COMMUNITY BANK HEROES

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.

David Willard

David Willard, vice president and director of community relations at Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank, is no stranger to dramatic turnarounds – literally and figuratively.

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