Making news in business, May 23
Published: 05-22-2024 9:26 AM |
BOSTON — Northwestern Assistant District Attorney Anne Yereniuk, deputy chief of the Child Protection Unit, was honored last month with the Massachusetts District Attorney Association “Spotlight Award” at an annual prosecutors conference in Boston. She was one of 11 assistant district attorneys across the state to receive the award.
Yereniuk has worked at the Northwestern DA’s office since 2013 in various capacities, including prosecuting felony cases, serving as an attorney in charge of a district court team, and heading up the Elders and Persons with Disabilities Unit.
Previously, she worked in the Hampden County DA’s office from 2007 to 2013. She graduated from Northeastern University School of Law in 2005.
Northwestern First Assistant District Attorney Steven Gagne presented Yereniuk with the award at an April 25 ceremony where he noted her expertise in cybercrimes and her pursuit of online perpetrators who disseminate child sexual abuse material.
He also applauded her ongoing efforts to educate the courts, lawyers, and the general public that what was formerly described as “child pornography” is in fact child exploitation and abuse, and is not a victimless crime.
In bestowing the award, Gagne described Yereniuk as “one of the hardest working, most dedicated and highly organized prosecutors I’ve ever known.”
The Massachusetts District Attorney’s Office is an independent state agency that supports the state’s 11 elected district attorneys and the 785 prosecutors and 260 victim witness advocates who work in those offices.
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NORTHAMPTON — The Five College campuses of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke and Smith colleges and UMass Amherst are collaborating to offer job seekers one-stop shopping for hundreds of jobs at a late May event in Northampton.
The third annual Five College Job Fair, taking place from 1 to 4 p.m. on May 29 at Smith College’s Indoor Track & Tennis Complex, will feature high-priority openings in a wide variety of departments. Attendees will be able to talk with campus representatives and explore job opportunities. Refreshments will be available and gift bags of campus souvenirs will be raffled off to attendees.
The campus departments with the most openings include: Administration, Campus Safety (security officers), Dining Services (cooks, kitchen assistant, cashiers), Facilities/Custodial Services, Financial Services and IT technicians.
For more information about this event, visit fivecolleges.edu/jobfair.
EASTHAMPTON — bankESB recently hired Lauren Tabin as assistant vice president, branch officer of its King Street office in Northampton.
Tabin, of Holyoke, has nearly 30 years of banking experience. Prior to joining bankESB, she was assistant vice president, branch officer at PeoplesBank, and previously held various other positions there including banking center manager, branch officer, trainer, and teller.
She brings an extensive background in management and leadership experience to her new role, where she will manage the Northampton office team while remaining engaged in the community.
She currently serves on the board of the Holyoke Chamber and the Rotary Club, and previously served on the board of the Black Horse Trust, the Miracle League of Western Massachusetts, the Holyoke Merry-Go-Round and Providence Ministries.
SPRINGFIELD — Freedom Credit Union recently announced the hiring of Easthampton resident Lee Craig as its senior vice president and chief financial officer.
Bringing three decades of leadership experience in credit union operations and compliance, Craig will lend his expertise to planning, directing and controlling Freedom’s overall financial plans and policies, accounting practices and relationships with lending institutions and the financial community.
Craig comes to Freedom after 23 years as CFO at MassMutual Federal Credit Union, where he was responsible for the operation’s overall financial condition, information technology oversight, compliance management and strategic planning. He also previously served as principal examiner at the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).
A member of the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) CFO Council and Compliance Council, and a past member of Fiserv’s user advisory board, Craig served on the town of Westhampton’s finance committee for several years. He earned his bachelor’s degree in business management from Westfield State University.
AMERST — The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is elevating two AIA members from AIA Western Massachusetts to its prestigious College of Fellows, AIA’s highest membership honor, for their exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society.
The newly elevated members are Thomas RC Hartman, FAIA, a partner at C&H Architects in Amherst, and Ludmilla Pavlova-Gilham, FAIA, senior campus planner and architect at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
The fellowship program was developed to elevate those architects who have achieved a standard of excellence in the profession and made a significant contribution to architecture and society on a national level. Architects who have been elevated to fellowship can be identified by the designation FAIA after their name.
New fellows will be honored at the AIA Awards Gala, June 7, at the National Building Museum in Washington D.C. The western Massachusett chapter covers Hampshire, Hampden, Franklin and Berkshire counties.