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24 Worcester Business Journal | June 24, 2024 | wbjournal.com NOMINATION DEADLINE: Friday, July 19, 2024 To submit your nomination visit www.wbjournal.com/womeninbusiness CALL FOR NOMINATIONS! Submit a nomination today! Worcester Business Journal is looking to recognize the achievements of strong, talented and remarkable women who are making their mark on the Central Massachusetts business community Corporate Sponsor Supporting Sponsors MARSH MCLENNAN AGENCY PARAGUS STRATEGIC I.T. Presenting Sponsors WOMEN I N B U S I N E S S O U T S T A N D I N G WBJ Worcester Business Journal WOMEN B U S I N E S S O U T S T A N D I N G WBJ n W O M E N B U S I N E S S O U T S T A N D I N G WBJ IN WOMEN I N B U S I N E S S O U T S T A N D I N G WBJ Worcester Business Journal Honorees will be featured in our September 30th edition MOVERS & SHAKERS Leadership Worcester, a program of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Com- merce, held a graduation for its Class of 2024. The initiative is a nine-month pro- gram providing participants with individual leadership skills and a deep understanding of the region. Graduates in the Leadership Worcester Class of 2024 were: • HUNVILLA AGYEMANG - City of Worcester • RACHEL BLESSINGTON - Worcester Community Midwifery • CARLA DELACRUZ DAVILA - UMass Chan Medical School • DARNELL DUNN - Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce • JESSICA FAVREAU - Bay State Savings Bank • MATTHEW FOSTER - Worcester Polytechnic Institute • KATHLEEN GLOWACKI - Bartholomew & Co. • SUZANNE GRAHAM ANDERSON - Positively Suzanne • JASON GURTMAN - EcoTarium • MARIA JUNCOS-GAUTIER - Latino Education Institute at Worcester State University • DANIELA LEBLANC - Exsel Advertising Group • JON LINCOLN - goimagine • IDALIANA MEDINA - United Way of Central Massachusetts • JENNIFER MELENDEZ-EARIELO - College of the Holy Cross • ABIGAIL ABENA MENSAH - Worcester Academy • KELSEY MILLER - Mechanics Hall • MATTHEW MOORE - City of Worcester • CHERYL MULBAH - UniBank • SABRINA PEÑA - Webster Five Cents Savings Bank • RAMON PEREZ - The Guild of St Agnes • EMILY PERLOW - Worcester Polytechnic Institute • YOLANDA RAMOS - Together For Kids Coalition • STEPHEN ROCHE - Mountain Dearborn & Whiting • EUGENE SANTOS-ROESLER - Fidelity Bank • JODY STARUK - Consigli Construction • KELLY WHALEN - Victory Programs DAWN KELLEY has joined NAI Glickman Kovago & Jacobs in Worcester as the company's senior property manager. In this role, Kelley will lead the day-to-day man- agement operations of retail, restaurant, and industrial properties. A graduate of the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst with a bachelor's degree in banking, corporate, finance, and securities law, Kelley previously served as a realtor at New Jersey-based Coldwell Banker. TIMOTHY O'BRIEN has been named vice president of business development at Walker Development & Construction Management in Marlborough. O'Brien has 15 years of commercial real estate experience, having most recently been employed as a vice president at Cresa Denver, a global real estate advisory firm. O'Brien holds a bachelor's degree in entrepreneurship from Babson College in Wellesley. Two Fidelity Bank colleagues have completed the American Bankers Association Bank Marketing School, a 10-day course held in Atlanta designed to support the future growth of industry professionals. IRENE RIVERA joined Fidelity Bank in 2023 as a digital marketing specialist and holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and marketing from Fitchburg State University. JOSEPH CANEDO joined Fidelity Bank in 2016 as a data analyst and was recently honored with the bank's 2024 back-office mission accomplished award. He is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester. ROSEMARY PICARD has been elected to the Massachusetts Bankers Association Board of Directors at its annual meeting in May. Picard is the president and CEO of Savers Bank in Southbridge and previously served as the bank's chief operating officer and CFO. Picard holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from UMass Dartmouth. IRENE RIVERA JOSEPH CANEDO ROSEMARY PICARD W stmaryscu.org (508) 490 8000 YOUR BUSINESS, OUR PRIORITY. St. Mary's CU named #1 SBA Credit Union Lender in Massachusetts for 9 years running. LEARN MORE