Movers & Shakers

TONYA LAIRD North Brookfield Savings Bank

WBJ File Photo Louis Ciavarra of Bowditch & Dewey

DOUGLAS J. PETERSEN Workers Financial Services

J. TIMOTHY SMITH Workers Financial Services

KAITLYN BURNETT New England Sign Group

ZACHARY CAMPBELL Behavioral Concepts, Inc.

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CELIO MELICIO has joined ERA Key Realty Services in Milford. He joins the company from Toyota, where he worked as a sales and leasing consultant, achieving the rank of sales master. He is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and English.

JOSEPH W. SULLIVAN, a Worcester resident, was named vice president, chief underwriting and product officer, at Boston Mutual Life Insurance Co. in Canton. In his newly created role, Sullivan will oversee underwriting and product development efforts at the company. He has extensive experience in insurance, most recently as CEO of the U.S. Accident Division at Pan-American Life Insurance Co. in Shrewsbury. Sullivan is a graduate of Stonehill College and Suffolk University Law School.

ZACHARY CAMPBELL was hired as an applied behavior analyst at Behavioral Concepts, Inc. in Worcester. He is scheduled to receive an associate's degree from Quinsigamond Community College this year and lives in Southbridge.

TONYA LAIRD has been promoted to the position of senior branch manager/branch administrator at North Brookfield Savings Bank in North Brookfield. A bank employee since 2001, she has held several positions with the company, including assistant branch manager, customer service manager and, most recently, branch manager/IRA specialist. She is a director on the board of the Quaboag Hills Chamber of Commerce, based out of Palmer.

LOUIS CIAVARRA, a partner at Bowditch & Dewey in Worcester, was appointed to the 495/MetroWest Suburban Edge Community Commission. The commission is a private/public partnership dedicated to ensuring the participation of edge communities in state development resources and initiatives. Ciavarra has more than 30 years of experience representing clients in business disputes, intellectual property disputes and securities fraud matters.

DOUGLAS J. PETERSEN, president and CEO of Workers Credit Union, was named chairman of Workers Financial Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Workers Credit Union and credit union service organization.

ROBERT S. LOCKETT III is now president and vice chairman of Workers Financial Services, a credit union service organization that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Workers Credit Union. Lockett is chief strategy officer and senior vice president diversified services at Workers Credit Union.

J. TIMOTHY SMITH was named treasurer and secretary of Workers Financial Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Workers Credit Union. Smith is senior vice president and chief financial officer and treasurer at Workers Credit Union.

KAITLYN BURNETT is now an account manager with New England Sign Group in Auburn, specializing in healthcare signage, including hospitals throughout New England. She is an honors graduate of Fitchburg State University with a bachelor's degree in communications, with a concentration in graphic design.

STEVEN MCINTOSH was hired as a job developer at the Worcester Community Action Council, Inc. In his new role, he oversees weekly training and case management for youth employed through the YouthWorks Summer Jobs program. Prior to joining WCAC, he worked at Dismas House, the Greater Worcester Housing Connection and Y.O.U. Inc. He is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and a native of the Bronx, N.Y.

LILA MILUKAS is now youth employment coordinator at the Worcester Community Action Council, Inc. She was most recently program coordinator for African Community Education in Worcester, where she coordinated the after-school programs. She also completed two years of AmeriCorps, the first at the Worcester Youth Center and the second at ACE. She is an Ashley Falls native and a Clark University graduate.

MICHAEL ASPESI was awarded Tow Times magazine's Rising Star Award for his involvement in industry towing organizations, leadership skills and dedication to the field. He is the owner of Ted's of Fayville, a towing company in Southborough, and learned the towing and recovery business from his father, Peter Aspesi. He is the director of the Statewide Towing Association of Massachusetts and the committee that raises funds for a local children's cancer hospital.

RACHAEL SLOZAK is now universal assistant branch manager at the Route 9 branch location in West Brookfield for North Brookfield Savings Bank. In her new position, she will be responsible for helping customers with loan inquiries and applications, opening new accounts and ensuring efficiency in the teller line. She joined the bank in 2014, when the bank she worked for, FamilyFirst Bank, merged with North Brookfield Savings Bank. A graduate of Holyoke Community College, Slozak lives in Warren.