Avison Young
Michael Dalton, SIOR, joins Avison Young as principal of the firm’s Boston office. He brings more than 30 years of leadership and commercial real estate experience, specializing in delivering value in acquisitions and leasing across an array of asset classes, including office, industrial and R&D. He was most recently executive director at Cushman & Wakefield.

BayCoast Bank
Eric B. Mack has joined the board of directors of BayCoast Bank, based in Rhode Island with branches in Massachusetts. He is an attorney and shareholder with Littler Mendelson P.C. in Providence.

Charles River Bank
Erion Meta has joined Charles River Bank as the branch operations manager of the Medway location. Meta worked at Citizens Bank prior to joining Charles River Bank.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Jamey L. Tesler, acting secretary of the state’s Department of Transportation since January, has been appointed the division’s permanent leader. His predecessor, Stephanie Pollack, was named deputy administrator of the Federal Highway Administration for the Biden administration. Tesler was previous the registrar of motor vehicles.

The Davis Cos.
Tanya Mitchell has joined The Davis Cos. as director of human resources and DEI initiatives. She was most recently acting diversity & inclusion/compliance real estate project administrator for Massport.

Freedom Credit Union
Kriste Joy has been named branch officer for Freedom Credit Union’s Greenfield and Turners Falls locations. Joy started her career at Four Rivers Federal Credit Union in 2003 and joined Freedom Credit Union through a merger in October 2005.

Webster Five Cents Savings Bank
Lisa Cohen has joined Webster Five Cents Savings Bank as assistant vice president and senior branch manager at the bank’s Front Street branch in Worcester. Cohen comes to Webster Five from Santander, where she was branch manager of the Gold Star Boulevard location.