Sugar River Bank, headquartered in Newport, New Hampshire, recently announced the promotion of three key staff members to the position of Assistant Vice President.
Steve Smith has been promoted to Assistant Vice President, Information Technology. A graduate of Franklin Pierce College, Steve has been with the Bank for nearly seven years and has 35 years of IT experience in banking, telephony and the military. He is a past board member of the Hopkinton Youth Sports Association and has been a volunteer baseball coach for 15 years, as well as a baseball coach for Hopkinton High School for 8 years. Steve also is an active volunteer with Mooremart, a New Hampshire-based organization that provides care packages to American troops overseas.
Sugar River Bank also recently announced the promotion of Tara Booth to Assistant Vice President, Compliance and Risk Management. She is a graduate of Champlain College and was recently accepted to the Stonier Graduate School of Banking. Tara has been with the Bank since 2007 and has 16 years of banking experience. She is a member of the Newport Rotary Club and is an active volunteer in several Rotary fundraising events. Tara resides in Newport with her husband and son.
Tina Blythe has been with Sugar River Bank since 1998, beginning as a teller and then being promoted to supervisory and managerial positions with the Bank over that time. She was recently promoted to the position of Assistant Vice President, Branch Administrator. Tina has attended and successfully completed multiple banking programs, recently including a two-year program with the New England School for Financial Studies. She is a board member with the Lake Sunapee Region Chamber of Commerce. She and her husband are longtime residents of Newport.