Spotlight On Success Emily LeClair Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank “I have benefited greatly from my current course with CFTEA. I came into my position not knowing much of Commercial Lending, but by taking courses that are specific to my position, I have been able to apply what I’ve learned to what I do day to day. I don’t think I can name just one thing about what I’m learning that has helped me in my day-to-day. All that I
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Krystal Boivin Claremont Savings Bank I started out as a council member and was soon asked to join the board. CFTEA has personally helped my professional development over the last 14 years, and I am passionate about providing the same opportunity to others. Currently serving as the secretary of the executive committee, the most rewarding thing about being on the board is manifesting the transition of ideas into reality. One of the challenges I face being on the board is
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Instructor Spotlight: Andrew Lederer Instructor for 15+ Years “One day I was presented with an opportunity to teach a CFTEA course from my manager Linda Bridges. And the rest is history. I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to teach online, livestream webcourses, live and to support guided learning students. I also just completed working at the local community college for sixteen years! During those opportunities, I have interacted with amazing students that have had such an interest in taking advantage of professional
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CFTEA Board Member Spotlight: Melissa Greene Union Bank VT We interviewed Melissa Greene about her experience being a board member for CFTEA: When I took the position at Union Bank as the Training Officer, the individual that was retiring highly recommended that I become a board member for CFTEA. She felt that in order to successfully promote CFTEA classes, you needed to be actively involved in the organization. I have now been on the board for three years and
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Spotlight On Success Heather Beckley Wells River Savings Bank Here’s what Heather had to say about her CFTEA experience: “I started taking classes with CFTEA early on in my banking career because I didn’t have any banking experience. I was working part-time and going to college full time; the flexibility of the self-study programs allowed me to complete Principles of Banking. This course gave me a good foundation to grow on. The next two classes that I’m going to
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Spotlight On Success: Steven Hebert Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank “The Certified Modern Banking Representative suite of courses was the perfect path to jump-start my banking career. All information included in the certification is relevant to my duties as a Teller and Customer Service Representative and only strengthened the banking knowledge I had prior to the course. It’s definitely increased my confidence at work and dealing with customers. I can explain why things are the way they are a bit more
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Pam Veilleux at Norway Savings Bank Student Awards Banquet Speaker This year, our student awards banquets went virtual to ensure the safety of all our graduates and supporters. At our June 10 virtual student awards banquet, student speaker Pam Veilleux from Norway Savings Bank shared her personal experience on how she has benefited from career development through our non-profit. “I have worked at Norway Savings Bank for a combined total of twenty-eight years. Thirty years ago, this coming September, I
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Nancy Hines Mortgage Sales Trainer, Learning and Development Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group Many organizations faced with the dilemma of COVID-19 and training remotely simply have done away with training for the present, as they don’t offer online or remote classes for training purposes. When local instructors were not available to teach for NH Mutual Bancorp, Nancy was brought in as a seasoned distance learning instructor. This type of remote instruction has allowed students access to quality educators – without a
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Katrina Randlett NH Mutual Bancorp Many organizations faced with the dilemma of COVID-19 and training remotely simply have done away with training for the present, as they don’t offer online or remote classes for training purposes. NH Mutual Bancorp consisting of Meredith Village Saving Bank, Merrimack County Savings Bank (the Merrimack) and Savings Bank of Walpole has multiple locations throughout New Hampshire. How are they meeting new challenges to continue employee education? We sat down and talked with Katrina Randlett,
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Spotlight on Success: Shanna Emanuel – Claremont Savings Bank Student Awards Banquet Speaker This year, our student awards banquets went virtual to ensure the safety of all our graduates and supporters. At our June 18 virtual student awards banquet, student speaker Shanna Emanuel from Claremont Savings Bank shared her personal experience on how she has benefited from career development through our non-profit. She had this to say to those in attendance, “I have been taking CFTEA courses for about ten years
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