Chelsea Groton Bank announced last month the promotion of 21 employees following a Board of Trustees meeting.

Locally, these area employees received promotions:

Chrissy Caplet of Bozrah, has been promoted to Vice President, Operations and Security Manager. She's been a member of the Chelsea Groton team since 2000, working as a Customer Service Representative, in various roles in retail branches.

Kristin Zummo of East Lyme has been promoted to First Vice President/Director of Business Intelligence. She joined Chelsea Groton Bank in January 2019 as the Learning and Development Manager.

Lisa Fields of Griswold, has been promoted to Assistant Vice President, Facilities Manager. She joined the bank in 1999, and has held numerous roles, including her current oversight of purchasing, facilities and relationship management with tenants, property and maintenance partners.

Damen Norton of Groton, Lending Compliance and Encompass Administrator, has been promoted to Assistant Treasurer. Damen joined Chelsea Groton in 2018 as the Loan Servicing Team Lead and was soon promoted to his current role.

Dawn Sandvoss of Mystic, Commercial Loan Officer, has been promoted to the position of Vice President. Dawn joined Chelsea Groton Bank in March 2020 and acts as the primary Commercial Lender referral source for branch-based loan referrals.

Jennifer DeLucia of North Franklin, Accounting Manager, has been promoted to Vice President.

Mandy Crispim of Norwich, Customer Solutions Manager for the Norwich Branch, has been promoted to Assistant Treasurer.

Jean McGran of Norwich, Member Experience Market Manager, has been promoted to First Vice President.

Elizabeth Owen of Norwich, Senior Credit Analyst, has been promoted to Assistant Treasurer.

Timothy Rich of Norwich, has transferred to the Financial Analyst role for the Accounting Department and has been promoted to Assistant Secretary.

Sarah Dion of Oakdale, Internal Audit Manager, has been promoted to Vice President. Sarah joined Chelsea Groton in 1993 and has worked in the Retail Banking, Training, and Risk departments before joining the Internal Audit department in 2007.

Sara Lundy of Oakdale, Compliance Manager, has been promoted to Assistant Vice President. Sara joined Chelsea Groton in 2016 as a Risk and Compliance Specialist and was named Compliance Manager in 2021.

Rebecca Magner of Pawcatuck, Customer Solutions Manager at the Bank's Pawcatuck and North Stonington branches, has been promoted to Assistant Vice President. In addition to her branch management responsibilities, Rebecca was a key player on the Paycheck Protection Program team, and is currently working with PPP borrowers on their forgiveness applications.

Katherine Allingham of Preston, has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Director of Compliance and Risk Management. Kate joined the bank in 1999 as a Customer Service Representative, became a Financial Services Representative, and subsequently served as the bank's Marketing Manager and Compliance Officer.

Yana Kozleva of Preston, Senior Auditor, has been promoted to Assistant Vice President. Since joining Chelsea Groton in 2002, Yana has been instrumental in supporting the Internal Audit department.

Maria Grenier of Scotland, Deposit Operations Manager, has been promoted to Assistant Vice President.

Kelly Allard of Sprague, Loan Servicing and Lending Compliance Manager, has been promoted to First Vice President. Since joining the bank as a part-time teller in 2002, she held several positions before becoming the Loan Servicing and Lending Compliance Manager in 2018.

Richard Balestracci of Stonington, Commercial Loan Officer, has been promoted to First Vice President. Rich joined the bank in March 2014 as a Senior Credit Analyst and was promoted to Portfolio Manager/Commercial Loan Officer in January 2015.

Melinda Burridge of Waterford, Regional Sales and Service Manager, has been promoted to Vice President. Mel joined Chelsea Groton in 2006, with several years of retail bank management experience.

Vira Fiore-LaBrecque of Waterford, Customer Care Manager, has been promoted to Assistant Vice President.

Tamela Higgins of Westerly, Human Resources Manager, has been promoted to First Vice President. Tam joined Chelsea Groton Bank in 2012 with over 25 years of experience in Human Resources.