Women of FIRE
Dana Chapel
By Anna Sims | August 21, 2014 | ReprintsDana Chapel joined the banking world in 1989 as a part-time teller at New England Savings Bank. She worked hard and earned several promotions at the bank, which later became part of Citizens Bank, until she found herself in a back-office job in the training department, where she missed being able to work with and help customers.
Jean Cherni
By Christina P. O'Neill | Commercial Record Staff | August 21, 2014 | ReprintsJean Cherni had a “commuter marriage” before the term was invented. And at age 85, she is still working, by choice.
Beth DiLoreto
By Laura Alix | Commercial Record Staff | August 21, 2014 | ReprintsMany people move into real estate from another career, but Beth DiLoreto started in the business at just 18 years old, after finishing a year of college and feeling a little undecided about her future.
Jessica Dornelas
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | August 21, 2014 | ReprintsAfter graduating from law school in Boston during the Great Recession, Jessica Dornelas returned to her native Connecticut, where she set up a solo practice.
Lynn K. Giroux
By Linda Goodspeed | August 21, 2014 | ReprintsLynn K. Giroux came to Essex Savings Bank 15 years ago as manager of human resources and branch administration.
Nanette Pastore
By Colleen M. Sullivan | Commercial Record Staff | August 21, 2014 | ReprintsAs an industry, real estate has a reputation from attracting an eclectic mix of professionals from other industries, eager to launch a second career. But its own executive ranks tend to be filled from those who got their start as agents – which makes Nanette Pastore’s...
Mary Reynolds
By Anna Sims | August 21, 2014 | ReprintsWhen Mary Reynolds first joined Rockville Bank, she was tasked with processing loans for a woman who was not only the top loan officer in the office, but one of the top loan officers in the country.
Sandra Senich
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | August 21, 2014 | ReprintsAs an energetic force behind the revival of Waterbury’s Palace Theater, Sandra Senich considered it the perfect location for one of the most important occasions of her life: her wedding ceremony.
Darcy Sledge
By Laura Alix | Commercial Record Staff | August 21, 2014 | ReprintsDarcy Sledge could tell you stories that would make your skin crawl. Fresh out of school and working in the oil industry, Sledge’s new coworkers never let her forget that it was a man’s world.
Filomena Soyster
By Anna Sims | August 21, 2014 | Reprints“When Filomena is determined to get something done, she gets it done,” said Bobbie Bartucca, who has firsthand experience trying – and – to resist the passion, commitment and energy of Filomena Soyster.
Deborah L. Stevens
By Linda Goodspeed | August 21, 2014 | ReprintsDeborah L. Stevens, vice president of special assets and special assets manager at Liberty Bank, says helping people get to the other side of a problem loan can be challenging, but also very rewarding.
Shirley Theriault
By Christina P. O'Neill | Commercial Record Staff | August 21, 2014 | ReprintsIt was a baptism by fire, recalls Shirley Theriault. As mortgage underwriting standards first loosened in order to attract business, and then tightening after the financial crisis, Theriault has used her sense of action-reaction dynamics to bring a sense of consistency to underwriting. Her four nominators for this year’s Women of FIRE Awards consistently recognize her acumen.
Super Women: The 2013 Women Of Fire
August 15, 2013 | ReprintsSeveral months ago, The Commercial Record asked its readers to nominate deserving women in the finance, insurance and real estate sectors for our Women of FIRE awards.
Deborah Bochain
By James Cronin | Special To Commercial Record | August 15, 2013 | ReprintsDeborah Bochain jumped into an advertising director’s position at Middletown’s Liberty Bank out of college after just nine months of management training.
Ann Braunagel
By Laura Alix | Commercial Record Staff | August 15, 2013 | ReprintsAnn Braunagel had an OK job, but something was missing. Ten years ago, she was working in the corporate world selling technology, when she decided it was time for a change.