By Brooke Geery, Killington Resort
Each year, Killington Resort celebrates its team members who have reached significant five-year milestones in their careers at The Beast. A party is thrown, complete with gifts from Yeti, a delicious steak dinner from Southside Steakhouse and an evening of fun and games at Stonehedge Indoor Golf. The 2024 gala, held Aug. 21, recognized a collective 895 years of full-time, year-round service.
“I came to Killington as a J-1 student from Korea way back when, and knew I’d found my home,” said Business Analyst Soo Seo, who celebrated 15 years working at Killington. She says her favorite thing about it is the people. “We might lack on demographic diversity, but I do love individual characteristic/personality diversity and everyone has their own story at Killington.”
Killington’s two longest serving team members, Dave Lacombe and Keiki Sierman, both celebrated 45 years of service and were honored with crowns as the King and Queen of Killington.
The evening included some fun golf challenges, a photo booth and lots of mixing and mingling. But mostly, the night was a chance to recognize the dedication and contributions of the people who make Killington tick, and it’s an awesome opportunity to reminisce.
“It’s hard to believe that it has been 10 years since starting at Killington,” said Events & Sponsorship Manager Mike Sutcliffe. “I love everything about this place, the people and the community and I am truly looking forward to celebrating many more milestones at The Beast.”
5 years
Chris Condon: IT/HR
Michael Daigle: Resort Maintenance
Mike McKee: IT
Scott Watelet: Golf
Taylor Zink: Terrain Park
10 years
Oliver Hardy: Rentals
Alex Jarrosak: Mountain Patrol
Nick Levins: Housekeeping
Dennis Pumphrey: Hotel Culinary
Ethan Rousseau: Lift Electrical
Ian Smith: Mountain Patrol
Mike Sutcliffe: Events
Tommy Szedlacik: Lift Maintenance
Cody Vanguilder – Housekeeping
15 years
Nancy DiPietro: HOA
Ellen McDonough: Southside F&B
Soo Seo: IT
Jordan Spear: Director of Marketing & Sales
20 Years:
Josh Norton: Lift Maintenance
25 Years:
Darrin Mack, Waste Plant Operator
45 Years:
Keiki Sierman: accounting
Dave Lacombe: Mountain Ops.
