bankESB recently promoted Susan Cody to assistant branch manager of its 605 Granby St., South Hadley office.
Cody, of Feeding Hills, has nearly four years of banking experience. She was hired in 2021 as a teller and was most recently a teller supervisor in the bankESB 85 Broad St., Westfield office.
Cody earned a bachelor’s degree in communications and business management from Westfield State University.
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Dietz & Company Architects Inc. announces that Yvonne Cruz has rejoined the firm as a senior architect. Yvonne previously worked at the Springfield firm from 2019 to 2022. In the interim, she worked for a local engineering firm where she participated in the design of public projects.
She holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Pratt Institute, School of Architecture in Brooklyn, N.Y., and is a licensed architect in New York state. She brings over 25 years of experience to Dietz & Company, having worked for firms in Massachusetts and New York City. Cruz has worked on an array of residential projects specializing in new construction and renovations of multifamily properties. She has also worked on many municipal, hotel and restaurant projects.
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Monson Savings Bank announces the retirement of Stephan R. Chiacchia from its Board of Directors. Chiacchia’s retirement comes after 17 years of service.
Chiacchia, a certified public accountant, has held leadership roles in several organizations, including as a board member of Sanderson-MacLeod Inc. He also served as treasurer of the Palmer Rotary Club.
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Square One in Springfield recently welcomed Peter Morales to its leadership team.
Morales will serve as the agency’s vice president of operations. In this role, he will oversee Square One’s day-to-day operations.
Morales previously served as senior vice president of innovation and technology/chief technology officer for Country Bank in Ware.
Morales previously held operational, technology and strategy leadership roles at the Council on International Educational Exchange, New York University, the New York Stock Exchange and the American Stock Exchange. Morales began his career developing diagnostic systems for U.S. Navy Avionics including the F18 aircraft.
He holds an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering, a master’s degree in engineering management and a doctorate in computer science and information systems. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Institute for Study Abroad and the CyberAI Group.
Morales resides in Longmeadow. In his spare time, he mentors students through the Columbia University Justice Through Code program and master’s degree students at NYU Engineering.
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Baystate Health announces that Clara Guixa has been appointed Chief Information and Digital Officer.
Guixa will serve as the strategic and operational information and technology leader for the health system and affiliate entities.
Guixa brings more than 25 years of experience in healthcare IT and technology management. She joins Baystate Health from Boston Children’s Hospital and the main pediatric program of Harvard Medical School, where she served as vice president of applications and deputy chief information officer.
Guixa’s has decades of leadership roles within academic health care systems, including the University of Chicago Medicine and the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Guixa earned a Bachelor of Science in biomedical engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering and has completed an Executive Program for Emerging Leadership at the University of Chicago Booth.
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