By Associated Press - Saturday, October 8, 2016

BERLIN, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont Chamber of Commerce has named Bill Stritzler, the owner and managing director of Smugglers’ Notch Resort, its 2016 Citizen of the Year.

The chamber said Stritzler was chosen for his extensive community involvement and continual devotion to the betterment of Vermont.

Stritzler serves on the advisory board of Butternut Mountain Farm and the Vermont Business Roundtable, of which he had previously served as chairman. He also is past chair of the Nature Conservancy of Vermont, Vermont Public Television, Vermont Economic Progress Council, the Lamoille Economic Development Corporation, and Copley Health Systems.



The chamber says his contributions to Vermont will be celebrated at an awards dinner on Nov. 16 at Smugglers’ Notch Resort.

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