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A group of Dime Bank employees are attending the Connecticut Bankers Association (CBA)'s annual Women in Banking Conference today. The conference includes three keynote speakers, as well as opportunities for our team to connect with women across the entire banking industry in Connecticut and share valuable insights. #WomenInBanking #CTBankers

Yesterday, Abir Saad, Branch Manager, Dime Bank East Lyme, was installed as a Rotarian by the Niantic Rotary Club. The Rotary's mission is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through their fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders through their many programs. To learn more about the Rotary Club of Niantic, visit their website at https://lnkd.in/eRgVSJkQ. Please join us in congratulating Abir on her achievement!

Please join us in extending congratulations to Dime’s own Jeff Lazzaris, Corporate Officer, Senior Credit Analyst and Abigail St. Louis, Assistant Branch Manager, Colchester, on graduating from the Connecticut School of Finance and Management. In addition to finishing this program, Jeff received the prestigious John C. Shortell Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement as one of top two students among the graduating Class of 2024 and joins a select group of outstanding students who have received this honor. The Connecticut School of Finance and Management (CSFM) provides an opportunity for junior management personnel and other key employees of Connecticut’s banking industry to obtain a more comprehensive knowledge and awareness of banking theory, practices and procedures, capital markets and management functions which will be of substantial value in their preparation for new and greater responsibilities at or within the management level. This two-year program is designed to increase the knowledge of the students in their own specialties and at the same time introduce them to a wide range of banking topics. Upon conclusion, the students will have developed a broader perspective of the industry, a more enlightened view of their own bank and most importantly, a better awareness of their individual capacities. Congrats, Jeff and Abigail on your achievement!

Last week, Dime Bank hosted its 155th annual meeting at Lake of Isles in North Stonington. Highlights of the meeting included remarks from President and CEO Nick Caplanson and Chief Consumer Banking Officer Nick Statoulas, a special performance from the award-winning NFA Wildcat Marching Band and the election of Attorney Jonathan Lane and Cheryl Calderado as new corporators at the bank. Attorney Lane, who grew up in the Norwich, CT area, is a partner at the law firm Mariani Reck Lane, LLC in New London, CT, practicing in the area of civil litigation. Cheryl Calderado, from Chaplin, CT, is the recently retired Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, of Dime Bank. Her retirement at the end of 2023 marked the culmination of her 17 years at Dime and a 45-year career in banking.

This month we are back in the iHeartRadio studio with Renee DiNino to give a bank update and to talk about Wealth Management Services at Dime Bank! Nick Caplanson, President & CEO, was joined by Nick Statoulas, SVP, Chief Consumer Banking Officer to share the benefits of utilizing wealth management services at Dime and how our offerings stand out. To listen to their conversation with Renee - follow the link below: https://lnkd.in/eu-UfGcm

Congratulations to the graduates of Dime’s first ever L.E.A.D. Academy! The program, which stands for Lead, Excel, Achieve & Develop was led by Gary Dawson, AVP, Learning & Development Manager. The 7-month long course, which covered all aspects of leadership including effective communication, coaching conflict resolution, team effectiveness and performance, concluded with a graduation ceremony this afternoon. Please join us in congratulating the graduates on their achievement: • Jackie Baudro: Corporate Officer, Payroll and Benefits Administrator • Magda Frontanes: Staff Accountant • Chris Keeney: VP, Information Security Officer • Stefanie LaMotte: Assistant Branch Manager • Amber McClurg: Deposit Operations Supervisor • Cindy Palmer: AVP, Commercial Lender • Heather Smith: AVP, Accounting Manager • Ericka Winstead: VP, Loan Servicing & Residential Credit Manager

We invite you to watch our commercial, titled “Join Our Community” below. Alongside members of the Dime Bank team, the commercial features the award-winning Norwich Free Academy Wildcat Marching Band. Led by Band Director Kristen Motola, the 60+ member band played their long-standing fight song as a soundtrack to the commercial and was a visual (and audible) representation of the community.

Dime's own Gary Dawson, Corporate Officer, Learning & Development Manager, was recognized as a 2024 ‘New Leader in Banking’ by the Connecticut Bankers Association (CBA) at an award banquet last night. The New Leaders in Banking distinction is given to those who have a positive impact on their profession, community and organization by demonstrating leadership, achieving their business goals, and going above and beyond for their local communities. Gary joined Dime Bank in 2022 and immediately began transforming the education, leadership and development culture at Dime. In his role as Learning and Development Manager, he has crafted numerous training courses and programs that touch all aspects of the bank and all levels of our employees. Building on his two decades of delivering learning programming and professional coaching knowledge to a variety of industries, Gary is truly a subject matter expert in a number of different skillsets that offer attendees of his programs a variety of different ways to grow as employees. Please join us in commending Gary and the entire 2024 class of New Leaders! #CommunityBankingLivesHere #CTBank

We are pleased to announce that two new residential lenders have recently joined our experienced team of lenders as the bank broadens its presence in greater Hartford to meet the evolving needs of the local community.  Thomas Tarascio has joined Dime Bank as Assistant Vice President, Residential Loan Originator, and will serve the greater Hartford market from the bank’s Vernon location. Tom joins Dime with 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. Most recently, he served as Consultant Vice President for Guaranteed Rate Inc. In this role, he streamlined onboarding for loan officers to ensure a smooth transition and adherence to the company standard. Tom is a resident of Vernon, CT. Dan Ursin has also joined Dime Bank as Assistant Vice President, Residential Loan Originator and will be serving our greater Hartford market from Dime’s Glastonbury branch. Dan joins Dime with 11 years of experience in the lending financial services industry. Prior to joining Dime, Dan served as a Senior Home Advisor at Own Up, where he was responsible for facilitating purchase transactions for clients and ensuring a smooth connection between brokering services and the best paired lender for each scenario. Dan is a resident of Enfield, CT. “Over the past few years, purchasing a home has become a more challenging process due to rate increases and lack of inventory in many local markets,” said Nick Caplanson, Dime’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Having lived and worked in the area for a number of years, both Tom and Dan provide a specialized level of local residential lending knowledge and we are excited they will be able to share this collective experience with Dime Bank’s customers.”

Last night Dime Bank proudly celebrated two of our own graduates, Lauren Sposato, AVP, Associate Director of Marketing, and Ashely Lewis, CO, Digital Banking Payments Manager, from the Connecticut Bankers Association (CBA) ASPIRE Leadership Academy. The 12-month course is designed to develop and enhance the leadership skills of highly motivated new and emerging leaders, and focuses on training those enrolled to better understand their teams and the soft skills required to effectively lead those teams. Congratulations to all graduates, and please join us in recognizing Lauren and Ashley for this achievement! To learn more about the CT Bankers Association please visit https://www.ctbank.com/.