Ryan Bishop, former senior vice president and credit administration officer at Newburyport Bank, has joined Mascoma Community Development — a wholly owned subsidiary of Mascoma Bank — as senior vice president and managing director. Bishop will lead MCD's community lending team in originating and managing projects funded through various forms of tax-credit financing.
“I am very pleased to welcome Ryan to MCD and Mascoma Bank,” said Clay Adams, Mascoma Bank president and CEO. “His background and passion for community development will help MCD continue to fund projects that create high-quality jobs, support local businesses and make a positive environmental impact in rural and minor-urban areas.”
Bishop brings to Mascoma more than 20 years’ commercial banking and real estate experience, including responsibilities in credit administration; commercial property sales and leasing; risk, lending and asset quality; and portfolio management.
Bishop is a graduate of the University of Maine and holds an MBA from the University of Southern Maine. He is also a graduate of the American Banking Association Stonier Graduate School of Banking, which includes a leadership certificate from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He serves on the board of The Housing Partnership in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and is a capstone adviser at Stonier Graduate School.