Women’s Leadership Conference
“Soaring” was the theme of the 14th annual Women’s Professional Development Conference on April 30 at the MassMutual Center. The day-long event, staged by Bay Path College, featured a number of keynote speakers and break-out sessions, all designed to help attendees reach higher. At left, keynote speaker and neuroanatomist Jill Bole Taylor speaks about her recovery from a stroke and how that event changed her life. Below, keynote speaker and comedian Anita Renfroe entertains the audience. Above, Bay Path student Kathleen Rodrique visits the YMCA of Greater Springfield booth, one of many set up the lobby outside the convention hall, and tries to balance herself on a Wii Fit balance board. Representing the Y are Toussant Paskins, with YMCA membership services, and Meg Swanson, membership director.
Room to Grow
Fallon Community Health Plan is the latest organization to support Square One’s Room to Grow campaign. Through its contribution, Fallon is helping Square One to fulfill its mission of providing early education and care to children from working and inner-city families by underwriting a classroom at Square One’s Main Street Children’s Center. Above, children in classroom 7 surround Kate Mcevoy-Zdonczyk, left, senior director of Government & Community Relations for Fallon Community Health Plan, and Cheryl Schmaltz, senior community relations associate, to thank them for their recent contributions. At right, Mcevoy-Zdonczyk and Schmaltz prepare to install the new room plaque recognizing the company for adopting a preschool class.
SBA Award
United Bank assistant vice presidents Tony Franco (left) and Dale Mazanec of the Commercial Lending Team hold up a citation from the Small Business Administration (SBA) honoring the bank as Lender of the Quarter in Massachusetts. Lending activity during the first quarter of 2009 ranked United Bank as the 12th-most-active lender in the state.
