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Bluestone Bank
Raynham-based Bluestone Bank has hired Shawn McDonough as vice president and director of corporate services, overseeing bank security, purchasing and records management.
Bowditch & Dewey
Boston law firm Bowditch & Dewey has hired Tracy Thomas Boland as a partner in its labor and employment group.
Caritas Communities
Caritas Communities has hired Greg Rittchen as director of acquisition and development, managing the expansion of Caritas Communities’ portfolio of deeply affordable housing in Eastern Massachusetts. Rittchen previously worked in an unspecified commercial brokerage in New York City.
Crowd Lending Inc.
Boston-based real estate investment firm and mortgage lender Crowd Lending Inc. has hired Kattia Ira as an originator. Ira is also a Realtor at Century 21 North East
The Davis Cos.
Boston-based developer The Davis Cos. has hired Carlos Ortea as director of research, a newly-created position focused on supporting the company’s investment strategy.Ortea was previously head of Real Estate Investment Research-Americas at Aberdeen Standard Investments in Boston.
First Realty Management Co.
Lilyan Sayer, a property manager with Boston-based First Realty Management Co., has achieved the Accredited Residential Manager and Certified Property Manager designations via the Institute of Real Estate Management Boston Metropolitan Chapter No. 4.
Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union
Lowell-based Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union has promoted Robin Lorenzen to senior vice president and chief marketing officer and Alison Hughes to assistant vice president and community engagement officer.
North Brookfield Savings Bank
North Brookfield Savings Bank has hired Tom Henry to be a graphic designer on its marketing team. Henry was previously a creative director at MassMutual Financial Group.
The Peabody Cos.
Braintree-based real estate firm The Peabody Cos. has hired Andrew Leichtman as vice president and portfolio manager. Leichtman was most recently a regional manager with WinnCompanies in Cambridge.
The company also announced that one of its property managers, Kimberly Liu, has obtained National Affordable Housing Professional designation.
VHB
Boston-based engineering, planning and design firm VHB has hired Rick Plenge as a senior project manager and regional active transportation service leader, covering the New England region. Plenge was most recently the New England planning manager and co-leader of the national Complete Streets practice for HDR Engineering.
