The Bank of Western Massachusetts in Springfield has hired Anthony P. Simone as AVP-Wealth Management Advisor.
Communication Solutions Partners in Southwick, the communications division of Whalley Computer Associates, announced the following:
Mike Lata has been named to its Account Executive Team.
Melissa Derouin has been promoted to manage the back-office operations.
Douglas J. Packard has joined Bancnorth Investment Group Inc. as a Financial Advisor based in the TD Banknorth store in South Hadley. Packard provides individualized retirement and financial planning services, as well as plans for families and small businesses.
Specs Design Group, LLC in Springfield announced the following:
Mary A. Wilczynski has earned certification as LEED AP (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional) for Commercial Interiors.
Karen Michalowski has earned certification as LEED AP (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional) for Commercial Interiors.
Wilczynski, founding principal, and Michalowski, bring 48 years of commercial design experience to the firm. They are also certified with the National Council of Interior Design Qualifications, and their professional memberships include the American Society of Interior Designers, the International Designers Assoc. and the Retail Design Institute.
Texcel Medical in East Longmeadow has named John Mulvihill as Vice President, Sales and Marketing.
Dave Worroll, Manager of the McDonalds at 28 Hazard Ave., Enfield, Conn.; and Carmen Barrett, Manager of the Massachusetts Turnpike east McDonalds in Blandford, were recently honored as being among the top 10% of McDonalds managers in Connecticut and Western Mass.
MassMutual Financial Groups Retirement Services Division in Springfield announced the following:
George Sutherland was named Division Sales Manager, Institutional Sales, for the Southeast region.
Scott Buffington was named National Sales Manager for MassMutuals Taft-Hartley market segment.
Terri LaFlamme has joined the Feeding Hill office of Park Square Realty as a Sales Associate.
Monson Savings Bank announced the following:
Lena Buteau has been promoted to Retail Banking Officer.
Nancy Dahlen has been promoted to Assistant Vice President for Residential Lending and Servicing.
Risk Management Advisors of Canton, recently named Reed V. Hillman to its executive team as a Senior Principal.
Ingrid Bredenberg, Founder and Senior Consultant of Bredenberg Associates in Montague, was recently honored as a Sapphire Award winner at the Inscape Publishing MindLab Conference in Washington, D.C. Sapphire Award status is based on purchases of learning assessments and materials from Inscape Publishing.
Steven Bouffard will head the new Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Recovery Program at Country Estates in Agawam.
Valerie Demerski of Barbara Demerski Real Estate, has been awarded the National Association of Realtors Green Designation. She is now qualified to help clients evaluate the costs and benefits of green building options and related financial incentives.
Douglas R. Guthrie has been promoted to Senior Vice President for Comcasts Western New England region. In this role, Guthrie is responsible for operations, financial performance and customer service for more than 800,000 Comcast customers in more than 300 communities.
Kyle Snow of Snow and Sons Landscaping in Greenfield has passed the certified landscape professional and certified landscape technician test and is nationally certified by the Professional Landcare Network, also known as PLANET. PLANET has more than 4,200 member companies and affiliates across the country.
