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Paul Scully, president and CEO of Country Bank, announced eight recent staff promotions.
• Mary McGovern was promot- ed to executive vice president, chief financial and operating officer. She joined Country Bank in 2011 as the executive vice president and chief finan-
cial officer. She oversees the bank’s finance, opera- tions, electronic delivery, information technology, retail banking, retail lending, facilities, and security. She holds an MBA in accounting and finance from Babson College and recently served on the board of the Baystate Health Foundation.
• Miriam Siegel was promoted to first senior vice president, chief Culture and Develop- ment officer. She will continue to lead the human-resources and learning and development functions, and serves as the bank’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion officer. Joining Coun- try Bank in 2018, she brought
26 years of professional experience as the senior vice president of Human Resources for United Bank. She serves on the board of Behavioral Health Network, the Baystate Wing Hospital board, and the Wilbra- ham Personnel Advisory Board.
• Jennifer Bujnevicie and Laura Dennis, of the Retail Banking division, were pro- moted to vice presidents. Col- lectively, they contribute 36 years of experience at Country Bank; each began her profes- sional banking career as a teller and has grown within the organization to oversee
the Retail Banking division. Together, they bring a wealth of experience to the banking centers and are focused on providing the bank’s custom- ers with exceptional customer service throughout its network. Both hold associate degrees in business administration and
management from the New England College of Busi- ness and have attended the New England School for Financial Studies.
• Alyson Weeks was promoted to vice president of Human Resources and Professional Development. She has been with Country Bank for 13 years, starting as a teller and work- ing in various other roles in the Retail Banking division, includ- ing teller supervisor, Branch Operations manager, and Retail
Operations manager, before joining the Human Resources team six years ago. She holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Worcester State University and a master’s degree in education from American Inter- national College.
• Erin Skoczylas, assistant controller, was promoted to assistant vice president, assis- tant controller. She began her career at Country Bank 25 years ago as a part-time Opera- tions clerk. Before transition- ing to Accounting in 2008, she worked in various positions throughout the Operations
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tion, she will play a vital role in
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ment of the bank’s Community Rein-
vestment efforts. She graduated from
the New England College of Business and Finance in 2016 with an associate degree in business administration with a concentration in management.
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Bulkley Richardson recently welcomed Jeffrey Rob-
erts to the firm as counsel in the Trusts & Estates and Business practices. Roberts has handled many sophisticated estate-planning matters and complex business transactions throughout his career. His practice will continue to focus on estate planning, trusts and estates, taxation, and estate administra-
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tion, as well as corporate work and business trans- actions primarily for closely held companies. He
also has extensive experience with advice to family- owned companies with respect to business-succes- sion planning and representation of the owner with respect to the sale of a closely held business. Roberts has practiced law at Robinson Donovan P.C. since graduating from Georgetown Law in 1974 and served as the firm’s managing partner for many of those years.
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Phillips Insurance Agency Inc. announced the promotion of Chris McMasters to the role of vice president. He is an accred- ited adviser in insurance and has been with Phillips Insur- ance for more than eight years. He is a graduate of Springfield College. “Chris has developed a strong clientele within the
construction, hospitality, and manufacturing indus- tries throughout New England,” said Joseph Phillips, president of Phillips Insurance. “His strong work ethic and creativity in developing risk-management strategies has set him apart.”
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The Hampshire, Franklin & Hampden Agricultural
Society, the nonprofit organization that manages Northampton’s Three County Fair and fairgrounds, has elected two new members to its board of direc- tors, Jessica Dizek of Mapleline Farm in Hadley
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associate degree in busi-
ness administration from
Springfield Technical Community
College and a bachelor of business administration degree from Western
New England University. She is also a
2017 graduate of the New England School for Financial Studies.
TRACY WRZESIEN
MIRIAM SIEGEL
DIANNA LUSSIER
JENNIFER BUJNEVICIE
LAURA DENNIS
ALYSON WEEKS
CHRIS MCMASTERS
ALISSA FULLER
ERIN SKOCZYLAS
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• Tracey Wrzesien of Retail Banking, Wilbraham Banking Center was promoted to assis- tant vice president. She has been with Country Bank for
27 years and previously served as a Retail Banking officer.
She is the vice president of the Wilbraham-Hampden Rotary Club and will take over as pres-
ident in July. She is a graduate of the New England College of Business and holds an associate degree in science and business administration with a concen- tration in finance and is also a graduate of the New England School for Financial Studies.
• Dianna Lussier has been promoted to assistant vice president of Risk Manage- ment. She has been with Country Bank for 18 years and previously served as the Risk Management officer. During her tenure with Country Bank, she has worked in various roles, including accounting
representative and financial-reporting analyst. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in finance and accounting from Worcester State College and has attended the New England School for Financial Studies. She is current- ly attending the Graduate School of Banking
and Wharton Leadership Program. She was also the recipient of the President’s Platinum Award in 2021.
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Springfield Museums announced that Jenny
Powers has been named director of the Springfield Science Museum. A science educator for 20 years and the family engagement coordinator for the Springfield Museums for six years, Powers is ready to take her knowledge of playful learning to the Science Museum in the form of interactive, immersive addi- tions to the museum. She also takes inspiration from the last woman who directed the Science Museum, Grace Pettis Johnson, who led the way from 1910
to 1949. Powers’ dynamic programing has filled the Museums on family-engagement days with excit- ing features such as bubble parties, high-fives with the Cat in the Hat, and Mount Crumpit derbies dur- ing Grinchmas. She has also been a regular guest on WWLP’s Mass Appeal, sharing hands-on science that families could explore together at home.
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Florence Bank is announced that Alissa Fuller joined the bank as assistant vice presi- dent, Compliance and CRA manager. She has more than 20 years of experience in retail banking, consumer lending, and compliance. Prior to join- ing Florence Bank, she was a compliance specialist at a local
community bank. Her duties included ensuring that the organization’s operations complied with relevant laws, regulations, and policies. In her new role at Florence Bank, Fuller’s primary responsibilities will include the oversight of programs to ensure compli-
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