Mary Boland joins DARCI Creative Video Production Team

PORTSMOUTH — DARCI Creative, a full-service Portsmouth-based marketing agency, welcomes Mary Boland to the crew as their newest Video Specialist.

Boland has been the CEO of Anchor Hitch Media based in Amesbury, Massachusetts since 2015 and has spent two decades working in video. Her years of experience with production and editing will strengthen DARCI’s already stellar photo and video team.

Boland attended Marymount Manhattan College and received a degree in Communications with a focus in Video Production. As the owner of Anchor Hitch Media, Boland led a variety of video production projects, including a 13-episode docuseries for the Turner Motorsport Race Team. She also supports many nonprofits, startups and small businesses in Amesbury, Newburyport and the Seacoast with video work. In the last decade along with running Anchor Hitch Media, Boland has been Production Director for a Beverly-based production company and Creative Director for a Newburyport-based real estate agency.

DARCI Creative, a full-service integrated marketing agency founded in 2005, supports the marketing efforts of businesses across New England and the United States. Their services include strategic planning, brand strategy, website design & development, digital and traditional marketing, photography and videography.

DARCI Creative boasts strong partnerships, which include video production, with Atlantic Orthopaedics, East Coast HVAC, Piscataqua Landscaping, The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth, among others. The DARCI video team was honored to create the Collaborator of the Year video for the Chamber’s 2022 event, featuring Chef David Vargas of Vida Cantina.

Watch the video: Collaborator of the Year 2022 | Chamber Collaborative of Portsmouth.

Leone, McDonnell & Roberts welcomes two staff accountants

PORTSMOUTH — The Certified Public Accounting firm of Leone, McDonnell & Roberts, PA welcomes Staff Accountants Kerri Hanson and Mathew Creamer to the team.

Hanson joined the firm in late 2022. She graduated from Saint Anselm College with a Bachelor of Arts in 2020 and Merrimack College where she earned a Master of Science with a concentration in Taxation and Forensics in 2022. Prior to joining Leone, McDonnell & Roberts, Hanson worked as a Senior Accountant at a local bank in New Hampshire gaining valuable experience and validating her passion for problem-solving and serving clients. A resident of Hampton Falls, Hanson volunteers at For Goodness Cakes and loves to travel in her free time.

Creamer joined the Leone, McDonnell & Roberts team in January 2023. He earned his Master of Science in Accounting from the University of New Hampshire where he graduated with honors in May 2022. He gathered valuable accounting experience from internships and a local accounting firm, specializing in assurance and audit services for nonprofits and employee benefit plans. Creamer currently resides in Epping, and outside of work he enjoys playing guitar, snowboarding and spending time in the Lakes Region.

“We are pleased to welcome Kerri and Matthew to the LMR team,” said Managing Partner Evan Stowell. “We believe their enthusiasm, experience and passion for helping others combined with their problem-solving abilities will provide value to our clients and complement our team.”

This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Names to Know: Meet the new professionals on the Seacoast