GARDNER, MA – June 21, 2021 – Mount Wachusett Community College is pleased to announce our Dean’s and President’s Lists for the spring 2021 semester. Students who complete a minimum of 12 semester hours are eligible. The Dean’s List requires a 3.30 to 3.99 grade point average while the President’s List requires a 4.0 grade point average.

Presidents List

Ashburnham

Rajkumar Desai, Shawn Ilinitch

Athol

Alexia Clapper, Lindsay Williams, Destiny Wrigley

Baldwinville

Chloe Caisse

Barre

Gemma Gabrielli, Gabrielle Walker

Bolton

Benjamin Wikoff

Boxborough

Mikayla Barrett, Campbelle Stephens

Boylston

Alex MacConnell, Nathan Reich

Douglas

Karissa Alyrd

East Falmouth

Jeffrey Quinn

Fitchburg

Mays Asfari, Pedro Baez, Jessica Burgos, Tony Lam, Amy Meunier, Ponetip Souvannavong, Taniya Tucker, Brenda Velasquez, Daisy Vue, Jaelyn Wentworth

Gardner

Mordrianna Gaudet-Oxford, Daniel Hidalgo

Gilbertville

Maddison Willigar

Hubbardston

Rebecca Cronin, Joely McKelvie, Angelina Ovitt, Andrea Techera, Kevin Techera

Leominster

Katelyn Cameron, Caitlyn Curley, Pamela Day, Angela Hoyt, Delroy Lindesay, Charles Milhans, Melissa Paquette, Sarah Poirier

Lexington

Samina Mian

Lunenburg

Olivia Hayes, Tina O’Leary, Erin Romero-Berquist

Marlborough

Keegan Byrnes

Monson

Amy Robertson-Soucy

Oakham

Lindsey Lessore

Pepperell

Taylor McLellan, Kaitlyn Winsper

Phillipston

Hannah Bennett, Rebecca Degon, Sydney Marshall

Princeton

Isabella Ervin, Thomas Kokernak

Shirley

Zoe Zupko

Southbridge

Molly McNamara

Templeton

Garrett Dora, Natalie Johnson, Adelia Sampognaro

Townsend

Emily Price

West Boylston

David Urella

Westminster

Ryan Coleman, Celeste Infantino, Cheryl Sanders, Justin Tralongo

Winchendon

Allison Beane, Aidan Bourque, Isabelle Costa, Joseph Noe, Danielle Belpedio

Worcester

Brooke Hazen, Kathryn Woods

Jaffrey, NH

Peter Luksha

New Ipswich, NH

Kailyn Matson

Richmond, NH

Rebecca Rule-Sellers

Hanover, PA

Jessica Woodward

Deans List

Woodstock, CT

Bethany Chase

Kennesaw, GA

Rebekah Pineda

Ashburnham

Samantha Bertrand, Steven Gorrell, Holden Larsen, Katie O’Brien, Alana Perry, Ean Roy

Ashby

Patty Brine, Leelannee Farrington, Lydia Palmer

Athol

Alexis Barrett, Danielle Darling, Grace Dufour, Gracie Eastman, Madison Faneuf, Allysia Hartley, Emily Jamieson, Olivia Luchock, Savannah Smart-Gray, Colby Soltysik, Emily Woodard

Auburn

Eric Paradis

Ayer

Cameron Breault, Eric Gravelle, Perrin Grubb

Baldwinville

Monet Coleman, Jayson Drop, Joshua Duval, Kristen Lloyd, Patricia Magane, Jonathan Morin, Zachary Stacy, Aryana Williams

Barre

Michael Flood, Miranda King, Sarah O’Sullivan

Belchertown

Ashley Tarr

Bolton

John Maron

Boxborough

Genevieve Phelps

Bridgewater

Tonya Fleming

Cambridge

Cheryl Locksley-Grant

Clinton

Alvin Deleon, Irene Jimenez, Dylan Napoli, Manny Patel

East Bridgewater

Jenna Tully

East Brookfield

Adam Gibson

East Templeton

Samantha Giblin

Fitchburg

Omar Abdelkebir, Faiza Boulefaa, Michael Chernoch, Amanda Chiasson, Tiarra Favreau, Melissa Gonzalez, Brandan Grossi, Jailene Lopez, Sarah Lyon, Geanine Mazerolle, Jamal Michel, Aicha Ndiaye, Eileen Nina, Rohanji Novas, Jael Omeler, Andrew Picard, Bryant Quinn, Aleigha Rivard, Jessica Romero, Brittany Ruffen, Timothy Stewart, Alana Strumberger, Steven Tarnowski, Jouan Vang, Jennifer Vasquez, Jamie Velasquez, Alex Willie

Framingham

Priscila Gheleri

Gardner

Aislyn Atkinson, Hannah Burns, Angelica Butler, Robert Chilcoat, Khysha Doiron, Skyler Elliott, Jacob Gamble, Vanessa Hill, Catherine Hough, Trentin Hursey, Savannah Johnson, Anneliese King, Daniel Knoll, Erik McMaster, Brandon Mills, Isabelle Poulin, Julie Richard,

Cynthia Roy, Guadalupe Ruiz, Martena Soliman, Abanoub Tefal, Giovanni Toledo, Serena Wiita

Gilbertville

Holly Perry

Groton

Kayla Hanlon, Andrew Miller

Hardwick

Lynsey Fletcher

Holden

Alli Carbonneau, Ariel Norum

Hubbardston

Mariah Aviles, Ariana Giardina, Nichole Hazel, James Nason, Alexandrea Ramos, Natalia Wilder

Hudson

Margaret Moran

Hyde Park

Curtis Booker

Jefferson

Elizabeth Afonso

Lancaster

Carolyn Poch

Lawrence

Jazmine Martinez, Orquidia Martinez

Leominster

Meghan Arce, Nakia Bachman, James Barrett, Netty Bazile, Olivia Bush, Cameron Cutter, Benjamin Dearden, Andre Dion, Molly Donovan, Nancy Fong, Kayla Garcia Brodie, Thomas Hall, Molly Jacob, Christopher Johnson, Andrew Lanciani, Demetric Lavender, Alondra Lopez Abreu, Anna Clara Loureiro Lago, Matthew Madrigal, Douglas Marcelino, Edward Maslov, Kionna Mayard, Kimberly Mertz, AJ Natal, Basille Neglawi, Amanda Newell, Ernest Nyarko,

Kerisbel Pina, Sabrina Poirier, Sydney Sacks, Katie Santana, Cameron Vettese, Flor Zhagui

Littleton

Leonard Albert Sta Maria

Lowell

Joseph Bernardini

Lunenburg

Ryan Barksdale, Madelyn Dame, Carlee Dunbar, Jose Flores, Dylan Gaudet, Kristen Melanson, Madison Pinard, Larisa Stacy, Isabella Stillman, Chantel Szlosek, Clayton Wang

Marlborough

Nicole Madaglia

Middleboro

Thomas Melucci

Monson

Tristan Soucy

Northborough

Susan Willwerth

Oakham

Amber Aynesworth, Shaye McKeen

Orange

Ellie Burton, Simon Powell, Alexi Rosado, Christine Sawin

Pepperell

Rebecca Epstein, Melany Lorance, Christopher McCall

Petersham

Phoebe Burch

Phillipston

Hannah Bean, Karisa Bussiere, Briana Higgins, Madeline Rose, Sydney Wilga

Princeton

Jeremy Dower

Rutland

Parker Houghton, Allison Kane, Lindsey Mahan, Samantha Sargent, Robert Walters

Shirley

Alex Hertz, Nicole Kelly

South Deerfield

Lauren Hnath

Southbridge

Dawnmarie Jones

Sterling

Andrew Vettese, Alyssa Waterman

Stow

David Duprey

Templeton

Sebastian Coscia, Katelyn Haley, Mallory LeBlanc, Vincent Sampognaro

Townsend

Alban Baboci, Amanda Fales, Seth Farley, Callum Hammill, Olivia Olmeda, Alivia Roy

West Brookfield

Robert Howard

Ware

Olivia Mooney

West Boylston

Ruchit Patel

Westminster

Jaxon Decker, Nicholas Grossi, Gianna Moorshead, Kailyn Parker, Janel Tralongo, Jason Tralongo, Jonathan Winn

Winchendon

Cassandra Burdick, Jillian Bussiere, Maxxuelle Chanthachack, Erick Colston, Meagan Cucchiara

Taylor Fitzpatrick, Andrew Forest, Akacia Gambone, Zachary Martins, Hannah Morse, Kelsey Pelkey, Mansi Prajapati, Clarissa Simmers-Swanson, Tiana Taylor, Breanna Whittier

Worcester

Doris Agyei, Nicole Benoit, Giselle Maradiaga, Ebenezer Mireku, Josphat Ndegwa, Christopher Shea, Julie Von Fettweis

Springvale, ME

Haylie Baker

Jaffrey, NH

William Luksha

New Ipswich, NH

Kyle Boland, Averi Dyer, Shaina Lakanen, Sarah McInerney

Rindge, NH

John Stanway

Temple, NH

Kayla Rautiola

Briarcliff, NY

Rachael Orsi

Fincastle, VA

Suzanne Poirier

Exceeds annual results expectations, assists communities with funding to navigate pandemic

(Leominster, Mass.) – The year 2020 was a unique year for Fidelity Bank as the global pandemic created an unexpected shift in the world as we knew it. While the year presented unprecedented challenges related to the pandemic, Fidelity Bank remained focused on its newly-refined LifeDesign Banking approach of helping clients, colleagues and community members get where they want to be by providing the clarity needed to make informed decisions in the face of an uncertain future.

The community bank, with headquarters in Leominster and 14 full service offices, grew by 14.4 percent reaching total assets of $1.1 billion, which is up from $972 million in 2019. While COVID-19 created several challenges, it also allowed for the unique opportunity to offer Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to local businesses. During the first round of lending, Fidelity Bank made 449 PPP loans, totaling $54.8 million, with 100 percent loan and forgiveness applications approved by the Small Business Association.

“Our mission of caring deeply and striving to have a positive impact on our family, friends and neighbors served us well as we responded during the pandemic to ensure continuity of business for our clients, and support for our colleagues and communities,” said Ed Manzi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity Bank. “From providing support to small business owners in navigating PPP loans, helping our clients quickly obtain mortgages in a challenging housing market, and being a strong corporate citizen for our communities during the pandemic, it is clear that Fidelity Bank and our colleagues can weather and appropriately respond to any challenge.” Fidelity Bank shared its 2020 financial data and community growth at its annual meeting on April 20.

Highlights of Fidelity Bank’s Community Growth include:

• Shortly before the pandemic began, Fidelity Bank completed the merger with Family Federal Savings, which resulted in welcoming new clients, communities, and colleagues to the Fidelity Bank family.
• Fidelity Bank’s LifeDesign approach was introduced to 1,866 new client households in 2020.
• Assisted in providing businesses $93 million in commercial loans.
• Provided $225 million in mortgage loans and equity loans with the assistance of an efficient mortgage team who moved quickly to meet the demanding needs of the current housing market.

Bank officials also announced the election of two new corporators of Fidelity Mutual Holding Company. They are Mark Kavanagh, Realtor at GrotonHome Team Keller Williams Realty, Inc. in Groton, and Steve Volante, Owner of Volante Farms, in Needham. Both will serve a ten-year term. Scott Howard and Brent Maugel were re-elected to serve a ten-year term as directors of the Fidelity Mutual Holding Company. Alvin Collins, R. Joseph Salois, Dean Sweeney and C. Deborah Phillips were re-elected to serve a three-year term as directors of Fidelity Mutual Holding Company. Alvin Collins was elected to Clerk of Fidelity Mutual Holding Company for a one-year term, and Judy A. Khallady was elected to Assistant Clerk of Fidelity Mutual Holding Company for one-year term.

In an extraordinary year of challenges due to the pandemic, Fidelity Bank donated nearly $450,000 to more than 200 worthy organizations, events, and important causes in several Central and Eastern Massachusetts communities through its LifeDesign Community Dividend, the philanthropic arm of Fidelity Bank. In addition to its LifeDesign Community Dividend support, the bank also donated more than $100,000 to help various organizations support basic needs early in the pandemic through its Caring for Our Communities COVID-19 Response Grants and provided more than $50,000 in hunger relief support for more than a dozen Massachusetts food pantries.

Treating people with care and respect has always been a guiding principle at Fidelity Bank. In 2020, the bank created the Fidelity Bank Inclusion and Diversity Advisory Board consisting of clients, colleagues, and business and community leaders, to reflect our communities and understand the hopes and fears of clients. Additionally, a Bank Diversity Council was established for colleagues to evaluate training programs and explore new ways to promote inclusion and diversity within the bank.

As one of the board’s first official efforts, the bank committed $45,000 over three years to a partnership with Entrepreneurship for All, an organization to accelerate economic and social impact in communities nationwide through inclusive entrepreneurships, as they expand their services in Worcester and North Central Massachusetts.

Fidelity Bank also received recognition for its work in 2020. It was voted Worcester Telegram & Gazette Best Financial Services in Central Massachusetts and was named to the Boston Globe’s Top Places to Work list for the sixth time.

Click here to view Fidelity Bank’s 2020 Annual Report.