Fond Farewell To Linda Stearns

By Mike Cameron

photo by Mike Cameron Linda Stearns

    Retiring Executive Director of the Addison County Chamber of Commerce, Linda Stearns thanks fellow members of the chamber, family and friends who gathered at the Middlebury American Legion to honor  her 25 years of service to the region.  Chamber Board President, Jim Daily, Past Chamber Board Member, Jim Ross, Past Chamber Board President, Dave Nourse and Ken Perine, President of the National Bank of Middlebury remembered Linda as a person who was dedicated to the county’s economic vitality.  Current Board Member Bill Sayer presented Linda with an award for her “Quarter Century of Leadership, Believing in Business, Believing in People, Believing in the Future.”  Linda also received congratulatory messages from Governor Jim Douglas, Vermont’s Congressional Delegation and a special proclamation recognizing her leadership from Addison County’s Legislative Delegation.  Linda and her husband Mel live in Lincoln.