Worcester Business Journal

44 Worcester Business Journal | August 25, 2025 | wbjournal.com Amherst and her law degree from Suffolk University Law School in Boston. Main Street Bank has hired three new vice presidents to support growth throughout the Marlborough-based bank's Worcester and Boston markets. JEFF STEWART has been hired as senior vice president, cash management services. With more than two decades of banking experience, Stewart will provide treasury management services to the Main Street's business partners and commercial clients. He most recently worked as first vice pres- ident, treasury management at Cambridge Trust Co. GAYLE PETTY has been hired as vice president, regional director, business relationships. In her new role, Petty will cre- ate new deposits and cash management relationships for businesses, nonprofits, and high-net-worth individuals in addition to aiding Main Street's community involve- ment initiatives. She most recently worked at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts Univer- sity, rounding out her more than 30-year tenure with the Medford-based institution as manager/core unit associate director. MICHAEL AROCA has joined Main Street as assistant vice president, client sales and service officer. In his new capacities, Aroca will manage new commercial and high-net- worth client onboarding and servicing. He has previously worked at Boston-based Peoples Federal Savings Bank, Rockland Trust, Cambridge Trust Co., Eastern Bank, and Wellesley Bank. MARY DEAN, president and CEO of Clinton Savings Bank, has been appointed to two Worcester County nonprofit boards, assuming her roles at the Worcester Busi- ness Development Corp., an organization supporting Worcester businesses to foster economic growth, and the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts, a Fitchburg-based charity managing charitable funds. Oxford-based bankHometown has pro- moted employees JASON HOWARD and JENNA THEBEAU. Howard has assumed his new role as branch manager at bank- Hometown's Sturbridge office. After having originally joined the bank in 2017 as a float teller, he most recently worked as senior assistant branch manager at the bank's Putnam, Connecticut office. He graduated with his bachelor's degree in history from Central Connecticut State University and his master's degree in education from Quinnip- iac University in Connecticut. Thebeau has been promoted to assistant branch manager at bankHometown's Athol office. COMING THIS FALL Sharpen your business acumen, elevate your influence, and drive meaningful impact in your organization and beyond. Apply now—and invest in your leadership journey. Classes begin October, 2025 Worcester Business Journal WBJ Media partner For full program details or to apply visit www.wbjournal.com/ womens-executive-academy The Women's Executive Academy is a new offering from the GRADUATE SCHOOL, NICHOLS COLLEGE, in partnership with Worcester Business Journal. Medway-based Charles River Bank has hired KIM BRIGGS as assis- tant vice president and Mendon branch officer. In her new role, Briggs will mentor retail bank- ing workers at the bank's Mendon office while overseeing operations, compliance, and customer service. She graduated from Massachusetts Bay Community College, based in Wellesley Hills. Clinton Savings Bank has appointed six new corporators to help guide the financial institution's mission, including: DAVID BAIRD, tax assessor for the Town of Clin- ton; BRIGIT DONOHUE, dentist at Northborough Dental Associates; JOHN DONOHUE, attorney at Fuller, Rosenberg, Palmer & Beliveau in Worcester; ROBERT PAULHUS, former president and CEO of CSB; ROBERT RIVARD, senior vice president/chief lending officer at CSB; and BARRY WHITNEY, owner of Whitney Oil in Clinton. Cornerstone Bank has named its nine-member class of summer 2025 interns: high schoolers and college stu- dents working paid part-time and full-time positions within a number of departments throughout the Worcester-based bank. The interns, their respective colleges, and their intern departments include: ERIKA LACHANCE of Nichols College in Dudley, finance department DEV PATEL of Bryant University in Rhode Island, operations department MOLLY JOHNSON of Bridgewater State University, learning & development department JACK GAUDETTE of Elon University in North Carolina, investment services department DYLAN CLARK of Nichols College, investment services department OLIVIA O'CONNELL of Bryant University, project management department BENNETT HOUSE of Arizona State Uni- versity, digital banking department BRYAN NOLAN of Douglas High School, facilities department ARNAV JAIN of Shrewsbury High School, retail banking department Mirick has hired SI- ERRA SMARRA as an associate at the Worcester law firm's trusts & estates group. Smarra's practice centers probate and estate planning, including tax planning, drafting of wills, trusts, and ancillary documents, and assisting with retitling assets. She earned her bachelor's degree in legal studies and political science from UMass KIM BRIGGS SIERRA SMARRA JEFF STEWART GAYLE PETTY MICHAEL AROCA MARY DEAN W

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