Names to Know: Meet the new professionals on the Seacoast
Jim Carrigan Promoted to Regional Vice President at MVSB
PORTSMOUTH — MVSB (Meredith Village Savings Bank) announced the promotion of James “Jim” Carrigan to Regional Vice President. In this role, Jim will oversee the Bank’s Portsmouth, Rochester, Alton, Gilford and Laconia branch offices and will work closely with the branch teams to build on existing relationships and develop new opportunities.
“Jim truly exemplifies the community and customer focus that MVSB prioritizes in its mission. As the Bank has expanded in the Seacoast, he has built and grown exceptional teams to maintain the highest level of service for customers, while staying keenly in tune to the most pressing needs in the community,” said Stacy Trites, Senior Vice President, Retail Banking Officer. “We are very proud to expand his leadership with this promotion.”
“MVSB is committed to caring for its employees and customers, and to supporting its communities by championing local businesses and aiding nonprofit organizations,” said Jim. “Sharing this commitment with the communities we serve has been critical to our success, and I’m very proud to have the opportunity to help further those efforts.”
Jim joined MVSB in 2017 as Branch & Business Development Manager for the Bank’s then-newly constructed Portsmouth office, bringing with him more than 10 years of banking experience. He was promoted in 2022 to oversee MVSB’s development in the Seacoast region, including Portsmouth and the newly constructed Rochester office.
Carrigan is a graduate of the New England School for Financial Studies at Babson College. He regularly volunteers at the Seacoast Science Center, Parma Music Festival and the gardens at the Monarch School of New England’s Horticultural Therapy Program. He lives on a licensed wildlife sanctuary with this wife and two kids and enjoys baking and gardening.
Dan Bennett names President of New Hampshire Automobile Dealers Association
CONCORD – After 20 years of dedicated work serving the needs and best interests of members and industry employees, The New Hampshire Automobile Dealers Association announced Dan Bennett has been named the new President of the NHADA. Bennett received the unanimous vote of approval from the NHADA Board of Directors and has taken over the job as of late January. Bennett is a trusted and familiar leader at NHADA; considered an expert on industry issues, well-known among lawmakers and regulators and considered a knowledgeable ally among NHADA members.
“Dan provides us a seamless transition of leadership for a grounded stability in tackling issues, challenges and priorities both in-house and in the automotive field in New Hampshire,” explains John Sawyer, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the NHADA. “Dan is a dedicated, loyal, and trusted team leader who understands the mission of the NHADA and can lead us to achieve our goals.”
“I am committed to leading an organization that adds value to its members,” says Bennett, President of NHADA. “We are strong because our over 500 members are responsible business and community members, charitable givers, and gracious employers in cities and towns in every corner of New Hampshire. I look forward to helping further that reputation for NHADA into the future and promoting to industry our valuable association and its benefits.”
Bennett has been a Certified Association Executive (CAE) since 2016 through the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and has intensely studied, learned, and observed how non-profit trade associations should be led and managed. He is a graduate of the Institute of Organizational Management (IOM), where he spent four summers (2012-2015) at Villanova University being taught by trade association industry leaders through the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Bennett is a master's level graduate from Vermont Law School, where he learned the depths of legal background, study, writing and interpretation. He has served in NHADA leadership for the past 15 years, leading strategic efforts around regulations and operations and representing the association at the New Hampshire legislature.
“Dan’s institutional knowledge, along with the professional relationships he has built throughout the state, will serve the NHADA well in the coming years, says Shawn Hanlon, Director Secretary for NHADA. “For years, we have relied on him to guide us through landscape changes in regulation, business, politics and simple day-to-day challenges of running a non-profit. I can’t think of anyone better qualified or suited for the job than Dan.”
In addition to his educational background and his role in various other non-profit organizations, Bennett’s service to NHADA taught him about board governance, non-profit financials, leadership and management, dues and non-dues revenue structures and other skills necessary to lead a successful trade organization. Bennett currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Granite State Children’s Alliance as well as the Vice President of a local youth sports organization.
“It has been an honor to build a career foundation at the Association and I am excited to take on this new role” explains Bennett. “I want to thank the Board, member businesses and all of my colleagues for this vote of confidence.”
Bennett succeeds outgoing President Pete McNamara who departed NHADA to pursue new professional opportunities.
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Names to Know: Meet the new professionals on the Seacoast
