The Buzz Online

Northeast Credit Union recently promoted Jennifer Albert (left) and Jessica Champagne to branch managers.

In the Spotlight: Northeast Credit Union promoted Jessica Champagne to branch manager of its Dover location. She began her career with NECU in 1997 at the Portsmouth branch as a teller. Northeast also promoted Jennifer Albert to branch manager of both the Berlin and Gorham locations.

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NH Made in Epping hired Jonathan Nash as its associate executive director. In this newly created role, he will oversee retail operations, online sales, and special events for the organization. Nash has 15 years of experience in retail special events with the Kittery Trading Post. Meghan Brown has been promoted to member services coordinator, responsible for social media, recruiting new members, and assisting current members with a variety of NH Made sales, marketing, and educational programs.

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Howard Brodsky, co-founder, chairman, and co-CEO of CCA Global Partners, will be presented with the Global Leadership Award bythe World Affairs Council of NH. Recognized for initiatives like Cooperatives for a Better World and CCA for Social Good, Brodsky will be honored on May 19th, at the Annual Global Forum

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TFMoran in Bedford recently promoted Jeremy Belanger, EIT to senior project engineer. Belanger joined TFMoran in 2015 serving as a project engineer in the civil engineering department in Bedford. His work experience includes civil/site design and infrastructure design, as well as regulatory permitting and approvals for residential, commercial, industrial, municipal and energy projects.

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Service Credit Union recently celebrated the opening of its newest branch in Laconia and the Credit Union’s ties to the military, which date back to the credit union’s opening in 1957. The Laconia branch is the 35th Service Credit Union location in New Hampshire and the 50th branch worldwide.

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Cookson Communications in Manchester hired Olivia Pollock as communications and social media strategist. Prior to joining Cookson, Pollock was a marketing specialist for a global manufacturing technology company in Merrimack.

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Newburyport Bank will open a new branch in Hampton in June.  The Bank already has branches in Dover and Portsmouth, and a new Exeter branch will open within the next month.  The new, full-service Hampton branch will be located at 321 Lafayette Road. Newburyport Bank also presented a check for $100,000 to Exeter Hospital for the Center for Cancer Care, which offers Massachusetts General Hospital radiation oncologists and medical oncologists/hematologists onsite in Exeter, along with access to Mass General’s cancer specialists and research.

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wedü in Manchester promoted Carolanne Donovan to digital marketing manager. She joined wedü in 2014. In her new, expanded role, Donovan will be tasked with the overall management and execution of all digital marketing strategies, collaboration, team dynamics, and external relations.

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Polaris Direct in Hooksett hired Kevin Horan to the Strategic Marketing Services team. The SMS team is comprised of a group of creative professionals with a mix of graphic design, account management, copywriting, social, digital marketing, and direct mail experience.

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Concord Community Music School is partnering with Riverbend Community Mental Health for “Good Vibes: Music & Mental Health, a choral concert, panel discussion, and weekly presentation that highlights the use of music in mental and behavioral health treatment.

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Members First Credit Union in Manchester employees give $5 to dress down in jeans and other casual attire to support local charities. Members First recently donated $560 from the Casual Friday Fund to Liberty House, a non-profit organization in Manchester that supports homeless veterans. Liberty House was once the family home of Private Harold Paczosa, lost in combat in 1943. To honor his memory, Paczosa’s sister, Annette, gifted the home to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, requesting that it be used to benefit military veterans.