Country Bank for Savings announced the following:
Douglas M. Gilbert, CPA, has joined the bank as Vice President of Commercial Loans;
Judy Lavalley has been promoted to Vice President, Accounting;
Darlene Mark has been promoted to Vice President, Commercial Lending;
Debra Olearczyk has been promoted to Vice President, Operations Department;
Jodie Gerulaitis has been promoted to Financial Education Officer;
Barbara Granlund has been promoted to Compensation and Benefits Officer;
Susan LaBarge has been promoted to Community Relations Officer;
Jolene Mastalerz has been promoted to Commercial Credit Analysis Officer, and
Diane Micheli has been promoted to Audit Officer.
Rebecca Bonafilia of Carlson GMAC Real Estate has been awarded the Premier Service Diamond national award for providing superior customer service to home buyers and sellers in Western Mass. The award was presented at the companys recent national business conference in Las Vegas.
Lissa Bussell has joined RE/MAX Teamwork Realty in East Longmeadow as a Sales Associate. Bussell provides real-estate services in Greater Springfield, specializing in residential, multi-family, and corporate relocations.
George Mulry, Broker and Owner of Mulry Real Estate, LLC in Westfield, is among the first state realtors to successfully complete the Loss Mitigation Certification Course of the Mass. Assoc. of Realtors. The course includes issues on properties facing complicated transactions, including foreclosure, short sales, properties at auction, and bank-owned properties.
Paul Montefusco has joined the Wilbraham office of RE/MAX Teamwork Realty as a Sales Associate. He provides services to residential buyers and sellers throughout Greater Springfield.
Park Square Realty in Westfield announced the following:
Sue Berselli has joined the Feeding Hills office as a Sales Associate;
Joanne Kean has joined the Feeding Hills office as a Sales Associate, and
Shirley Kibbe has joined the Feeding Hills office as a Sales Associate.
Dr. Ruthann I. Lipman has joined Pioneer Valley Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeons and the otolaryngology practice of Michael Stamm, at 15 Straw Ave., Northampton, and 329 Conway St., Greenfield. Lipman specializes in otolaryngology.
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in East Longmeadow announced the following:
Janet M. Baumgartner, Elizabeth F. Levine, Dominic D. Maloni, and Catherine Page-Helgoe have been awarded the Certified Home Marketing Specialist national designation created by Martha Webb, author and producer of Dress Your House for Success.
Susan Gay, Office Administrator at Skoler, Abbott & Presser in Springfield, and President of the Assoc. of Legal Administrators Nutmeg Chapter, has earned the associations annual Platinum Presidents of Excellence Award. The award recognizes chapters for efforts made in effective management.
Freedom Credit Union announced the following:
Michael S. Ostrowski has been promoted to Vice President and Chief Lending Officer. He is responsible for all branch administration, marketing, consumer, mortgage, and commercial-lending departments;
Louis J. Scungio has been promoted to Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and is responsible for all accounting, investments, information technology, and operations departments, and
Kara B. Herman has been promoted to Assistant Vice President, and is responsible for branch administration, which includes security, staffing, compliance, and facilities management.
John Perkins of Compass Planning Associates was recently awarded the Certified Financial Planner designation by the Certified Financial Planners Board of Standards.
Jamieson Jones recently joined Carlson GMAC Real Estate in Wilbraham as a Sales Partner.
Laura Roy-Epstein has joined the Polish National Credit Union as a Mortgage Originator.
Lindsey Roy, Melissa Jozefowicz, and Cheryl Macneil recently joined Tastefully Simple, a national direct-sales company, featuring easy-to-prepare gourmet products, as independent consultants. As consultants, they offer the companys gourmet foods and beverages to guests at home taste-testing parties.
Hart Realty Advisers announced the following:
David B. Huntley Jr. has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer, and
Kevin M. Miller has been promoted to Partner and Investment Transactions.
Anthony Dolphin, Chairman and CEO of SpringBoard Technology, recently received the Top Technology Award at the 22nd National Black Engineer of the Year Awards ceremony. Career Communications Group, publisher of U.S. Black Engineer & Information Technology, presented the award recently at a convention in Baltimore.
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Belchertown announced the following:
Sharon Riley has joined the office as a Sales Associate, and
John Riley, a Realtor, recently earned a New Homes Specialist designation by completing a comprehensive course on marketing and managing the sales process of newly constructed homes.
Westfield Bank announced the following:
Michael Harrington has been named to the Commercial Lending Team, working in the Westfield office on Elm Street; and
Richard Hanchett has been named to the Commercial Lending Team, based at the West Springfield branch on Park Street.
Bulkley, Richardson and Gelinas announced the following:
Jenelle C. Dodds has been named Partner;
Vanessa L. Smith has been named Partner;
Daniel M. Rothschild has been named Counsel, and
Eric D. Beal has been named an Associate.
All will practice primarily from the firms Springfield office.
Hector F. Toledo has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) by Gov. Deval Patrick. The Board of Trustees oversees the overall development of STCC and the Technology Park at STCC, including budget development and appointments. Toledo is a Vice President and Director of Sales at Hampden Bank.
John Baskin has joined Hartley Bros. Landscaping Inc. as a Sales and Estimating Representative.
Gary M. LeBlanc has been named Branch Manager for the Ludlow branch of Berkshire Bank at 431 Center St. He is responsible for branch sales and operations, as well as new-business development.
Attorney Melissa R. Gillis has joined Bacon Wilson, P.C. in Springfield. Working from the Springfield office, Gillis practice will focus on real estate and family law.
Attorney Paul Peter Nicolai of Nicolai Law Group, P.C. of Springfield, has been elected a 2008 Best Lawyer in America Commercial Litigation.
Big Y Foods Inc. of Springfield announced the following:
Frank J. Horacek has been appointed Vice President of Real Estate and Development, and
Anthony P. Coppola has been appointed Director of Facilities Management.
Carol Sitterly has been named Director of the new Center for Academic Success at American International College in Springfield. The center, funded in part by a $265,000 grant from the Davis Educational Foundation, is aimed at helping students reach their goals through seamless advising and integrated academic support services.
Shane Bajnoci of the Cowls Companies of North Amherst has won the Northeastern Loggers Associations (NELA) 2008 Outstanding Management of Resources Award. Bajnoci will receive the award at the NELA Annual Loggers Banquet on May 8.
Lori A. Tanner was recently named Senior Economic Development/Policy Analyst for the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC) in West Springfield. Tanner, who previously worked as a Senior Planner for PVPCs Community Development section, will manage the Pioneer Valley Plan for Progress and other economic-development initiatives in the region.
