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20 Worcester Business Journal | October 3, 2022 | wbjournal.com M OV E R S & S H A K E R S GFA Federal Credit Union in Gardner announced two new promotions. CHRISTAL BROWN, who has been with the credit union for three years, was promoted to vice president, director of marketing. In her three years at GFA, Brown has launched new deposit products, loan campaigns, community education initiatives, and en- hanced the credit union's digital marketing presence. She led its membership outreach and information events during the pandem- ic and oversaw its digitizing of government and support loan program applications. She holds an MBA in marketing and new media design from Southern New Hamp- shire University. BRIAN RUMANOWSKI has been promoted to assistant vice president, commer- cial lender at GFA. He has been with the credit union since 2018, starting as a commercial credit administrator before growing to a credit analyst in 2019 and commercial lender in 2021. He led GFA's COVID business support team in 2020, assisting hundreds of businesses as they navigated relief programs. He has a strong knowledge of cannabis banking. He holds a bachelor's degree from Westfield State University. ADAM JACOBS is now a partner in the business group at law firm Mirick O'Connell, which has offices in Worcester, Westborough, and Boston. Jacobs has more than 30 years of experience in corporate law, and provides business and corporate counsel to businesses, enterprises, executives, entrepreneurs, ventures, and institutions in all phases of development. He has closed hundreds of business transactions – in- cluding several mergers and acquisitions – and joins Mirick O'Connell from Wilchins, Cosentino & Novins, LLP in Wellesley. Ja- cobs previously served as general counsel to United Site Services, a private equity portfolio company with operations in more than 30 states. MATTHEW SANTURRI has joined ERA Key Realty Services' Whitinsville office as a Realtor. Santurri also serves as a sales rep- resentative for Cintas Facility Services in Cumberland, Rhode Island. He is a native of Northbridge. BROWN JACOBS RUMANOWSKI W LEAD SPONSOR 20 TH ANNIVERSARY SPONSORS 20 TH ANNUAL STEPPING UP FOR GIRLS SPONSORS (AS OF 9/27/22) Twenty years of celebrating women's philanthropy, leadership, and empowerment of adolescent girls in Central Massachusetts. REGISTER TODAY: GIVE.CLASSY.ORG/20THSTEPPINGUP TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2022 5–7PM OFF THE RAILS 90 COMMERCIAL STREET WORCESTER, MA Go to unitedwaycm.org/womens-initiative-events to learn more. WomInitiativeCM WomensInitiativeCM T H A NNIVE R S AR Y Ple e join us CORPORATE SPONSORS Bank of America Little House Capital National Grid Saint-Gobain Seven Hills Foundation UMass Chan Medical School Unum Worcester Polytechnic Institute SUPPORT SPONSORS Bay State Savings Bank Coghlin Electrical College of the Holy Cross Cornerstone Bank Fletcher Tilton Fontaine Bros. Imperial Distributors Main Street Bank Kerri A. Melley, Commonwealth Financial Group Pathways for Change, Inc. Point32Health Sullivan Group UMass Memorial Health UniBank Webster Five Worcester State University MARKETING SPONSOR Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce MEDIA SPONSORS WICN Public Radio Worcester Business Journal C l i n t o n S a v i n g s B a n k f a l l s e a s o n p r e v i e w Restrepo Properties, LLC Worcester, MA Pleasant View Waste Removal, Inc. Clinton, MA It's now open banking It's now open banking season... season... Starting with CSB. 978-365-3401 clintonsavings.com Micozzi Management Worcester, MA CGT, Inc- Dunkin Auburn, MA If you are looking for a team that performs at home or away call one of CSB's players of the week - Len Anctil, Bob Rivard, Chris Brunell, Bernie Gagnon and Majlinda Haxhiaj.