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Fitzgerald Attorneys at
Law and MGM Springfield announced that attorney Seth Stratton will be leaving his position as vice president and legal counsel of MGM Resorts’ Northeast Group by mid-June to rejoin Fitzgerald as the firm’s managing shareholder. In this leadership role, he will assist
the firm’s clients on a wide range of business-related matters, including corporate governance, commer- cial development, regulatory matters, and dispute resolution. During his time with MGM Springfield, Stratton oversaw legal affairs, regulatory compliance, and government relations in connection with the development, construction, and opening of the $950 million MGM Springfield destination resort casino in downtown Springfield. In 2019, his role expanded to serve as property general counsel and officer for two operating MGM casinos: MGM Springfield and Empire City Casino in Yonkers, N.Y. In that capacity, Stratton provided strategic oversight, management, and direction for legal, regulatory, compliance, risk, and government-affairs functions for both casino complexes and served as an officer and executive committee member for each property. He will now bring this business, development, and management experience to his work with Fitzgerald.
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Bay Path University announced that Crystal Neu- hauser has been named vice president of Institutional Advancement, effective June 21. Neuhauser comes to Bay Path after serving as the associ- ate vice president of Advance- ment at Franklin Pierce Univer- sity, where she increased over-
all giving by 41% in 2020. Prior to Franklin Pierce, she directed advancement and development initiatives at Yale University, Quinnipiac University, and Mitch- ell College, and also worked within the nonprofit community sector. Her career experience spans fundraising, donor relations, alumni engagement, grants, and corporate contributions. She also served on a strategic planning subcommittee at Franklin Pierce. Neuhauser is currently working toward a doc- torate of education in educational leadership at New England College. She earned her master’s degree in organizational leadership from Quinnipiac College and her bachelor’s degree in business management from Albertus Magnus College. At Bay Path, Neu- hauser will serve as a member of the executive staff. In this role, she will provide strategic leadership for fundraising, including responsibility for annual giv- ing; corporate, major and planned gifts; endowment; capital campaigns; alumni and constituent-relations efforts; stewardship; and advancement services. As
a nonprofit higher-education institution, Bay Path depends on the generosity of donors to fund schol- arships and important initiatives that make a differ- ence in students’ lives.
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Springfield College announced that Rachel Rubinstein has been named dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, effective July 12. Rubinstein was professor of American Literature and Jewish Studies at Hampshire College for 16 years, where she also served
as the dean of Academic Sup-
port and Advising for six years. She subsequently became Holyoke Community College’s inaugural vice
president of Academic and Student Affairs, a position that combined two previously separate divisions. Most recently, she has been serving as senior advi- sor to the deputy commissioner of Academic Affairs and Student Success at the Massachusetts Depart- ment of Higher Education, where she has focused
on supporting initiatives in the state’s equity agenda. The child of immigrants from Mexico, Rubinstein’s scholarship focuses on migration, multi-lingualism, racial formation, and literary nationalism, as well as on pedagogies in the fields of ethnic and race stud- ies. She is the author of Members of the Tribe: Native America in the Jewish Imagination, as well as the co-editor of Arguing the Modern Jewish Canon and, most recently, Teaching Jewish American Literature, a volume in the MLA’s Options for Teaching series. She received her bachelor’s degree in English from Yale University and her PhD in English and American lit- erature from Harvard University.
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FSB Financial Group, the investment division of Flor- ence Bank, announced that Nicole Domnarski, after work- ing two years as an
assistant financial
advisor, has transi-
tioned to financial
advisor. She began
her career in the
financial-services industry 24 years ago and has been employed by FSB Financial Group for the past 10 years, helping advisors protect and preserve clients’ wealth. As a financial advisor, she will work directly with individuals and business owners to develop strategic, long-term financial plans to help custom- ers achieve their financial goals and objectives. Dom- narski is a graduate of Springfield Technical Commu- nity College and is a chartered retirement planning counselor certified by the College for Financial Plan- ning. She is an investment advisor representative with Commonwealth Financial Network, and holds Series 6, 7, 31, 63, and 65 registrations. She is also licensed to sell both life and health insurance.
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The Community Foundation of Western Mas- sachusetts (CFWM) announced the appointment
of Denise Hurst as vice president for Community Impact and Partnerships. In this redesigned role meant to deepen community engagement and drive program efficacy and representation, Hurst will oversee community investments, including grants, scholarships, and new efforts to strengthen advo- cacy, technical assistance, data and research, and evaluation in regional projects and initiatives. This appointment is the latest example of CFWM’s ongo- ing commitment to advance equity in the region by elevating community voices, cultivating new coali- tions and partnerships, and advancing the organi- zational effectiveness of nonprofits. Hurst joins the Foundation after serving Springfield Technical Com- munity College (STCC) as vice president of Advance- ment & External Affairs, where she led development for the college as the executive director of the STCC Foundation, and later oversaw marketing, commu- nications, and government affairs. Prior to that, she was appointed regional manager of the Massachu- setts State Lottery in Western Mass. by state Treasurer Deb Goldberg and has worked as site director for
the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, as well as an adjunct professor at Cambridge College. She comes to CFWM with a wealth of knowledge, experience, and established networks across Hamp- den, Hampshire, and Franklin counties. For more than a decade, Hurst served as an elected member
of the Springfield School Committee. She led the charge to establish the Minority Caucus for the Mas-
sachusetts Assoc. of School Committees (MASC) and served as the former chair of the caucus, as well as the former vice president of MASC. Hurst has been honored with several awards, including Business- West’s 40 Under Forty class of 2014, 2015 100 Women of Color in New England, and 2015 Top 25 Women to Watch in Western Mass., and most recently as the 2019 Woman of the Year by the Professional Women’s Chamber.
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Nancy Creed, president of the Springfield Regional Cham- ber, has been elected president of the Massachusetts Assoc. of Chamber of Commerce Execu- tives (MACCE) through 2022. MACCE is a Massachusetts- based organization that offers resources and networking opportunities to its member
chamber of commerce professionals across the Com- monwealth. Creed has amassed more than 25 years of strategic alliance building, communications, pub- lic relations, media relations, and government and
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community outreach experience. She has served as president of the Springfield Regional Chamber since 2016. Prior to becoming chamber president, she served as vice president of Marketing and Commu- nications. She holds a bachelor’s degree in magazine journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, is certified in nonprofit organization management through the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Organi- zation Management, and is a 2000 graduate of the Springfield Regional Chamber’s Leadership Institute. Creed has served in a variety of capacities on the MACCE board, including Region 1 vice president, secretary, and vice president.
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UMassFive College Federal Credit Union announced the retirement of Michael Sulli- van, longtime board director and original founding member of the credit union, at its 54th annual meeting in March. New director Julius Lewis was also elected to the open position
at the virtual event. Sullivan’s legacy extends well beyond UMassFive in the world of credit unions. While he served originally as a UMassFive board member beginning in 1982, and as the credit union board chair at UMassFive from 1986 to 1993, he concurrently held the titles of director, vice
chair, and chair of Mass CUNA (1986-1998). Dur- ing this time, he was instrumental in the merger
of the two state credit-union leagues that eventu- ally became the Cooperative Credit Union Assoc. (CCUA). As a thank you for his many contributions, UMassFive has dedicated the board room in its Hadley executive area as the Michael Sullivan Board Room in his honor. Newly elected board member Julius Lewis has been a member of the credit union since 2010 and, throughout the years, has helped promote
  SETH STRATTON
  NANCY CREED
  NICOLE DOMNARSKI
   CRYSTAL NEUHAUSER
  MICHAEL SULLIVAN
  JULIUS LEWIS
  RACHEL RUBINSTEIN
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