People
Juli Lederhaus of the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem was named general manager of the year for a small property (up to 100 rooms) at the recent meeting of the Massachusetts Lodging Association. The hotel was awarded the association's Prism Award for diversity.
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Kirk Bishop of Wenham was recently named the next president of the board of trustees of Pingree School in South Hamilton. He will be voted in as president June 15.
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Bruce Macdonald has been appointed branch manager of the main office of The First National Bank of Ipswich at 31 Market St., Ipswich.
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DawnMarie Corneau, an independent financial adviser at Corneau Wealth Management in Beverly, was named to the LPL Financial Freedom Club, ranking her among the top 25 percent of advisers supported by LPL Financial, an independent broker-dealer.
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Roy Robblee, project manager at North Shore Mechanical Contractors of Danvers, recently achieved LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification as a "Green Plumber."
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Richard Hayes of Beverly was recently promoted to vice president and chief financial officer of ProMutual Group, a provider of medical professional liability insurance.
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Joanne Kiley of Peabody (five years), Geraldine Mullins of Beverly (five years), Irene Sokolov of Salem (five years), and Paula Snavely of Wenham (10 years) were recently honored for their years of service to Partners HealthCare.
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Colleen Browning was recently hired as director of business development and sales at Windover Construction Inc. of Manchester-by-the-Sea. Hannah Ginley was hired as executive assistant to the president, and Neil Dooney is a new project superintendent.
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Sharon Graves, aquatic coordinator at Brooksby Village, recently received the Patient and Community Services Award from the Arthritis Foundation Massachusetts Chapter.
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Dr. Irwin Nathanson, a Danvers optometrist, was recently named provider of the year by Davis Vision in its second annual Provider Recognition Program.
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Kathy Gilfeather was recently hired by Danversbank as a senior mortgage loan officer for residential lending.
Milestones
Danversbank recently opened its first full-service branch in Boston at 86 Mass Ave.
New business
The Salem School of Music was recently opened for classes at 3 Pleasant St. in Salem. It was founded by Steve and Jennifer Spungin, who also founded the Marblehead School of Music in 2007.
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