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BRENDAN CAWLEY
Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C. (MBK) recently welcomed Brendan Cawley and Garrett Welker to the firm. Cawley is
a senior associate in the firm’s Taxation department. Prior to MBK, he worked on a variety of clients and industries as a manager at one of the Big Four national firms. He brings to MBK nearly 10 years of public accounting experience and a strong commitment to helping clients. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and account- ing from Boston College and
is an enrolled agent with the Internal Revenue Service. Welk- er is an associate in the Assur- ance department. He served for seven years in the U.S. Air Force and went on to become a finance manager at a privately held business in Western Mass. He holds a bachelor’s degree
in business management with a concentration in accounting from Westfield State University. MBK also announced four pro- motions: Susan Stebbins, CPA to senior manager; Lisa White, CPA to senior manager; Joseph LeMay, CPA to manager; and Kara Graves, CPA to employee benefit plan niche leader. Steb- bins, who has been with MBK since 1997, focuses on taxation. In her new position, she will
be preparing and reviewing returns, as well as managing several professionals within the firm’s taxation department. A CPA licensed in Massachusetts and Maryland, she is a mem- ber of the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Massachu- setts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA). She holds a bachelor’s degree in accountancy from Bentley Uni- versity. With more than 20 years of public accounting experi- ence, White focuses primarily on federal and state income- tax compliance and planning
within the construction and real-estate industries. In her new role as a senior tax manager, she will con- tinue to mentor staff as well as manage the delivery of services directly to many clients. She holds a bach- elor’s degree in business administration from Middle Tennessee State University and is a member of the AICPA and the MSCPA. She is a CPA licensed to prac- tice in both Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, and
in 2011 was named among the 40 Under 40: Mem- bers to Watch by the Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs. LeMay joined MBK in 2015 and works with organiza- tions throughout Western Mass. in industries such as manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, and other service organizations. In his new role as a manager, he will manage a team in the firm’s Accounting and Auditing department. In addition, he leads initia- tives to provide the department with tech updates, serves as a mentor in the firm’s formal mentorship program, and is the leader for the firm’s wellness pro- gram. He received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Westfield State University and a
master’s degree in accountancy from Westfield State University. He is a CPA and certified valuation ana- lyst in the state of Massachusetts and is a member of the AICPA and the MSCPA. Graves, who has been with MBK since 2011 and has more than 14 years of experience in accounting and auditing, specializes in employee benefit plans and commercial audits. In her new position, she will be overseeing all of the plans, scheduling teams and field work, researching changes on standards for pen-
ence included executive-level finance positions with Essen Health Care, Trinity Health Of New England, Yale New Haven Health, St. Mary’s Health System, and St. Raphael Healthcare System. He received his bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting from Bryant University. He then completed an MBA from Quinnipiac Uni- versity, followed by a master certificate in healthcare leadership from Cornell University School of Human
GARRETT WELKER
sion audits, implementing any
necessary updates, and facilitat-
ing training and annual plan-
ning for pension audits. She is a
licensed CPA in Massachusetts
and holds a bachelor’s degree in accountancy from Roger Williams University and an master’s degree in accountancy from Western New England University. She is a member of the MSCPA and CPAmerica. She serves on the audit committee for the United Way of Hampshire County.
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Country Bank recently announced three executive promotions within the bank’s senior management team. Dawn Fleury, CPA, has been promoted to first senior vice president of Corporate Risk. Before joining Country Bank in 2012, she had a 21-year career with the FDIC as a commis- sioned senior bank examiner. In her current role, she oversees the bank’s comprehensive risk- management programs, includ- ing compliance, corporate risk, internal audit, BSA fraud, com- mercial credit, commercial loan workout, and residential col- lections. Miriam Siegel, CCP, CBP has been promoted to first senior vice president of Human Resources and chief diversity officer. When she joined Coun- try Bank in 2018, she brought 26 years of professional experience as the senior vice president of Human Resources for United Bank. In her current role, she
oversees all aspects of the bank’s human-resources initiatives, as well as driving talent-management strategies to lead the bank’s learning and develop- ment team. She serves on the board of Behavioral Health Network in Springfield and the Wilbraham Personnel Advisory Board. Tom Wolcott has been promoted to first senior vice president of the Com- mercial Lending and Business Banking divisions. He joined Country Bank in 2019 after a previous career in the financial-services industry that spanned more than three decades, including senior vice president roles at People’s United Bank, United Bank, Citizens Bank, and Fleet Bank, primarily in the Connecticut, Springfield, and Worcester markets. He has extensive expertise in managing diverse and complex commer- cial clients as well as assisting small businesses with creative solutions to help them achieve their finan- cial goals.
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Spiros Hatiras, president and
CEO of Holyoke Medical Cen- ter and Valley Health Systems, announced the appointment of Dean Vitarisi as chief financial officer (CFO) at Holyoke Medi- cal Center and Valley Health Systems. Vitarisi’s prior experi-
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Ecology.
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The Valley Blue Sox announced that an alumnus of
their 2016 season, Hezekiah (Hez) Randolph, will take over for John Raiola as head coach. Randolph has had a successful career in both high-school and collegiate baseball. He was a designated hitter and second baseman for the University of New Orleans Privateers, where he was named a Louisville Slug- ger Freshman All-American in his freshman year
and All-Louisiana First Team during his senior year. He joined the Blue Sox as a player in the summer of 2016, where he was selected for the New England Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Game, in addition to earning second-team honors. He then went on to join the Blue Sox coaching staff as a hitting coach in 2018.
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Country Bank announced that
Peter Morales has joined its Innovation & Technology Divi- sion as senior vice president. Morales has held several tech- nical leadership positions, most recently as vice president and chief information officer for
an international educational organization supporting more than 45,000 students
in more than 40 countries worldwide. He also held positions at New York University, (leading technology at the Law and Engineering schools), and the New York and American stock exchanges. Morales began his career developing diagnostic systems for the
F18, the jet the Blue Angels currently fly. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, a master’s degree in engineering management, and a doctorate in computer science and information systems. He continues to teach in two master’s programs at NYU and is on the board of directors for several incubator startups and nonprofits.
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Monson Savings Bank announced the hire of Caitlin O’Connor as vice president and marketing officer in the bank’s Marketing department. In her new role, she will oversee all aspects of the bank’s brand and business-line marketing, adver- tising, public relations, and communications efforts. She
will also be responsible for establishing and imple- menting an effective, innovative, and comprehensive marketing plan that aligns with the bank’s vision, mission, values, and strategic goals. O’Connor has been in the banking industry for 13 years and has
17 years of experience in the marketing and design industry. She is a graduate of Mount Ida College in Newton, now a campus of UMass Amherst. Prior to joining Monson
SUSAN STEBBINS
DAWN FLEURY
LISA WHITE
MIRIAM SIEGEL
PETER MORALES
JOSEPH LEMAY
TOM WOLCOTT
KARA GRAVES
CAITLIN O’CONNOR
DEAN VITARISI
Savings Bank, she held the role
People
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