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ACE Mentor Program of Greater Boston

ACE Mentor Program of Greater Boston, a nonprofit mentoring high school students in the architecture, construction and engineering fields, has named Reed Cochran as its interim executive director following the departure of its leader of four years, Jen Fries.

Acentech

Cambridge-based architectural acoustics consultant Acentech has hired Frank Scala as a principal, Benjamin Thirakul as associate principal and Whit Love as a consultant in its technology advisory unit.

Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts

Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts has hired Samilys Rodriguez as director of career development and industry inclusion. Rodriguez was previously with the Center for Women & Enterprise, where she oversaw efforts to help women business enterprises.

BankGloucester

BankGloucester announced the retirement of Charles G. Nahatis, a member of the bank’s board for 30 years and its chairman for the last seven.

BioMed Realty

San Diego-based life science developer BioMed Realty promoted Ed McDonald to vice president of development from his previous post overseeing its Cambridge and Somerville development projects. His new role oversees much of BioMed’s East Coast development.

Brookline Bank

Brookline Bank President and CEO Daryl Fess has been elected to the board of directors of the New England Council, a non-partisan business group.

The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod

The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod, based in Hyannis, has hired Janet Kieran as digital experience leader, where she will manage and implement digital strategy and transformation of the Coop’s digital banking services. She was previously vice president of digital growth at Boston-based Reify Health.

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston announced the make up of its 2024 board of directors:

• Chair: Corey Thomas, chair and CEO, Rapid7 (continuing from prior years)
• Deputy chair: Roger Crandall, chairman, president and CEO, MassMutual (continuing from prior years)
• Ronald O’Hanley, chairman and CEO, State Street
• Sushil K. Tuli, chairman and CEO, Leader Bank
• Jeanne A. Hulit, president and CEO, Maine Community Bank
• Kimberly Sherman Stamler, president, Related Beal
• Lauren A. Smith, chief health equity and strategy officer, CDC Foundation
• Lizanne Kindler, executive chair, CEO, KnitWell Group

The Boston Fed’s board membership is always divided among representatives of the banking industry, general business and the public.

In addition, the bank named Eastern Bank chair and CEO Bob Rivers as its federal advisory council representative.

Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center has hired former city of Boston deputy director of state relations Diego Huezo as its senior director of governmental relations.

Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance

The Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance announced it had promoted Caitlin Golden to chief policy and strategy officer.

MountainOne Insurance

MountainOne Insurance Agency, a subsidiary of North Adams-based MountainOne Bank, announced it has hired Tim Minkler and Libby Peyron as part of a deal that saw it buy Stockbridge’s Minkler Insurance Agency.

MutualOne Bank

Framingham-based MutualOne Bank announced the promotions of:

• Timothy Steiner, to senior vice president and commercial lending team lead,
• Victoria Harcovitz, to accounting supervisor,
• Shihab Bakary, to senior credit analyst,
• Grazel “Dolly” Zaballero, to senior account representative I.

Rockland Trust Co.

Rockland Trust Co. has hired Joe Wadlinger, the former North Shore Bank executive vice president and chief lending officer, as its new regional executive for the North Shore market.

Sublime Systems

Somerville-based Sublime Systems, a company developing a process to make low-carbon cement, has hired former Pioneer Valley Planning Commission public affairs manager Pat Beaudry as a project development manager.