People
Tanya DeGenova of Marblehead is the Northshore Toastmasters Club's most recent winner of a "Competent Communicator" award from Toastmasters International.
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Attorney Paul Ivaska, a tax practitioner at Lyons and Tzanoudakis in Danvers, recently completed a two-day workshop on the latest federal and state tax laws sponsored by the University of Massachusetts.
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Charles Cullen, president and CEO of The Provident Bank, was recently elected to a three-year term on The Essex National Heritage Commission Board of Trustees.
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James Feldman of Beverly has joined Hospice of the North Shore in Danvers as provider relations coordinator and will focus on area communities ranging from Boston and Cambridge to Lynnfield and Wilmington.
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Marianne Hawkins of Rockport has assumed the role of provider relations coordinator for Hospice of the North Shore in Danvers and will serve as a liaison to all North Shore hospitals.
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Dr. Richard Wylie, president of Endicott College in Beverly, recently received the Richard J. Bradley Award from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges for his commitment to accreditation throughout New England.
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Paula Harris, Stanley Goldstein and Robin O'Donnell, pictured from left, have joined Keller Williams Realty Beverly Market Center.
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Carl Jones of Hamilton recently purchased the Fitness Together training studio at 10 S. Main St. in Topsfield.
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Dale Johnson of Topsfield, an agent with Farm Family Life Insurance Co. and Farm Family Casualty Insurance Co., recently earned his Agribusiness and Farm Insurance Specialist designation.
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Mike Annese, a commercial real estate professional, has been named market center director of KW Commercial, a division of Keller Williams Realty, Beverly.
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Lorraine Laddin of Ipswich was recently named physical therapist case manager for Northeast HomeCare in Beverly. Laddin will evaluate and treat Northeast HomeCare patients in their homes.
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Alicia Diozzi, Nicole Underwood and Julie Pottier-Brown, all of Salem, have completed their 250-hour yoga teacher certification training with Swallowtail Yoga School.
Milestones
Baert Marine of Middleton was recently awarded membership in the Grady-White Boats Admiral's Circle for the model year 2009 in recognition of excellence in sales and customer service.
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Northeast Senior Health, which manages Northeast HomeCare and Ledgewood Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Beverly, is the first organization in the nation to implement Myomo, a neuro-robotic arm brace used in stroke rehabilitation.
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Rhino Public Relations LLC, a specialty public relations agency in Hamilton, recently announced it is celebrating its fifth year in business and has launched a new Web site at www.rhinopr.com.
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Endicott College's new master's programs — science in nursing, fine arts in interior design and arts in interior design — were approved by the state Board of Higher Education.
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Crown Trophy, a trophy and awards store that opened in 2002 in Middleton, recently acquired Blessington's Trophies of Topsfield.
New businesses
Roost, a new store at 40 Front St. in Salem, sells a mix of gifts and housewares, art, furniture, gifts, accessories, lighting and jewelry.
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Howard/Stein-Hudson Associates, a consulting firm, has launched a field office in Topsfield to provide engineering and planning services.
Giving
East Boston Savings Bank's 23rd annual employee auction raised $25,000 through the sale of employee- and vendor-donated items, and divided the proceeds among four area charities including HAWC in Salem and Haven From Hunger in Peabody.
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NMTW Community Credit Union collected hundreds of toys at their Danvers branch for the 14th annual North Shore Holiday Toy Drive on Dec. 10.
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Community Giving Tree in Boxford and Harborlight Community Partners in Beverly will each receive a $5,000 community grant from The Massachusetts Bankers Association Charitable Foundation.
