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BayCoast Bank

Swansea-based BayCoast Bank has named Robyn Andrade to manage its 1000 Ashley Blvd. branch in New Bedford. Prior to joining BayCoast, Andrade was a multisite branch manager with Citizens.

BankFive

Fall River-based BankFive announced a slate of new promotions:

• Christopher Craig to first vice president and reginal sales manager.
• William N. Beauchene, Charlie A. DeSimone and Lynn A. Motta to senior vice president of commercial lending.
• Jimmy Costa to senior vice president of retail.
• Luke A. Lehman and Brittany Schmidt to vice president of commercial lending.
• Stephanie DeSousa to vice president and business development officer.
• Allison Pereira to vice president and credit officer.
• Evan Mazetis to vice president and network manager.
• Andrew Shapiro to vice president and sales manager
• Lisa Celio, Susana Neves Coito, William Dawson, Michelle Guertin, James Hanewich, Arthur McCue, Kevin McGoff, Michael Mendonca, Elizabeth Tetzner and Monica Botelho to vice president and mortgage loan originator.
• Cheryl A. Bennett to officer and governance manager and business analyst

Country Bank

Ware-based Country Bank announced a slate of new promotions:

• Julie Yi to senior vice president of operations and controller.
• Justin Calheno and Antonio Palano to assistant vice president of retail lending
• Lisa Saletnik to assistant vice president of business systems.
• Mackenna Hogan to commercial banking administration officer.
• Sam Pursey and Saran Yurkunas to relationship management officer.
• Erin Skoczylas to assistant controller.
• Ashley Swett to customer care center officer.

Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

The state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development has named a new chief economist after 10 years without one. Mahesh Ramachandran was previously a cofounder and chief economist at Smart Growth Economics, specializing in workforce housing and economic development solutions for the state’s Gateway Cities.

The Greater Boston Association of Realtors

The Greater Boston Association of Realtors named its Realtor of the Year: Melrose-based Leading Edge Real Estate agent Alison Socha. The association also announced several other awards:

• Rising Star awards for Kelly Horn, an agent with Lamacchia Realty in Waltham, Krista Matthews, an agent with Lamacchia Realty in Woburn, and Max Perkins, an agent with William Raveis Realty in Boston.
• Andrew F. Hickey Distinguished Service Award for Melody Skye Roloff, an agent with Premier Realty Group in Reading.
• Affiliate Member of the Year Award for Jordan Weiner, founding partner and president of JCW Title LLC, in Bedford.

Monson Savings Bank 

Monson Savings Bank has promoted Kylie E. LaPlante to assistant vice president and business development officer.

The bank also announced that Heather Arbour, BSA officer and compliance manager, and Catherine Rioux, portfolio manager, have successfully graduated from the New England School for Financial Studies at Babson College.

North Brookfield Savings Bank 

North Brookfield Savings Bank announced the promotions of Joseph Deady to digital services manager and fraud analyst and and Kaitlyn Malin to operations specialist.

The Peabody Cos. 

Braintree-based real estate and property management firm The Peabody Cos. has hired Kerry Anne Dervil as a senior property manager. Dervil comes to the company after a stint managing properties with First Realty Management.

RODE Architects

Boston-based RODE Architects has promoted Jonathan Quinn to associate.

William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty

Connecituct-based William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty announced two new agents had joined its Great Barrington brokerage: Stephen Schoenfeld and Joanna Szwyd. Szwyd was previously an associate broker at Stone House Properties.

WinnCompanies

Boston-based WinnCompanies announced it had promoted Trevor Samios to senior vice president of its new, stand-alone resident services department, to be called COnnected Communities. The resident services function had previously been housed under WinnResidential’s operational and support services department.