Worcester Business Journal

18 Worcester Business Journal | August 7, 2017 | wbjournal.com 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 W o r k s M O V E R S & S H A K E R S PAULA MOLLOV, a Sterling resident, is now assistant vice president and mortgage originator at Clinton Savings Bank. She will be responsible for connecting existing homeowners and potential homebuyers, both English and Spanish speaking, with the mortgage and home loan solutions fitting their individual needs. Prior to joining Clinton Savings Bank, Mollov had an extensive back- ground in banking, starting as a bank tell- er in 1998 at another local financial insti- tution. She attended New England College of Business and Finance, spe- cializing in banking studies. JEREMY GROSSMAN has joined the Southborough builder Grossman Development Group as senior vice president and principal. He will oversee leasing activity and assist in all development capabilities. He was formerly a partner at the firm CBRE-New England and is a past chairman of the New England's Annual ICSC Retail Conference. JOHN MCNEILL, a faculty member at Worcester Polytechnic Institute since 1994, has been named the head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. McNeill is the founding director of the New England Center for Analog and Mixed Signal Design, and he spent 10 years in the electronics industry before joining the WPI faculty. He recent- ly completed a year as a visiting researcher at the University of Massachusetts Medical School working on a team developing a wearable wire- less sensor for prevention of bedsores in convalescing patients in hospitals, those in home care, long-term care facilities or in wheelchairs. PETER BACCHIOCCHI has joined the Girard Financial Group LLC of Millbury as the vice president of opera- tions and financial consultant. He brings more than 30 years of experience in financial servic- es, including roles at Allstate Financial Services, MetLife Financial Group, Baystate Financial and the Patriot Financial Group. KARA MURPHY has been promoted to director of sales enablement at the Training Associates Corp. in Westborough. In her new role, she will provide direction and leadership for all of the company's sales processes and ini- tiatives, including improving sales proce- dures and implementing sales enable- ment techniques. Worcester State University has elected three trust- ees to its board. CRAIG BLAIS, the president and CEO of the Worcester Business Development Corp., was elected chair. The Sutton resident has been a trustee since 2010. MARYANNE HAMMOND of Rochdale and STEPHEN MADAUS of Worcester were both elected as vice chairs. Hammon is a Worcester State alumna, a trustee since 2012 and a longtime public school educator. Madaus is a partner in the Worcester law firm Mirick O'Connell and a trustee since 2013. KATIE LAPLANTE is the new vice president of health services for Venture Community Services of Sturbridge. Laplante will over- see residential and day habilitation nursing, plan and direct medical training and coordinate care. She brings more than 20 years of professional experience, most recently serving as wellness direc- tor at The Estate in Franklin, and has a nursing degree from the St. Vincent School of Nursing in Worcester. DANIELLE NIXON has joined the pediatrics depart- ment at Reliant Medical Group. She has a medical degree from the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, and completed her pediatric residency at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, N.J. MOLLOV MCNEILL GROSSMAN 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 W O R K S BACCHIOCCHI BLAIS LAPLANTE NIXON Bryley Systems of Hudson – for the fourth straight year – was ranked among the world's most progressive 501 Managed Service Providers by MSPmentor's 10th Annual MSP 501 Worldwide Company Rankings. Gavin Livingstone is the company's president. Lydia Vazquez of Leominster Credit Union was named a Rising Star by the Cooperative Credit Union Association. She is assistant vice president of residential lending and fair lending Vazquez compliance, and joined the credit union in 2013. AdCare Hospital in Worcester recog- nized employees at a dinner at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester. Honored for 25 years of service were nurse Carol Derby and Mary Emery, dietary supervisor. Joseph Burgwinkle, Kathleen Coakley, Ronald Meagher and Judi Osborne were recognized for 20 years of service. Framingham-based MutualOne Bank donated a $5,000 grant to the Bacon Free Library in Natick, to refresh the library's collection of books on CD. Pictured (from left) are Mobolaji Omisore, manager of MutualOne Bank's Natick office; and Meena Jain, director of the Bacon Free Library. Wachusett Area Chamber of Commerce presented three $2,500 scholarships to area seniors: Madeline Roy of Sterling, Nicholas Yanco of Rutland and Diane Peterson of West Boylston. North Brookfield Savings Bank present- ed $10,000 in scholarships to 10 local high school students to help offset the cost of attending college. Medway-based Charles River Bank was a sponsor of Bellingham's 4th of July music and fireworks, as it has been since opening its Bellingham office in 2010. The bank donated $1,000. Pictured (from left) are Michael Soter, chairman, Bellingham Board of Selectmen; Ann Sherry, Charles River bank senior vice president of customer care and relationship development; Bellingham Town Administrator Denis Fraine; and the bank's Bellingham Branch Officer Michael Tuite. Community Harvest Project of Grafton received a $5,000 grant from the Hopkinton Youth In Philanthropy program, hosted by the Foundation for MetroWest. In the program, 20 students learned about local nonprofits, raised money and initiated their own grant program, after a student-led review of applicants and proposals. Avidia Bank, based in Hudson, donated $1,000 to St. Mary's School in Shrewsbury, to go toward tuition assistance. Pictured (from left) are Gargi Dutta-Roy, Shrewsbury assis- tant branch manager, Avidia Bank; Stephanie Luz, market manager, Avidia Bank; Jeannie MacDonough, principal of St. Mary's School; with students. W W W

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