People on the Move: BankNewport New Appointments, CCRI Names VP and More

People on the Move: BankNewport New Appointments, CCRI Names VP and More

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BankNewport Names New Branch Managers to Lead Downtown Providence and Stone Bridge Branch locations

BankNewport is pleased to announce that Portsmouth, RI resident Ana Tesa has been promoted to vice president, branch manager of its Stone Bridge branch, located at 1740 Main Road in Tiverton, and Cumberland resident David Nolan has been named vice president, branch manager for its downtown Providence branch located at 55 Dorrance Street. 

They will each be responsible for branch operations, customer service, and team development at their respective locations.

Tesa joined BankNewport in 2019, and most recently served as branch operations manager at the same Tiverton location. 

Nolan joins BankNewport from Citizens Bank where he worked for 17 years as a multi-site manager and vice president.

“We are so pleased to announce Ana and David’s appointments,” said BankNewport Senior Vice President, Director of Retail Sales, Amy Riccitelli. “Their retail banking experience is a great complement to the responsibilities of their new positions, and the great impact I know they will make on their branch teams and the greater community.  They will be a valuable asset for our customers and we are looking forward to continued growth under their leadership.”

 

CCRI Names LaPointe Vice President for Student Affairs and Chief Outcomes Officer 

The Community College of Rhode Island today announced Greg LaPointe as Vice President for Student Affairs and Chief Outcomes Officer.

LaPointe, a Wakefield, RI, resident, previously served as the college’s Associate Vice President of Impact and Institutional Effectiveness since July of 2019, where he supported the college’s strategic plan through the modernization of the student experience with greater personalization and more connected services in addition to bringing data to faculty and staff for use in improving student outcomes.

An effective, collaborative, and strategic leader, LaPointe also led the college’s Division of Student Affairs in an interim role beginning in November; in that capacity, he helped maintain a culture of respect, trust, and motivation at CCRI, placing students at the center of decision-making and connecting student affairs with learning. 

LaPointe joined the college in 2017 as its Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives, where he spearheaded the implementation of critical student success technologies, including Starfish and Signal Vine; led the use of data analytics to support the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program; and was central to the college’s significant performance improvement. 

A member of the U.S. Coast Guard as a Marine Science Technician Reservists from 2009–2017, LaPointe earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance and his MBA and Graduate Certificate in Executive Leadership from Marist College; his Master of Arts (MA) in Political Science and Survey Research from the University of Connecticut; and his Education Specialist (EdS) degree in Higher Education from the University of Maine.

 

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