Center for Financial Training Honors 16 Chelsea Groton Bank Employees

Groton, CT – The Center for Financial Training (CFT) recently honored 16 Chelsea Groton Bank employees – Kelly Allard of Gales Ferry, CT, Elaine Brunelle of New London, CT, Joanne Cain of Old Lyme, CT, Laurie Davis of Pawcatuck, CT, Dawn DeCristofaro of Ledyard, CT, Dee Houde of New London, CT, Kerri Johnson of Norwich, CT, Teri LaBranche of Groton, CT, Stacey Melia of North Stonington, CT, Matt Morrell of East Hampton, CT, Elizabeth Owen of Norwich, CT, Donna Parrotte of Waterford, CT, Nicole Serra of Preston, CT, Judy Stumpo of Sterling, CT, Lori Dufficy of Wakefield, RI, and Marielle Winkelman of Ledyard, CT – during the annual graduation and awards ceremony.
 
“The Center for Financial Training offers courses of study in a range of topics that suit the individual interests of each employee,” said Denise Stapienski, Assistant Vice President and Training Manager. “At Chelsea Groton, we encourage employees to pursue continual education courses because we’ve found it benefits the employee, and in turn, improves the customer experience. Our employees dedicated many hours to their studies and we are proud of their accomplishments.”
 
Chelsea Groton team members were honored with the following awards and certifications:

• Kelly Allard, VP, Loan Servicing Manager – Introduction to Financial Services Certificate; Introduction to Lending Certificate and First in Class Certificate: Analyzing Financial Statements
• Elaine Brunelle, AS, Branch Manager in Waterford – Introduction to Lending Certificate
• Joanne Cain, AS, Branch Manager in New London– Introduction to Lending Certificate
• Laurie Davis, Customer Service Specialist in Sprague – First in Class Certificates: Business Math and Consumer Lending
• Dawn DeCristofaro, VP, Commercial Loan Officer – Real Estate Lending Diploma and Financial Services Operations Diploma
• Lori Dufficy, SVP, Director of Sales and Service – First in Class Certificate: Human Resource Management
• Dee Houde, Deposit Operations Representative – Introduction to Financial Services Certificate
• Kerri Johnson, Customer Care Representative  – Introduction to Human Resources Certificate and Introduction to Supervision Certificate
• Teri LaBranche, Head Teller in Groton – First in Class Certificate: Principles of Banking
• Stacey Melia, Customer Service Specialist in North Stonington – Consumer Lending Diploma and Introduction to Supervision Certificate
• Matt Morrell, VP, Retail Lending Sales Manager – First in Class Certificate: Principles of Banking
• Elizabeth Owen, Credit Analyst – Introduction to Credit Analysis Certificate; Introduction to Lending Certificate; General Financial Services Diploma; Introduction to Financial Services Certificate; First in Class Certificates: Customer Service Excellence and Law & Banking Principles
• Donna Parrotte, AVP, Branch Manager in Groton – First in Class Certificate: Principles of Banking
• Nicole Serra, Head Teller in Norwich – Introduction to Financial Services Operations Certificate
• Judy Stumpo, SVP, Director of Risk Management – Introduction to Credit Analysis Certificate and Introduction to Lending Certificate
• Marielle Winkelman, Assistant Branch Manager in Groton – Introduction to Lending Certificate

About the Center for Financial Training
Since 1901, CFT has served the educational needs of the financial services industry and currently enrolls more than 10,000 financial institution employees in a variety of education and training programs each year. CFT is dedicated to providing professionally administered banker education and training that continually meets the educational needs of bank, credit union, and other employees in the financial services industry throughout our geographic market. To learn more, visit https://www.cftnow.org/.
 
About Chelsea Groton Bank
Based in Groton, CT, Chelsea Groton Bank is a mutually owned bank with 14 locations throughout New London County and a Loan Production Office in Hartford County. The Bank has over $999 million in assets and serves businesses, individuals and families throughout Connecticut and Rhode Island. To learn more, please visit chelseagroton.com. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender.