| BayCoast Mortgage Co.
Swansea-based BayCoast Mortgage Co. has promoted John Amarantes to loan officer.
blumshapiro
Regional consulting firm blumshapiro, with offices in Boston and Quincy, has hired Barry Sussman as a consulting director in the firm’s litigation and valuation practice.
Hanscom Federal Credit Union
Hanscom Federal Credit Union has appointed Dan Picard to the role of vice president of consumer lending and collections.
JLL
Commercial real estate firm JLL has announced the hiring of Stephen Cook as a managing director in its Boston office, specializing in representing tenants and investors in the leasing of office space throughout Greater Boston. Cook joins JLL’s suburban team from Avison Young, where he was a principal.
McCall Almy
Boston-based commercial real estate firm McCall Almy has hired James Burr as a financial analyst.
North Brookfield Savings Bank
North Brookfield Savings Bank has promoted Cheryl Orne to branch operations manager. The bank also hired Jennifer Flowers as mortgage loan processor/closer within its residential lending department.
Preservation of Affordable Housing
Boston-based national nonprofit affordable housing developer Preservation of Affordable Housing has hired three new development team members to help oversee the organization’s major revitalization projects in four U.S. cities. Julie DeGraff Velazquez has been hired as vice president for community redevelopment; previously, DeGraaf worked for McCormack Baron Salazar, where she was a managing director of development. Ronette Slamin has been hired as a senior project manager in POAH’s Washington, D.C. office; in her previous position, she was a project director with Corcoran Co. in Boston. Sophia Transtamar has been hired as a senior project manager; previously, she managed affordable housing development projects in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston.
Suffolk Construction
Suffolk Construction has hired Dennis Berger as its chief culture officer, responsible for creating a best-in-class employee experience across the entire employee lifecycle. Prior to joining Suffolk, Berger was chief human resources officer for CDW Corp.
UniBank
Whittinsville-based UniBank has promoted Justine M. DeNorsica to executive vice president. DeNorsica will also continue in her role as director of government banking.
