The Mass. Latino Chamber of Commerce recently presented the “Si Se Puede Award” to Attorney Nancy Ramos. Ramos has an office in Springfield, and provides representation in the areas of family law, real estate and personal injury.

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Bay Path College in Longmeadow recently inducted three businesswomen into its 21st Century Women Business Leaders Hall of Fame. They are:
• Gloria Smith, President, The Zanger Company, an importer of Polish pottery based in Connecticut;
• Lynn Donohue, founder and president of Brick by Brick of New Bedford, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit foundation, and
• Suki Kramer, founder and owner of skin care company Suki, Incorporated, based in Northampton.

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Andrew Perrier

Chicopee’s Partners in Prosperity chapter of Business Network International recently elected a new slate of members to its leadership team. They are:
• Andrew Perrier, of A. Perrier Plumbing, Inc., will serve as president;

Alex DiMare

• Alex DiMare, of Ameriprise Financial Services, will serve as vice president, and

Tony Caggiano

• Tony Caggiano of ComTech New England will continue as secretary/treasurer.

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Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) in Springfield announced the following promotions to Corporate Vice President:

John Deitelbaum

• John Deitelbaum is Associate General Counsel with responsibility for the Retirement Services section of the Law Division. He oversees all legal activity supporting MassMutual’s defined contribution and defined benefit retirement business, and

Trish Walsh

• Trish Walsh is Associate General Counsel and head of the Retirement Income, Corporate and International sections of the Law Division. She is responsible for supervising a team of attorneys and legal support staff for each of these major business and corporate units, including the company’s human resources, employee benefits, communications/advertising, technology and procurement areas.

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Catherine M. Sypek

Catherine M. Sypek has joined the Dowd Financial Services part of the Dowd Insurance companies as a Financial Services Consultant. Licensed in Massachusetts and Connecticut, Sypek is a registered representative of INVEST. Dowd Financial Services is based in Holyoke.

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Noella Boileau

ValleyStone Credit Union in Wilbraham announced the following:
• Noella Boileau has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Operations;

Maria Vining

• Maria Vining has been promoted to Vice President of Lending, and

Suzanne M. Boniface

• Suzanne M. Boniface has been promoted to Vice President of Marketing.

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Keith Parent, Chief Executive Officer of Court Square Data Group Inc. of Springfield, has been elected to serve on the Associated Industries of Mass. Board of Directors. The directors are responsible for formulating and approving a positive, proactive program of public policy and legislation annually for implementation by the Association’s professional staff.

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Paul Donahue has been appointed Senior Vice President/Partner for CB Richard Ellis/New England’s Capital Markets Team.

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Katherine Currier, Chair of the Division of Business and Law at Elms College in Chicopee, has been elected as Secretary of the Board of Directors for the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). The IACBE Board of Directors is a 20-member body overseeing the strategy and operations of the organization.

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Michael McManus

Tighe & Bond Inc. in Westfield announced the following:
• Michael McManus recently joined the firm as a registered professional engineer, and

Michael Petrin

• Michael Petrin recently joined the firm as a registered professional engineer.

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Ingrid Bredenberg has been named a 2006 Ruby Award winner by Inscape Publishing Inc. Ruby Award status is based on qualifying purchases of instrumented learning assessments and support materials from Inscape. Bredenberg is the Principal of Human Resource Innovations (HRI), a consulting firm that provides strategic planning facilitation and leadership development training. HRI associates are located in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Florida, North Carolina and Virginia.

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The United Way of Pioneer Valley in Springfield announced the following during its annual meeting on May 3:
• The Sadowsky Family of Longmeadow recently received the United Way of Pioneer Valley’s Spirit of Caring Award. The award recognizes a volunteer whose uncommon leadership, vision and passion strengthens the capacity of people in the community to live more productive lives. The Sadowsky family (James and Barbara Sadowsky, Ronald and Brenna Sadowsky, Adrian and Ginny Levsky, and Scott and Jodie Sadowsky), received the award for their ongoing efforts to tackle a variety of issues faced by residents of the Pioneer Valley;
• Ann Teschner, Executive Director for The Care Center in Holyoke, received the Kevin Hamel Community Building Award. The award recognizes a nonprofit organization that serves the community with the highest possible integrity and values. The award was created in honor of Kevin Hamel, the former executive director of the Valley Opportunity Council, who passed away in 2005, and
• Trish Hannon, Senior Vice President and COO, Baystate Health in Springfield, accepted the United Way’s Champions of Hope Award. Baystate Health has partnered with United Way for more than 30 years and has consistently increased its goal contributions. In addition, it currently houses 100 donors who contribute at a leadership level to United Way.
• The United Way also honored several Board of Directors members who recently retired from their service to the board. They were: Brig. Gen. Wade Farris, Rev. Karen Rucks, Hector Toledo, Cynthia Tucker Curtis and Carolyn Ware.

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Big Y Foods in Springfield has announced the following appointments:
• Pauline Moore to Staff Accountant;
• Ruth Stathis to Workers’ Compensation Claims Adjuster;
• Maureen Fuller to Loss Prevention Field Manager;
• Carrie Melloni to E-Learning Administrator;
• Patricia McDonald to Loss Prevention Administrative Supervisor;
• Chris Miltimore to Loss Prevention Specialist;
• Barry Moynihan to Loss Prevention Specialist;
• Chad Lopes to Store Representative Supervisor;
• Kecia Bossie to Employee Services Specialist, and
• Craig Thomson to Perishable Manager.

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Raymond E. Perkins

Holyoke-based PeoplesBank announced the appointment of Raymond E. Perkins as Mortgage Consultant for the Bank’s Westfield Office. Perkins will assist customers with residential mortgages in Agawam, Easthampton, Southampton, Southwick, West Springfield, and Westfield.

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Holyoke Community College (HCC) announced the following:
• Pamela Kennedy and Eileen F. Kelley were named co-recipients of the 2007 Elaine Marieb Chair for Teaching Excellence. Named after retired HCC anatomy and physiology professor Elaine Marieb, the award is presented annually to a faculty member for excellence in classroom teaching. Kennedy, a 21-year college employee, chairs and teaches in the English as a Second Language program. Kelley has taught in that program since joining the college 20 years ago.
• John Scanlon has been recognized as the Outstanding Non-unit Professional Staff Member of the Year. A 33-year employee of HCC, Scanlon directs the college’s graphics department.
• Linda Sullivan has been recognized as the 2007 Classified Staff Member of the Year. Sullivan, who serves as the clerk for the Division of Science, Engineering and Mathematics, is a seven-year employee of the college.