People on the Move: Home Loan Names Two Senior VPs, BVP Names New CEO and Superintendent
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
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Home Loan Investment Bank Promotes Two to Senior Vice President
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“We are so pleased to continue to grow and importantly, diversify our leadership team to ensure long-term stability and maintain customer service excellence,” said Brian Murphy, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Home Loan Investment Bank. “Our diverse team of leaders helps us establish and build trust among our customers by offering a wealth of knowledge and varying perspectives, ultimately improving the way we relate to team members and customers.”
Connie Viera has been appointed to the position of Senior Vice President, Residential Lending where she will be responsible for daily oversight of the operations of the Bank’s Residential lending department. She is responsible for the processing, lending disclosures, underwriting, and funding of Residential mortgages, which includes managing the loan pipeline and working with the Sales staff to meet monthly closing goals.
Ms. Viera began her career with Home Loan with 30 years of mortgage lending experience. Prior to her arrival more than eight years ago, Connie served as a vice president at Stearns Lending, fulfilling loans in the wholesale channel throughout the New England and Mid-Atlantic regions. Viera oversaw the RI branch operation which was responsible for the Disclosing, Underwriting, Closing and Post Closing residential loans. Connie has her Direct Endorsed underwriting designation with FHA and holds national and multiple state MLO licenses via NMLS.
Viera was born and raised in Rhode Island, attended St. Mary’s Academy, Bay View and the University of Rhode Island and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a minor in Economics. Connie resides in North Kingstown, with her husband Gary and has two daughters.
Sengkeo Bouchard has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Controller, reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer and is responsible for the preparation and review of the Bank’s financial and regulatory reports. Ms. Bouchard will guide financial decisions by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures. The position is also responsible for managing, directing, and supervising the daily activities of the Accounting Department.
Prior to joining Home Loan, Bouchard worked at Textron Inc. in the Treasury Department. She began her career at Home Loan in 2004 as a Financial Analyst in the Accounting Department. In 2011, Bouchard was promoted to Senior Financial Analyst and Assistant Controller. In February 2012, Bouchard was promoted to the Controller position. She is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island and holds an MBA degree from Bentley University. She is an active member of the community and worked with the 115th MP Company as well as the RI Family Engagement Advisory Council.
Anderson Named CEO and Superintendent of Blackstone Valley Prep
Blackstone Valley Prep announced the appointment of Sarah Anderson as Chief Executive Officer and Superintendent, effective October 2, 2022. Sarah joined BVP in 2015, served as Chief Academic Officer beginning in 2017, and was named Deputy Superintendent prior to the 2021-22 school year. On Tuesday evening, BVP’s Board of Directors voted unanimously to select Anderson as CEO and Superintendent.
She will work closely with the Board to set the strategic direction for the organization and lead all day-to-day academic, cultural, operational, and financial activities.
“I first had the opportunity to work closely with Sarah during the height of the pandemic when she volunteered with me at a number of the vaccination clinics in Central Falls. I learned very quickly that Sarah is a leader who is not afraid to roll up her sleeves and do whatever it takes to serve the needs of our community. I have since come to greatly admire her character and her commitment to educational excellence and equity, and I have great confidence that she will successfully lead BVP for years to come,” said BVP Board Chair and Central Falls Mayor Maria Rivera.
Cumberland Mayor and Board Member Jeff Mutter said, “I have gotten to know Sarah over the past few years at BVP and am confident that she is the right leader to take the organization into the future.”
She joined BVP from the Office of Transformation and Charter Schools at the Rhode Island Department of Education, where her work included policy development on school accountability and college readiness, direct support to district leadership teams on school reform, and developing new school leaders committed to advancing educational equity. She has also worked in the Grand Rapids, Michigan and New York City school systems as a middle school English teacher, instructional coach, and data specialist.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Williams College, a Master of Science in Education from Bank Street College of Education, and a Master of Science in Education Leadership from Western Michigan University.
Anderson said, “I am honored to begin leading BVP at a pivotal moment, with our first kindergartners graduating and our first alumni returning to work in our schools. We have grown and learned so much over the past 13 years, and I look forward to working with our communities, families, and staff to build BVP for the next generation of young people from the Blackstone Valley.”
She succeeds founding CEO and Superintendent Jeremy Chiappetta who announced his transition in June.
“Sarah is an exceptional talent who makes those around her better,” he said. “She regularly asks the right questions, pushes in the right directions, and challenges all of us to ensure that every decision made has the best interests of our scholars and their families in mind. I have every confidence in her ability to lead the next generation of BVP scholars and families into the future.”
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