Robert Gillis Jr.

When Bob Gillis walks down the street in his hometown of Gloucester, cars beep and pedestrians wave, according to John Brennan, a vice president and senior trust officer at Cape Ann Savings Bank.

Erica LeMire

Whenever Haverhill Bank needs someone to lend a hand with a community activity, Erica LeMire is the first to help out.

John Murphy

Some call him “Mr. Everywhere,” but to John Murphy, artfully meshing his banking career with community service is what the executive has naturally grown to do.

William Parent

Since William Parent took the reins as president and CEO of Blue Hills Bank nearly three years ago, the bank has made big strides in giving back to the community.

William Wagner

Bill Wagner’s three life rules encompass the same overall ideal: Take strict care of family, the community and work hard.

Sushil Tuli

Sushil Tuli’s narrative is a classic American success story, though he is modest and probably wouldn’t characterize it that way himself.

Joe T. Baptista Jr.

Joseph T. Baptista Jr., president and CEO of Mechanics Cooperative Bank – known to all as simply “Joe” – embraces a familiar role model as a bank president.

Janice Houghton

Janice Houghton, a lifelong Stoneham resident, started working at StonehamBank as a summer job during her freshman year of college. Forty-two years later, she is still there.

Denise Laizer

Denise Laizer has been a banker for almost her entire professional life. Last year she celebrated 25 years with Easthampton Savings Bank (ESB), and save for a brief, two-year stint at a mortgage company, she has been in community banking for 40 years.

Susan Lapierre

For the past 38 years, Susan Lapierre has combined her banking career with community activism in her native Cambridge.

Diane LeBlanc

Almost nine years ago, Diane LeBlanc’s professional world came to sudden and stunning halt. But it didn’t stop her from doing her job.

Joseph Roller

Cambridge Trust Co.’s President and CEO Joesph Roller – always talkative and approachable – is the perfect example of someone who gives simply for the sake of giving.

Esther Schlorholtz

“Knowledgeable” is one word that comes to mind after speaking to Esther Schlorholtz, director of community investment and senior vice president at Boston Private Bank.