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ELLEN J. MCGOVERN, chief marketing officer at Clinton Savings Bank, is now on the board of directors at the Robert F. Kennedy Children's Action Corps. A 15-year veteran of Clinton Savings Bank, McGovern serves as a board member for the Nashua Valley Council Boy Scouts of America, and as a volunteer on the Shrewsbury High School Committee, and has been acknowledged as a Girl Scout Woman of Distinction. She also serves on industry committees such as the Mass Bakers Public Affairs Committee, Banking and Financial Services Group, Marketing Professionals Network, Women in Banking, and the CMO Executive Network. A lifelong resident of Shrewsbury, she holds a bachelor's degree from Worcester State University and a master's degree in business administration from Nichols College.

JENN LEGER was promoted to vice president and cash management operations manager at Fidelity Bank in Leominster. A 14-year veteran of the bank, she will focus on enhancing the bank's commercial banking products and services in her new role. She was promoted from the role of assistant vice president, cash management operations. She lives in Shirley.

ANNA GOLD is the new university librarian at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She joins WPI from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where she was dean of library services. Gold, who has a bachelor's degree and two master's degrees, has worked in the library field for more than 30 years, including at the University of California San Diego, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the National Science Foundation. She will start at WPI in March.

JULIA O'NEILL, a partner at Bowditch & Dewey, LLP, has joined the board of TechSandBox in Hopkinton. At Bowditch, O'Neill's practice is focused on business, corporate and securities law, and she counsels people on a variety of transactional matters, including entity formation, stock and asset acquisitions, and limited liability company operating agreements and shareholders' agreements. She holds a law degree from Boston College and a bachelor's degree from Yale University.

LEEDAN DEARDEN is now a senior accountant at the Worcester Community Action Council. Dearden, who holds both a bachelor's and master's degree from Framingham State University, joins WCAC from Home Staff, LLC. A native of China, Dearden is fluent in both Cantonese and Mandarin. She lives in Rutland with her husband and two sons.

DAVID GINISI has joined the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce as member services associate. A Worcester native, Ginisi is a recent graduate of Fitchburg State University and was hired after completing a full-time semester long internship at the chamber. In his new role – a new position – he will be responsible for helping to raise the chamber's visibility and educate businesses about its services, promoting membership and engaging with current members.

JOSEPH BATTAINI was promoted to executive vice president at Marsh & McLennan Agency in Worcester. Battaini was a shareholder of the Protector Group, which was acquired by Marsh & McLennan three years ago, and since then has demonstrated outstanding growth, leadership and mentorship, according to his employer. He has been one of the top sales performers at Marsh & McLennan and has taken on a formal mentorship role to Anthony Tomasetta, who has been with the agency for just over a year.

KRISTEN DIMECO is now Worcester branch manager and assistant vice president at Fidelity Bank. She joined the bank in 2015 as an assistant branch manager in Worcester, and has also helped out in the Paxton and Princeton offices when they were short-staffed. She has more than 13 years of experience in banking and previously worked as a branch manager and assistant branch manager at Clinton Savings Bank.

THERESA CONDICT and NATHAN HARDT were both hired at Idea Agency in Sturbridge. Condict, who previously served as director of marketing at the Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in Connecticut, has joined the firm as account manager. She will work closely with Idea Agency President Chris Tieri to develop strategies for the agency's clients. Hardt is now a brand ambassador, where he will work with Tieri on business development and internal marketing efforts. He previously worked as an internet marketing specialist at a local advertising agency and holds a bachelor's degree from Nichols College.

CHERIE MORGAN is now vice president, deposit operations manager at North Brookfield Savings Bank. She will be responsible for handling day-to-day deposit and electronic banking services, and ensuring customer satisfaction with banking features. A 20-year veteran of the banking industry, she most recently worked at GFA Federal Credit Union in Gardner as assistant vice president, operations manager. She lives in Hubbardston.