Management
James Brown
PresidentJim started with the bank in 2001 as The Bank of Bennington’s Credit Officer and was named President and CEO in 2008.
jbrown@bennbank.com
Mary Callahan
Chief Operating OfficerMary started with the bank 1987, becoming Senior Vice President in 2011 and COO in 2023. Her focus throughout her career has been on retail operations and compliance.
mcallahan@bennbank.com
Mary Blair
Chief Financial OfficerMary joined The Bank Bennington in 2023 as the Chief Financial Officer. She brought more than 30 years of accounting and finance experience to her position.
mblair@bennbank.com
Scott Dikeman
Senior Vice PresidentCommercial Lending
Scott joined The Bank of Bennington in 2018 with broad commercial lending experience in the Rutland region. He was promoted to Senior VP in 2020.
sdikeman@bennbank.com
Shannon McLenithan
Senior Vice PresidentRetail Lending
Shannon joined The Bank of Bennington in 2013 as Vice President of Retail Lending. She has a deep knowledge of consumer-based loans and years of community banking experience. NMLS# 572086
smclenithan@bennbank.com
Wendy Chenaille
Vice PresidentLoan Origination
Wendy, whose career has been entirely in banking, has been with The Bank of Bennington since 1996. NMLS# 485471
wchenaille@bennbank.com
Annick Gwozdz
Vice PresidentBusiness Development Officer and Branch Administrator
Annick has been with The Bank of Bennington since 2002 becoming Vice President Northshire Business Development in 2019 and then promoted to her current position in, 2023. NMLS# 1163490
agwozdz@bennbank.com
Kelley Legacy
Vice PresidentCommercial Lending
Kelley joined The Bank of Bennington in 1994. Over the years, she has worked in both residential and commercial lending and is the lead commercial lender in Bennington.
klegacy@bennbank.com
Rhonda Pearce
Vice PresidentCredit Officer
Rhonda joined The Bank of Bennington in 2008 as the Credit Officer. She was promoted to Assistant Vice President in 2009, and was made a Vice President in 2015.
rpearce@bennbank.com
Patricia Bass
Assistant Vice PresidentCustomer Solution Specialist
Patricia joined the Bank in 2009 following a 27 year career as a paralegal. Bass’s experience has given her the expertise to manage loss mitigation and work with customers to find solutions to financial hardship.
pbass@bennbank.com
Elizabeth Buckley
Assistant Vice PresidentHuman Resources
Elizabeth joined The Bank of Bennington in 2021 bringing a strong background and experience in Human Resources.
ebuckley@bennbank.com
Walt Callahan
Assistant Vice PresidentIT & Facilities
Walt joined the Bank in 1999 providing expertise in technology and security.
wcallahan@bennbank.com
Stephanie Dunn
Assistant Vice PresidentAccounting
Stephanie has been with The Bank of Bennington since 1999. She has held various responsibilities in the accounting department including Accounts Payable and Accounting Supervisor.
sdunn@bennbank.com
Heather Kinney
Assistant Vice PresidentDeposit Operations
Heather joined The Bank of Bennington in 2000 and currently runs the Deposit Operations Department.
Elizabeth LaPointe
Assistant Vice PresidentRetail Banking
Elizabeth joined the bank in 2003. She has held various position in the retail area and was most recently promoted to her current position in 2022. NMLS# 1163495
elapointe@bennbank.com
Tammy Trombley
Assistant Vice PresidentLoan Operations
Tammy has been with The Bank of Bennington since 2016. She has over 20 years of experience in banking and supervises the loan operations and processing departments.
ttrombley@bennbank.com
Kati Irwin
Branch ManagerArlington
Kati has been with The Bank of Bennington since 2014. She has held various positions in the retail area and was most recently promoted to Branch Manager in 2023. NMLS# 1779500
kirwin@bennbank.com
Alec Nicol
Branch ManagerManchester
Alec started with The Bank of Bennington in 2019. He was promoted to Manchester Branch Manager in 2023. NMLS# 2162373
anicol@bennbank.com
Karen Worcester
Branch ManagerRutland
Karen joined The Bank of Bennington in 2017 as Rutland Branch Manager. Karen is a Rutland native with many years of banking experience in the area. NMLS# 741193
kworcester@bennbank.com