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Spotlight On Success: Jill Tetrault

June 25, 2020

Spotlight On Success: Jill Tetrault Kennebunk Savings We spoke with Jill on her recent experience taking Legal Foundations in Banking from us at CFTEA: “Taking Legal Foundations in Banking has given me a better understanding of banking laws and regulations not only in how they relate to my current position but to Kennebunk Savings Bank as a whole. It has given me a firm foundation to continue to build from in my banking career. Webcourses can be difficult to

Spotlight On Success: Jarod Dos Santos

June 22, 2020

Spotlight On Success: Jarod Dos Santos TowneBank This is what Jarod had to say about his learning experience with CFTEA: “As a recent college graduate the Principles of Banking webcourse has helped me in many different ways. It has helped me better understand how banks work for the community and better understand how banks are run on a day to day basis in general. Being so new to banking it gets a little confusing sometimes on why some things are

Celebrating our 2019-2020 Instructors Part 3 of 3

June 22, 2020

Everyday we remain grateful for the passion and effort of those who work so hard to give back to the professional community as CFTEA instructors. We can’t say it enough — the incredible people and their organizations that focus on the importance of career development. WIth COVID-19, our instructors have balanced their own lives and provided quality distance education at a time when it was so desperately needed. For our students, any transition in the instruction model has been seamless.

Celebrating our 2019-2020 Instructors Part 2 of 3

June 10, 2020

Everyday we remain grateful for the passion and effort of those who work so hard to give back to the professional community as CFTEA instructors. We can’t say it enough — the incredible people and their organizations that focus on the importance of career development. WIth COVID-19, our instructors have balanced their own lives and provided quality distance education at a time when it was so desperately needed. For our students, any transition in the instruction model has been seamless.

2020 Virtual Banquet Slideshow

June 9, 2020

CFTEA was pleased to share this pre-banquet slideshow with attendees highlighting banquets of the past and information on our non-profit for today and tomorrow.

Spotlight on Success: Kory Cantin Union Bank

June 8, 2020

Last year at our student awards banquets, CFTEA ran a contest to provide a free Introduction to Leadership Certificate. Kory Cantin, Commercial Loan Assistant at Union Bank, VT & NH was our winner! The content was new for CFTEA and we caught up with Kory after completing his certificate to get his insights into the experience and how it differed from other online training. “I’ve taken most of my classes in college online and I would have to say that

Celebrating our 2019-2020 Instructors Part 1 of 3

June 4, 2020

2019-2020 CFTEA Instructors – Part 1 of 3 Everyday we remain grateful for the passion and effort of those who work so hard to give back to the professional community as CFTEA instructors. We can’t say it enough — the incredible people and their organizations that focus on the importance of career development. WIth COVID-19, our instructors have balanced their own lives and provided quality distance education at a time when it was so desperately needed. For our students, any

Thank you to our board of directors

June 4, 2020

Thank you to our Board of Directors for leadership and support, especially as we navigate the current and future business environment. Your caring support and commitment mean so much to us at CFTEA! Thank you for your continued support of affordable career advancement. Addy Mae Gosselin – Mascoma Bank – VP, Education Danielle Violette – Machias Savings Bank Jane P. Clark – Community National Bank, VT – Board President Jay Hallam

Spotlight On Success: Angela Edgecomb

May 29, 2020

Spotlight on Success: Angela Edgecomb – Consumer QC Processor Bath Savings InstitutionAs someone new to banking, Angela was eager to take the opportunity to learn more about the industry. “The more I understand, the better I can be at my part of a larger picture.” As Angela progressed in her courses, she had this to say: “The courses were very helpful in understanding regulations, laws and acronyms that were new to me. Bath Savings Institution did a wonderful job teaching

Spotlight On Success: Jessica Cash

May 28, 2020

Spotlight on Success: Jessica Cash Customer Service Representative Mechanics Savings, a division of Maine Community Bank Jessica was a guest student speaker at our 2019 student awards banquet in Auburn, Maine. Her story is one of inspiration. “Prior to banking, I worked two jobs. I wanted to find a job where I could grow and support my children. I started my job search and banking kept standing out to me. I started my career in banking just over a year