PeoplesBank Announces Key Promotions
PeoplesBank has announced the promotions of several key associates.
Alexander P. Hoyo has been promoted to Data Management and Analytics Officer. He has more than seven years of analytics and banking experience.
In his new position, Hoyo will oversee and participate in the construction and maintenance of reliable, secure, and innovative information systems to support the organization’s data needs. He is responsible for the day-to-day management of the analytics team as it facilitates the acquisition of information from multiple sources and manages the custodianship and the distribution of information to business units in a useful and consumable manner.
Hoyo earned a bachelor of arts and a master of arts at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts. He resides in West Springfield.
Clare A. Ladue has been promoted to Assistant Vice President, Banking Center Regional Manager in the Holyoke region. She has more than 25 years of financial services and banking experience. In her new position, Ladue will oversee the growth and development of banking center associates and customer relationships within the defined Region.
Ladue holds certificates from the New England School of Financial Studies and Massachusetts Bankers Association in Commercial Lending.
Her volunteer service includes serving as an executive committee member of the Quaboag Hills Chamber of Commerce and Town of Ware 250th Anniversary Committee and volunteering for the West Springfield Partners for Education and Baystate Mary Lane Walk of Champions. Ladue resides in Palmer.
Amos L. McLeod III has been promoted to Assistant Vice President, Commercial Credit Officer. He has more than 18 years of financial services and banking experience. In his new position, McLeod will underwrite new loan requests, review existing borrowing relationships, and assist with training junior credit analysts.
McLeod earned a bachelor of science in business management from Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. His volunteer service includes serving as treasurer for the Friends of the Huntington Public Library, a member of the Worthington Rod & Gun Club, volunteer for Credit for Life, Habitat for Humanity, the United Way Day of Caring, and the Massachusetts Department of Fish & Wildlife. He resides in Huntington.
Jeanna Marie Misischia has been promoted to Customer Solutions Officer. She has more than 20 years of financial services and banking experience. In her new position, Misischia will have oversight of the bank’s call center and VideoBanker staff as well as day to day operations of both departments.
Misischia is a graduate of the Connecticut School of Broadcasting in Farmington, Connecticut and is currently studying with the New England College of Business pursuing a degree in business administration with a concentration in management. She is also a Notary Public.
Her professional and community service includes serving on the Northeast Contact Center Forum of COCC and as a volunteer for Halfway Home Cat Rescue, Holyoke Hospice, and West Springfield Council on Aging. Misischia resides in West Springfield.
Patricia A. O’Brien has been promoted to Assistant Vice President, Consumer Lending. She has more than 21 years of financial services and banking experience. In her new position, O’Brien will assist in running the daily operations of the Residential Underwriting Department, as well as analyzing residential and consumer applications.
O’Brien earned an associate in business administration from Holyoke Community College in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
Her volunteer service includes serving as a member of the Holyoke Kiwanis and National MS Society. O’Brien resides in Chicopee.
Cassandra M. Pierce has been promoted to Vice President, Data Management and Analytics. She has more than 18 years of data management and banking experience. In her new position, Pierce will lead the Data Management and Analytics team in constructing and maintaining highly effective, reliable, secure, and innovative information systems to support the organization’s data needs. She also will provide leadership for effective strategic and tactical planning in the use of information. Pierce also will oversee the acquisition of information from one or more sources and manage the custodianship and the distribution of that information to those who need it in a useful and consumable manner.
Pierce earned a master of science in cybersecurity management and a master of science in communication and information management from Bay Path University in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, a bachelor of science in business management from Westfield State University in Westfield, Massachusetts, and an associate of science in marketing management from Holyoke Community College in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
She also holds several designations including: Certified International Project Management (CIPM); American Academy of Project Management (AAPM); Master Project Manager (MPM), American Academy of Project Management (AAPM), Senior Professional in Supply Management (SPSM), and Next Level Purchasing Association (NLPA).
Her volunteer service includes serving as a board of directors member for The Care Center in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Pierce resides in Northampton.
Mike Raposo has been promoted to Digital Marketing Officer. He has more than seven years of financial services and banking experience. In his new position, Raposo is responsible for end-to-end management of all digital platforms including website content and improvements, outbound email marketing, digital message boards in 21 banking center locations in Massachusetts and Connecticut, online banking advertising, as well as related analytics and analysis.
Raposo earned a bachelor of arts in sports management from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts. He also is a graduate of Leadership Holyoke and has Google Analytics training.
His volunteer service includes serving as a coach and Vice President for the Westfield Little League. Raposo resides in Westfield.
Christopher M. Scott has been promoted to Assistant Vice President, Portfolio Manager. He has more than eight years of financial services and banking experience. In his new position, Scott will continue to support relationship managers in addition to managing his own commercial portfolio.
Scott earned a bachelor of science in corporate finance from University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts. He is also a graduate of the Springfield Leadership Institute. He resides in East Longmeadow.
Tracy L. Sicbaldi has been promoted to Vice President, Commercial and Institutional Banking. She has more than 30 years of financial services and banking experience. In her new position, Sicbaldi will identify, develop and manage new municipal, commercial, and institutional deposit relationships.
Sicbaldi is the former treasurer of the towns of Hampden and Monson, Massachusetts. She is a member of the Massachusetts Collectors and Treasurers Association, the Hampden County Collectors and Treasurers Association, the Hampshire and Franklin Collectors and Treasurers Association, the Berkshire County Collectors and Treasurers Association, and the Worcester County Collectors and Treasurers Association. She is a former member of the Eastern Mass Treasurers and Collectors Association and attends all educational state and county municipal meetings.
Her volunteer service includes serving as a board of directors member for the Dakin Humane Society; a member of the steering committee for the Rays of Hope; past treasurer, vice president, and president of the Professional Women’s Chamber; and a past board member of the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield (ACCGS) and the YWCA of Western MA. Sicbaldi resides in Wilbraham.
Karen E. Sinopoli has been promoted to First Vice President, Controller. She has more than 15 years of financial services and banking experience. In her new position, Sinopoli will maintain the financial records of the bank in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), supervise all accounting and financial reporting functions of the bank and its subsidiaries, and prepare all requisite corporate tax filings to conform with federal and state law.
Sinopoli earned a master of science in accounting from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts, a bachelor of science in accounting, with a minor in international business, from the Smeal College of Business at the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, and focused on international business during her semester studying at the University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia. She also is a Certified Public Accountant.
Her volunteer service includes serving as a board of directors member for the Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center – Home of Girls Inc. of the Berkshires. Sinopoli resides in Pittsfield.
Aaron Sundberg has been promoted to Assistant Vice President, Portfolio Manager. He has more than 10 years of financial services and banking experience.
Sundberg earned a bachelor of science in business administration from the Isenberg School of Business at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts.
His volunteer service includes serving as a board of directors member for UMass Fine Arts Center and a volunteer for Credit for Life Holyoke. Sundberg is also a member of the Real Estate Finance Association of Connecticut. He resides in the Amherst area.