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
Elizabeth Loomis
Vice PresidentHuman Resources
Elizabeth joined The Bank of Bennington in 2021 bringing a strong background and experience in Human Resources. She was promoted to Vice President in 2024.
ebuckley@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
Heather Kinney
Vice PresidentDeposit Operations
Heather joined The Bank of Bennington in 2000. She was promoted to Vice President in 2024.
hkinney@bennbank.com
Kerry Mazzariello
Vice PresidentBusiness Development - Rutland
Kerry joined the bank in 2024 with 35 years of banking experience. Her tenure includes experience in front end deposit operations, bank and branch management, mortgage origination and small business lending.
kmazzariello@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
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
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
Susan Colliano
Assistant Branch ManagerBennington North Street / Phyllis Lane
Susan has been with The Bank of Bennington since 2014. She brings over 35 years of experience in retail banking and has held various positions within the bank. She was promoted to Assistant Branch Manager in 2022. NMLS# 529574
scolliano@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
Niki Rhoades
Branch ManagerRutland
Niki started her banking career as a teller with The Bank of Bennington in 2017 and moved up to to a customer service rep 2 years later. Niki was promoted to the Rutland Branch Manager in 2024. NMLS# 1766327
nrhoades@bennbank.com
Ashley Setzer
Branch ManagerArlington
Ashley has been with the bank since 2014, starting out as a teller. She then went on to hold CSR and head teller positions. Ashley was promoted to Arlington Branch Manager in 2024. NMLS# 1894481
asetzer@bennbank.com