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bankESB Promotes Meridith Salois, Sandra Brakey

EASTHAMPTON — Matthew Sosik, president and CEO of bankESB, announced the promotion of two employees at the bank’s recent quarterly meeting. Meridith Salois was promoted to assistant vice president, credit analyst, and Sandra Brakey to officer, senior commercial loan assistant.

Salois joined bankESB in 2001 as a loan servicer and progressed over time to collections assistant, credit analyst, and senior credit analyst before being elected officer in 2015. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business executive management from Bay Path College, and has a number of CFT certificates and diplomas in financial services, lending, and credit analysis. She is active in the community, volunteering for Stop Hunger Now, Habitat for Humanity, Junior Achievement, and serving as a board member for Westfield Youth Football & Cheerleading.

Brakey began her career at bankESB in 2010 as commercial loan administrative assistant and was promoted to supervisor, senior commercial loan assistant in 2015. She had more than 20 years of legal documentation experience before joining the bank.