Movers & Shakers

GRAY

HOEKSTRA

ZIEMBA

WILLIAMS

MAHAJAN

DAVIAU

COFFEY

McGARRY

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DEBORAH GRAY has been hired as assistant branch manager at Fidelity Bank in Princeton. She joins Fidelity from TD Bank in Orange, where she was assistant branch manager. At TD Bank, she ran day-to-day operations at the branch, coached employees and served clients. Her responsibilities at Fidelity will be similar. She lives in Orange with her family.

MARY HOEKSTRA is now a personal banker at Fidelity Bank's Millbury office. In her new role, she will build relationships and provide excellent customer service. Most recently, Hoekstra worked as a relationship banking specialist with United Bank in Shrewsbury and Worcester. She lives in Leicester.

VERONICA ZIEMBA and ALICIA STACY took on new positions at The Bridge of Central Massachusetts in Worcester. Ziemba, who has been a nurse for 20 years, was promoted to director of nursing. The nursing staff monitors medication administration, provides training and makes recommendations regarding medical supports. As director of nursing, Ziemba will dedicate herself to furthering her staff's education. Before she joined the Bridge, she was director of the practical nursing program at Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School in Charlton. She holds a bachelor's degree in nursing from Worcester State University and a master's degree in nurse education from the University of Hartford. Stacy, who joined the Bridge from the YWCA of Western Massachusetts, where she was director of Parent Support Programs, is now North County Division director. In her new role, she is responsible for the oversight of the adult mental health programs in North Worcester County. She holds a master's degree in public administration, as well as a bachelor's degree in social work, from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton.

JENNIFER CHASE WILLIAMS was promoted to partner at McLaren & Associates CPAs PC in Shrewsbury. A nine-year veteran of the firm, she was promoted from the position of director of operations. Williams, who specializes in strategic tax planning, employee benefits, compensation plans and business valuations, has more than 30 years of experience in public accounting. She is a graduate of New York University and holds a master's degree in business administration from Clark University. She is currently pursuing her business valuation certification and master's degree in taxation.

DIVYA MAHAJAN, a board-certified rheumatologist, has joined Harrington Physician Services in Southbridge. She specializes in rheumatic diseases, including arthritis, gout, fibromyalgia, Lyme disease, osteoarthritis, lupus and scleroderma. She joins Harrington from Southcoast Physicians Group, which is based in Fall River. She holds a medical degree from Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, in Karnataka, India, and completed a residency in internal medicine at Mount Sinai in the Bronx, N.Y. She also completed a fellowship in rheumatology at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases in Bethesda, Md.

DEB DAVIAU has joined Fallon Health as director of outreach for the Worcester health insurer's NaviCare program. Daviau is responsible for overseeing efforts to grow and support NaviCare, an integrated program for adults ages 65 and older. She has more than 20 years of healthcare industry experience, most recently as director of sales and marketing for Cambridge-based Senior Whole Health.

JENNIFER COFFEY is now marketing assistant at JM Coull, Inc. in Maynard, where she will support the firm's marketing and business development efforts. She has more than 20 years of marketing and administrative experience, most recently as an office manager at Servpro in Worcester. She has a background in graphic design, which she will use to help the company's marketing initiatives. She lives in Clinton.

JOHN DOWNS has joined North Brookfield Savings Bank as vice president and commercial loan officer, where he will be responsible for business customer outreach and development of commercial loan relationships. A 32-year veteran of the banking industry, Downs most recently worked as vice president/commercial lender at Berkshire Bank. He worked as vice president/commercial lender at Chicopee Savings Bank and in various lending and management positions at People's Bank. He holds an associate's degree in business from Holyoke Community College, a bachelor's degree in finance and economic from American International College of Springfield, and a master's degree and master's of business administration in finance from Western New England College of Springfield.

JESSICA McGARRY has joined the commercial lending division at Country Bank in Ware. McGarry has 17 years of banking experience. She started as a part-time teller and worked her way through the branch system to the commercial credit department, where she learned commercial lending. She joins Country Bank from Webster Five. A Sutton resident, she holds a bachelor's degree from Nichols College. She was a member of the Leadership Worcester class of 2015-2016 and a 2014 Worcester Business Journal Forty Under 40 honoree.