Movers & Shakers for Nov. 11, 2024

VALERIE BRUNO

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MICHAEL LAVOIE has been named executive vice president, senior commercial officer at Worcester-based Cornerstone Bank. With more than 20 years of experience, Lavoie will supervise all aspects of commercial banking for Cornerstone including generating new business, portfolio management, and underwriting. Lavoie earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing from Southern New Hampshire University and his MBA with a finance concentration from Bentley University in Waltham.

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ROBYN PETERSEN

MutualOne Bank, based in Framingham, has promoted two of its employees, JOLEEN DICK and SAMANTHA RAMOS, and hired ROBYN PETERSEN. Dick, who began working at MutualOne in 2016, has been promoted to assistant vice president, digital banking officer from her most recent role as client services manager. In her new position, she will oversee the bank’s digital programs and client services activities. Dick earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Southern New Hampshire University. Ramos, who began working for MutualOne in 2019 as a personal banker, has been promoted to the client services team, supervising the bank’s call center and assisting customers. She is in the process of gaining her digital banker certification through the American Bankers Association, headquartered in Washington, D.C. Peterson joined MutualOne as assistant vice president, floating branch manager, administrator. Previously, Peterson worked at Lexington-based MIT Federal Credit Union for 13 years as consumer lending manager. She earned her associates degree in business administration from Northeastern University in Boston.

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(From left) TERESA MURNANE and JOLEEN ROSE

TERESA MURNANE and JOLEEN ROSE have joined Whitinsville-based ERA Key Realty Services as realtors to its Auburn and Millis offices, respectively. Prior to starting her current role, Murnane was a realtor for Lamacchia Realty in Worcester and started her real estate career as a realtor with eXp Realty in Auburn. Murnane is on the Auburn-based REALTOR Association of Central Massachusetts’ community action committee and is a member of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce. Rose had previously worked at ERA Key for more than 16 years until the end of 2023. Prior to her ERA Key tenure, Rose was vice president at Northeast Signature Properties in Millis and had a career in health care as a board certified and registered respiratory therapist. Rose graduated from Newbury College in Brookline and studied at Worcester State University.

VALERIE BRUNO

VALERIE BRUNO has been named manager of events and programs at the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce in Fitchburg. Bruno founded Boston-based event planning company Originally Crafted Events in 2020 and previously worked as marketing and community engagement specialist at Redi, a Newton-based cannabis dispensary. Bruno earned her associates degree in business administration from Middlesex Community College in Bedford and her bachelor’s degree in business management from Framingham State University.

Rollstone Bank & Trust, headquartered in Fitchburg, has promoted three employees. MELANIE SAUVAGEAU was promoted from her role as branch manager of the Rollstone’s Parkhill office to first vice president, deposit operations and banking. ROBERT COURTEMANCHE has been promoted to vice president of bank administration having held multiple positions at the bank, including in the retail, credit, and loaning services departments throughout his 13-year tenure with Rollstone. ANNE MARIE GASKINS has been promoted to manager, eBanking department. Gaskins joined Rollstone in 2012 as a part-time teller and transitioned to the eBanking department in 2015.

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(From left): ASHLEY MARCUM AND EDWIN WARD

ASHLEY MARCUM and EDWIN WARD have been appointed to the board of directors of Training Resources of America in Worcester. A Millbury resident, Marcum is the assistant vice president at Millbury National Bank. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Framingham State University and her MBA and master’s degree in organizational leadership from Nichols College in Dudley. Ward works at Saint-Gobain in Worcester as the director of environmental health safety and sustainability. He earned his bachelor’s degree in environmental studies and master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies from Hiram College in Ohio.

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ALEX MONACO

Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District has hired ALEX MONACO as the organization’s program coordinator. Previously, Monaco worked at Ed Hyder’s Mediterranean Marketplace in Worcester and volunteered stART on the Street, the former yearly arts and performance festival. A New Jersey native, Monaco came to Worcester to study at Clark University.

Clinton Savings Bank has elected KALI DELOREY and DALE DIMECO to the bank’s board of directors. Delorey has owned RE/MAX Journey in Clinton, a franchise of Colorado-based real estate company RE/MAX, since 2012. She studied entrepreneurship at Babson College in Wellesley. DiMeco owns DiMeco's Nursery and Landscape in Lancaster. He earned his associates degree in soil science from the UMass Amherst Stockbridge School of Agriculture.

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TIMOTHY MURRAY

President and CEO of Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce TIMOTHY MURRAY has been elected to serve on the board of directors for the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, a Virginia-based association of chamber executives nationwide. Murray became president and CEO of Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce in 2013, where he continues to lead a team of professionals serving the region’s business community. Prior to joining the chamber, Murray was elected lieutenant governor of Massachusetts in 2006 and was a three-term mayor of Worcester.

Milford Regional Medical Center promoted three existing employees, impacting management in the emergency department, imaging, cardiovascular services, and accounting. JOSHUA COLE was promoted to the director of the emergency department. In this role, he will be responsible for managing the nursing staff, administrative planning for emergency services, and the coordination of care for patients. Cole began his career at Milford Regional in 2021, previously serving as nurse manager for the emergency department. He received a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and an MBA from Clark University, both in Worcester. HANNAH QUADE was promoted to the director of accounting. Quade began her career at Milford Regional Physician Group in 2014 as a finance assistant and was then promoted to staff and senior accountant, and assistant controller. She received her bachelor's degree in business management with a concentration in accounting from Westfield State University. LAURA CHAPMAN was named the director of imaging and cardiovascular services. Chapman joined Milford Regional in 2018 as director of diagnostic imaging and oversaw joint commission surveys in imaging. She was involved in the site development of satellite locations in Milford, Franklin, and Medway.

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JAMIE CONAGHAN

JAMIE CONAGHAN has been elected chair of the Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce board of directors in Ayer. Conaghan is the senior vice president of marketing and digital at Main Street Bank in Marlborough. As chair of the board, she will work with board members, chamber staff, and membership to serve the region’s business community. In addition to her involvement in the chamber, Conaghan is president of the New England Financial Marketing Association in Chelmsford and is a volunteer facilitator and mentor for the United Way of Central Massachusetts Women’s Initiative Dollar $cholar program in Worcester.

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ANTHONY MANZO

ANTHONY MANZO has been hired as senior vice president of corporate development at Flexcon Holdings Trust, the Spencer-based parent company of Flexcon Co. and two other material science manufacturing companies. In this role, Manzo will identify opportunities for organic growth and work closely with leadership in each business to execute initiatives and provide support. Previously, he worked as executive vice president of corporate development at Framingham-based manufacturer Re:Build.

JACQUELYN MARCHAND has joined Milford Regional Urogynecology as a board certified nurse practitioner. Previously, Marchand worked as a registered nurse in the thoracic surgery intensive care unit at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Prior to that, she worked as a nurse on the telemetry unit at Milford Regional Medical Center. She earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing and master’s degree as a family nurse practitioner from Simmons University in Boston.