion Corner is a weekly series spotlighting an animal in our local shelters that is ready to find a home. 

Bandit is a one-year-old terrier mix who has been at the shelter since June.

Lead canine care technician Alaura Lasher introduced us to her. 

"He came to us from a pretty neglectful home. He was living with quite a few other animals."

Bandit is a very playful guy who runs and jumps around once he is outside. He has an affinity for squeaky toys and ball to fetch with.

"He is very energetic, loves to play. He loves his canine friends and cats. His favorite thing is just going outside to run and play and explore. He also does love to snuggle once he gets some of that energy out."

Bandit would love another animal to play with and he is good to go home with cats as well. He would also love someone who can take him outside for lots of playtime and adventures.

"The perfect home for Bandit is one that is probably moderately active, so he can go on plenty of walks and adventures to get some of that energy out and explore things. He would definitely probably benefit from having like another canine friend to play with, and we suggest slightly older kids just because he can be a little nervous at times. But other than that, he's a pretty easygoing guy, and he loves all people and animals."

He will play fetch with you and showcase little hops when he gets very excited as well. It would be best that he is not alone the shelter wants to emphasize as he would love another to play with.

"His favorite things are definitely playing. He is again just an energetic young dude who's used to again having other animals around. So, Spunky is what we like to call him. Yeah, he loves the game."

The shelter hopes to find him a home he can be himself and start a new life.

"We're just trying to find him a good happy family. You know, get him used to normal life since he came from a pretty not great situation," she said.

If you think Bandit might be the boy for you, reach out to Second Chance Animal Shelter and learn more about him on their website.

Second Chance Animal Shelter is open Tuesday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 3 p.m. It is located at 1779 VT Route 7A. Contact the shelter at 802-375-2898 or info@2ndchanceanimalcenter.org.

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