Sugar River Bank is pleased to announce the recent promotion of Heidi Patten to the position of Vice President/ Human Resources. She has been with Sugar River Bank since 1986, most recently as Assistant Vice President/Human Resources. Heidi has recently earned a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership with a focus in psychology and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Behavioral Science with a Certificate in Human Resource Management.
Heidi is a certified Guardian ad Litem for the State of New Hampshire’s children and conducts investigations and attends court hearings on the children’s behalf. Heidi is also the acting President of the Board at the Orion House and a Board member at Mountain View Counseling. She also volunteers regularly at the Newport Senior Center. She resides in Newport and has a son, Dezi.
Sugar River Bank also recently announced the promotion of Elizabeth (Dabrowski) D’Orazio to the position of Mortgage Origination Officer. Elizabeth has been with Sugar River Bank for five years and previously served as a mortgage originator. She has been a member of the Lake Sunapee Board of Realtor's Affiliates, serving as the group’s past president. She was named Affiliate of the Year in 2010.
For the past year, Elizabeth also hosted the local television program, Kearsarge Chronicle, was a Regional Artist Selection in 2009 and a Youth Minister since 2002. She has also been a producer of Young Adult Theatre since 2003. She resides with her husband in Hopkinton and serves out of Sugar River Bank’s Warner office. She enjoys helping people in the community where she lives and works with their loan needs.
Founded in 1895, Sugar River Bank is a full-service retail and business bank with five offices serving the communities of Newport, Grantham, Sunapee, New London and Warner.
