MountainOne Bank Promotes Assistant Vice President

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Kelli Kozak

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MountainOne Bank promoted Kelli Kozak to the new position of Assistant Vice President - Community Development Officer.

Kozak will be MountainOne's primary contact for community development lending, investments and services as defined by the Community Reinvestment Act. She joins MountainOne Senior Vice President, Senior Risk Management & CRA Officer Lynne Carlotto as co-chair of the bank's CRA Committee. In addition to leading the CRA Committee, Kozak will continue to administer the community allocations and contributions process.

"I look forward to seeing Kelli expand her responsibilities at MountainOne," MountainOne President and CEO Thomas Leavitt said. "Kelli has been a vital resource to our management team and board for years. She knows our served markets and has earned this important assignment at the forefront of our commitment to all MountainOne communities. I am confident that we will see some terrific new direction emerging under her care."


Kozak brings more than seven years of MountainOne contributions to this appointment. For over six years, she has served in her current functions as Executive Administrator and Corporate Clerk. Prior to that, she was a member of the marketing team. She had additional career experience with Storey Publishing and Legacy Banks.

She has been a participant in the Northern Berkshire Relay for Life and served on the boards of both the Berkshire Food Project and the Williamstown Community Preschool. She has been named to the 2014 Northern Berkshire United Way Campaign Allocations Committee.

Kozak earned a bachelor's in History and American Studies from Skidmore College. A Berkshire County native, she and her family reside in Pittsfield.

 

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MassDOT Warns of Toll-fee Smishing Scam

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation was alerted that a text message-based scam, also known as smishing, is fraudulently claiming to represent tolling agencies from across the country. The scammers are claiming to represent the tolling agency and requesting payment for unpaid tolls.

The targeted phone numbers seem to be chosen at random and are not uniquely associated with an account or usage of toll roads.

Customers who receive an unsolicited text, email, or similar message suggesting it is from EZDriveMA or another toll agency should not click on the link.

EZDriveMA customers can verify a valid text notification in several ways:

  • EZDriveMA will never request payment by text
  • All links associated with EZDriveMA will include www.EZDriveMA.com

The FBI says it has received more than 2,000 complaints related to toll smishing scams since early March and recommends individuals who receive fraudulent messages do the following:

1. File a complaint with the  Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov; be sure to include:

The phone number from where the text originated.
The website listed within the text

2. Check your account using the toll service's legitimate website.

3. Contact the toll service's customer service phone number.

4. Delete any smishing texts received.

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