Worcester Business Journal

18 Worcester Business Journal | February 6, 2017 | wbjournal.com where he will work with Tieri on business development and internal marketing efforts. He previously worked as an inter- net marketing specialist at a local adver- tising agency and holds a bachelor's degree from Nichols College. CHERIE MORGAN is now vice president, deposit operations manager at North Brookfield Savings Bank. She will be responsible for han- dling day-to-day deposit and electron- ic banking services, and ensuring customer satisfaction with banking features. A 20-year veteran of the banking industry, she most recently worked at GFA Federal Credit Union in Gardner as assistant vice president, operations manag- er. She lives in Hubbardston. Action Council. Dearden, who holds both a bachelor's and master's degree from Framingham State University, joins WCAC from Home Staff, LLC. A native of China, Dearden is fluent in both Cantonese and Mandarin. She lives in Rutland with her husband and two sons. DAVID GINISI has joined the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce as member services associ- ate. A Worcester native, Ginisi is a recent graduate of Fitchburg State University and was hired after completing a full-time semester long internship at the chamber. In his new role – a new position – he will be responsible for helping to raise the chamber's visibility and educate busi- nesses about its services, promoting membership and engaging with current members. JOSEPH BATTAINI was promoted to executive vice presi- dent at Marsh & McLennan Agency in Worcester. Battaini was a shareholder of the Protector Group, which was acquired by Marsh & McLennan three years ago, and since then has demonstrated out- standing growth, leadership and mentor- ship, according to his employer. He has been one of the top sales performers at Marsh & McLennan and has taken on a formal mentorship role to Anthony Tomasetta, who has been with the agen- cy for just over a year. KRISTEN DIMECO is now Worcester branch manager and assistant vice presi- dent at Fidelity Bank. She joined the bank in 2015 as an assistant branch manager in Worcester, and has also helped out in the Paxton and Princeton offices when they were short- staffed. She has more than 13 years of experience in banking and previously worked as a branch manager and assis- tant branch manager at Clinton Savings Bank. THERESA CONDICT and NATHAN HARDT were both hired at Idea Agency in Sturbridge. Condict, who previously served as director of marketing at the Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in Connecticut, has joined the firm as account manager. She will work closely with Idea Agency President Chris Tieri to develop strategies for the agency's cli- ents. Hardt is now a brand ambassador, O N T H E M OV E M o v e r s & S h a k e r s | A c c o l a d e s & H o n o r s | C h a r i t a b l e G i v i n g ELLEN J. MCGOVERN, chief marketing officer at Clinton Savings Bank, is now on the board of directors at the Robert F. Kennedy Children's Action Corps. A 15-year veteran of Clinton Savings Bank, McGovern serves as a board member for the Nashua Valley Council Boy Scouts of America, and as a volunteer on the Shrewsbury High School Committee, and has been acknowledged as a Girl Scout Woman of Distinction. She also serves on industry committees such as the Mass Bakers Public Affairs Committee, Banking and Financial Services Group, Marketing Professionals Network, Women in Banking, and the CMO Executive Network. A lifelong resi- dent of Shrewsbury, she holds a bache- lor's degree from Worcester State University and a master's degree in busi- ness administration from Nichols College. JENN LEGER was promoted to vice president and cash management opera- tions manager at Fidelity Bank in Leominster. A 14-year veteran of the bank, she will focus on enhancing the bank's commercial banking products and services in her new role. She was promot- ed from the role of assistant vice presi- dent, cash management operations. She lives in Shirley. ANNA GOLD is the new university librari- an at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She joins WPI from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where she was dean of library services. Gold, who has a bachelor's degree and two master's degrees, has worked in the library field for more than 30 years, including at the University of California San Diego, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the National Science Foundation. She will start at WPI in March. JULIA O'NEILL, a partner at Bowditch & Dewey, LLP, has joined the board of TechSandBox in Hopkinton. At Bowditch, O'Neill's practice is focused on business, corpo- rate and securities law, and she counsels people on a variety of transactional matters, including entity formation, stock and asset acquisitions, and limited liability company operating agreements and shareholders' agree- ments. She holds a law degree from Boston College and a bachelor's degree from Yale University. LEEDAN DEARDEN is now a senior accountant at the Worcester Community M OV E R S & S H A K E R S n Annette M. Hines of Framingham was honored with The Deborah H. Thomson Advocacy Award, which recognizes a Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys member for advocating elder issues in state gov- ernment. Hines is a lawyer with Special Needs Law Group of Massachusetts. n Wachusett Mountain Resort in Princeton reported the greatest number of participants for the second annual World's Largest Lesson Day – an attempt to break two Guinness Book of World Records for largest simultaneous ski and snowboard lessons. Wachusett Mountain had 168 total in attendance. More than 80 U.S. and 70 Canadian resorts had lessons at exactly the same time across seven dif- ferent time zones. n KrafTea Kombucha, a brand of 3cross Brewing Co. of Worcester, was accepted into the national trade association Kombucha Brewers International. KrafTea Kombucha is only one of two commercial brewers in the state that create the fermented tea flavored with natural ingredients. n James A. Valis and Gregg R. Manis, MCGOVERN MORGAN O'NEILL DEARDEN BATTAINI CONDICT DIMECO ACCOLADES & HONOR S Valis C H A R I T A B L E G I V I N G HARDT Manis The senior leadership team of Citizens Bank, with offices in Central Massachusetts, has given personal donations totaling $200,000 to various charities. Pictured (from left) are Brad Conner, vice chairman of consumer banking, Citizens Bank; Don McCree, vice chairman, commercial banking; Bruce Van Saun, bank chairman and CEO; Barbara Cottam, chair of Citizens Charitable Foundation; Sasha Purpura of Food for Free; and David Caprio of Children's Friend. Southbridge Savings Bank donated $2,500 to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass/Metrowest Inc., to help expand its mentoring program. Unitil's John DiNapoli and Cheryl L'Homme from GFA Federal Credit Union participated in the Gardner High School Reality Fair that was sponsored by the credit union and Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce. Sturbridge Coffee Roasters, with loca- tions in Southbridge and Dudley, donat- ed $255 to The Cancer Center at Harrington Hospital. Sturbridge Coffee Roasters – owned by Elvis and Karen Dyer – donated $1 for each pound of freshly roasted coffee purchased to the Cancer Center in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Clinton Savings Bank employee volun- teers served up a homemade meal to the United Way of Tri-County's W.H.E.A.T Community Café patrons as they do once every quarter throughout the year. W W advisors from Blackstone Valley Wealth Management in Hopkinton, were recognized for the third time in three years with the 2017 Five Star Wealth Manager Award in the February edition of Boston Magazine. Award candidates were evaluated against 10 objective criteria. W

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