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  DON EATON
Toole Insurance Agency recently welcomed Don Eaton as an account executive. With more than 20 years of experi- ence in the insurance indus- try, his primary focus will be helping Toole Agency clients in construction and other related sectors in Massachu-
setts and Eastern New York by delivering innovative solutions through the Toole Guard risk-assessment process, allowing them to make informed risk- management and finance decisions. Eaton holds the certified insurance counselor (CIC) and construction risk insurance specialist (CRIS) designations. Eaton began his career as a direct writer for a midwest-
ern mutual insurance company, where he received extensive training and achieved national recognition
and deposit solutions to businesses. He will assist in the maximization of cash flow and bringing the full scope of the bank’s products and high-tech services to the businesses he serves. He will also introduce business partners, who are experts in their field, to support businesses. Berry graduated from Westfield State University with a bachelor’s degree in political science after earning his associate degree in liberal arts at Holyoke Community College. He brings more than 15 years of banking and financial experience
to Monson Savings Bank. He most recently held the role of vice president, Business Banking relationship manager at People’s United Bank. He is active in the community, offering support to various local charita- ble organizations and engaging with local chambers to support the local business community. He enjoys volunteering and has given his time to the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Susan G. Komen, United
services to more than 160,000 members and opened its first office in New Haven County while also being granted approval to expand its field of membership into Western Mass. in 2019. In 2020 alone, AEFCU’s monetary contributions were just shy of $300,000 and included grants from American Eagle’s donor- advised fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, corporate sponsorships, and general dona- tions, as well as those derived from AEFCU’s Cash Back to the Community program. In recent years, Marchessault has garnered several honors as a busi- ness and community leader, including a C-Suite Award from the Harford Business Journal in 2020, and the Business Person of the Year Award from the Connecticut River Valley Chamber of Commerce in 2018. In 2019, AEFCU was named one of the “Best Places to Work in Connecticut” by the Hartford Busi- ness Journal.
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Michael Tucker, CEO of Greenfield Cooperative
Bank (GCB) and its Northampton Cooperative
Bank division, recently announced a number of promotions.
• Mary Rawls was elected executive vice president, Compliance. She also serves as the bank’s BSA officer and co-CRA officer. She first joined GCB in 1994 and has more than 26 years of experience in banking. She is a graduate of the New England School for Finan- cial Studies at Babson College, the Massachusetts Bankers Bank Compliance Academy, and numerous Center for Financial Studies courses.
• Michael Turley was elected executive vice president and chief financial officer. He has more than 40 years of experience in banking, most recently with GCB since 2013. He is a graduate of Union College in New York and has an MBA with a concentration in finance from Western New England University. He will be solely responsible for supervising the staff in the accounting and treasury functions within the bank. He will also officially become treasurer when Colleen Bugbee retires this May.
• Janet Rosenkranz was elected senior vice presi- dent and credit officer. She joined the bank in 2016 as credit officer. In addition to her five years at GCB, she has more than 20 years of experience at two other banks before joining GCB. She has a bachelor’s degree in economics from UMass Amherst and will graduate from the Stonier Graduate School of Bank- ing at the University of Pennsylvania this summer.
• Alyssa Dansereau was elected assistant vice presi- dent and assistant controller. She joined GCB’s Accounting department in 2016. She is a graduate of Holyoke Community College and Western New Eng- land University with degrees in accounting.
• Melissa Tetreault was elected assistant vice presi- dent, senior mortgage originator. She has a bache- lor’s degree from UMass Amherst and is a graduate of New England School for Financial Studies at Babson College. She has more than 18 years of experience with GCB in two tours, having rejoined the bank in 2018.
• Deborah Marvel has been promoted to senior operations specialist. She joined GCB as a teller in 2002. Since 2009, she has worked in both the Deposit Operations department and Loan Servicing depart- ment prior to this latest role in Operations.
• Erica Josephson has been promoted to credit ana- lyst III. She has been a credit analyst at various banks since 2016, most recently a senior credit analyst at Berkshire Bank. She joined GCB as a credit ana-
lyst II in 2019. She is a graduate of the University of Vermont.
• Marjorie Smith has been promoted to credit ana- lyst III. She joined GCB as a teller in 2010 and has been work-
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Way, and Junior Achievement. Additionally, he is a member of the East of the River Five Town Cham- ber of Commerce and West of the River Chamber of Commerce.
as a top performer. He then transitioned to work- ing in the agency system as an independent agent in Western New York specializing in commercial lines before his most recent position as a regional vice president for one of the largest alliances of indepen- dent agents in the U.S.
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American International College (AIC) President
Vince Maniaci announced plans to retire at the end of academic year 2021-22. At the time of his retire- ment, Maniaci will have served the college for 17 years. During his time as president, Maniaci suc- cessfully increased undergraduate and graduate programming through the doctoral level, resulting
in robust enrollments; expanded athletic programs and improved sports venues; contributed to the revitalization of the college with new construction and renovation of campus facilities in support of academics, athletics, and student life; enhanced campus safety with increased personnel and tech- nology upgrades; and pursued grant funding, includ- ing a $2.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. In 2006, after an initial downsizing and retrenchment, AIC began to grow programming and enrollment. New programming in recent years has included a minor in Spanish, the addition of a mas- ter of science in cannabis science and commerce, the statewide expansion of the master’s in education program, and the establishment of a low-residency program. Health Sciences has experienced steady growth with the introduction of exercise science, family nurse practitioner, and a doctorate in occupa- tional therapy. At the time of Maniaci’s arrival in the fall of 2005, graduate enrollment was approximately 380 students. As of the fall 2020 semester, the total graduate enrollment has expanded to nearly 1,250 and includes 22 program offerings. Undergradu-
ate enrollment has grown as well. In recent years, despite downward trends in college enrollment in the Northeast, AIC has boasted two of its largest incoming first-year classes, with a current under- graduate population nearing 1,400 students. New construction and renovation of campus facilities
in support of academics, athletics, and student life contributed to the revitalization of the college under
Maniaci’s leadership. •••••
Monson Savings Bank
announced the recent hire of Jason Berry as vice president and commercial loan officer. He will focus on providing customized, sensible lending
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After a career spanning more than three decades in
public broadcasting, Martin Miller is stepping down from his position as president of New England Pub- lic Media (NEPM). He will continue in his role until a successor is named, and then will move into a senior counsel role focused on new fundraising efforts for NEPM’s music endowment, journalism, and engage- ment priorities. Miller led WFCR radio for more than two decades, expanding it into the 13-station New England Public Radio (NEPR) network and relocating its main broadcast facility from the UMass Amherst campus to state-of-the-art studios in Springfield. The Five College Studios, rebuilt in 2016, remain at UMass in Hampshire House. In 2019, Miller became president of NEPM after helping to orchestrate an alliance with public-television station WGBY to cre- ate New England Public Media, thus expanding jour- nalism, community-engagement, cultural, and edu- cational programs through multi-platform services. The successful merger of NEPR with WGBY brought together the resources of public radio and TV, creat- ing a robust public-media organization positioned
to continue its public-service mission well into the future. During his nearly 26 years leading WFCR, NEPR, and NEPM, he helped raise more than $11 million for capital improvements and new program- ming, developed NEPR’s Media Lab, was responsible for significant revenue and audience growth for radio, increased investments in journalism, devel- oped a diverse board of directors and created a new community advisory board for NEPM, and, most recently, oversaw the launch of NEPM’s new local radio program And Another Thing.
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American Eagle Finan-
cial Credit Union (AEFCU) announced that Dean Marchessault, the nonprofit organization’s president and CEO, will retire at the end of 2021, allowing for a transition process over the next seven months. Marchessault’s deci- sion to retire will conclude 22
years of service to Connecticut’s largest community credit union, including seven as president and CEO. American Eagle has selected Howard Brady to be the credit union’s next president and CEO, starting Jan. 3, 2022. Brady has served as senior vice presi- dent and chief lending officer since 2015. During Marchessault’s time as president and CEO, the credit union’s membership and footprint have also grown exponentially. AEFCU currently provides banking
ing in loans since 2012
People
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