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
Edward Sargood
Chief Financial OfficerEd has been with The Bank of Bennington since 2002 and became Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2012.
esargood@bennbank.com
Shannon McLenithan
Senior Vice President Retail LendingShannon joined The Bank of Bennington in 2013 as Vice President of Retail Lending. She has a deep knowledge of consumer based loans, backed by years of community banking experience.NMLS# 572086
smclenithan@bennbank.com
Mary D. Callahan
Senior Vice President Retail BankingMary started wit the bank 1987 and became Senior Vice President in 2011. Her focus throughout her career has been on retail operations and compliance.
mcallahan@bennbank.com
Scott Dikeman
Senior Vice President Commercial LendingScott joined The Bank of Bennington in April, 2018 with broad commercial lending experience in the Rutland region. He was promoted to Senior VP in October, 2020.
sdikeman@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
Walt Callahan
Assistant Vice PresidentIT & Facilities
Walt joined the Bank in 1999 providing expertise in technology and security.
wcallahan@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
Kelly Dickie
Branch ManagerArlington
Kelly has been with The Bank of Bennington since 2000 and served as Assistant Manager in Arlington for a number of years. She was promoted to Branch Manager in July 2020. NMLS# 572086
kdickie@bennbank.com
Annick Gwozdz
Vice President Northshire Business DevelopmentManchester Branch Manager
Annick has been with The Bank of Bennington since 2002 becoming Assistant Vice President of Retail Banking in 2012 and then promoted to her current position in January 2019. NMLS# 1163490
agwozdz@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
Branch ManagerNorth Street / Phyllis lane
Elizabeth has been with The Bank of Bennington since 2003. She was promoted to Branch Manager in March, 2020. NMLS# 1163495
elapointe@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 and became Assistant Vice President in 2009. She has 27 years of banking experience.
rpearce@bennbank.com
Lisa Prosper
Assistant Vice PresidentHuman Resources
Lisa joined The Bank of Bennington in 1998. She has vast experience in Human Resources and has the Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification.
lprosper@bennbank.com
Karen Worcester
Rutland Branch ManagerKaren joined The Bank of Bennington in the spring of 2017 to lead the effort of our new Woodstock Ave branch. Karen is a Rutland native with many years of banking experience in the area. NMLS# 741193
kworcester@bennbank.com