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Acella Construction Corp.

Acella Construction Corp., based in Pembroke, has promoted Scott Brash to director of field operations. The company also promoted Jilliane Tripp to be an estimating and marketing assistant.

Chase Bank

Roxann Cooke, the managing director of Chase Bank’s New England and Greater Pennsylvania regions, was honored with the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce’s Pinnacle Award for “outstanding achievement in management of a private company.”

Finegold Alexander Architects

Regan Shields Ives, a principal at Boston-based Finegold Alexander Architects focused on K-12 projects, was recently elected president of the Association for Learning Environments’ New England chapter.

HarborOne Bank

Brockton-based HarborOne Bank has hired Keith M. Pauletti as vice president and regional manager of the Boston Metro division of its branch network. Pauletti was previously a regional manager and vice president with Century Bank, which has since been acquired by Eastern Bank.

Massachusetts Pension Reserve Investment Management Board

The Pension Reserve Investment Management Board has hired Renee LeFevre as its new general counsel. LeFevre was formerly the general counsel to the Boston Planning & Development Agency.

Mortgage Network Inc.

Danvers-based Mortgage Network Inc. has hired William MacGregor as a loan officer working out of its West Roxbury and Boston offices.

Peabody Properties

Three staff members of Braintree-based Peabody Properties – David Harris, property manager, Abraham Leon, resident service coordinator, and Krystal Rodriguez, director of portfolio operations – accepted the Real Estate Management Boston Metropolitan Chapter No. 4’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award recently on behalf of the company. The award recognizes the company’s efforts to efforts to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, culture competency and development among staff, residents, vendors, contractors and others.

Pioneer Institute

Free-market think tank The Pionieer Institute named Harvard economist and urban affairs researcher Ed Glaeser and former MBTA general manager Brian Shortsleeve to its board.

Stavvy

Boston-based mortgage fintech Stavvy has hired Angel Hernandez as head of industry and regulatory affairs. Hernandez was previously the vice president of capital markets at the Housing Policy Council, an industry lobby group.

Weston & Sampson Design Studio

Cheri Ruane, vice president of landscape architecture at Weston & Sampson Design Studio, was honored with the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce’s Pinnacle Award for “achievement in the professions.”

Urban Edge

Boston-based community development corporation Urban Edge has hired Richard Ward as its next deputy director. Ward was formerly founder and president of Verge Philanthropy Partners.

The Village Bank

Newton-based The Village Bank has promoted Michael Spalding to manage its Waban branch.