PITTSFIELD, Mass. The Pittsfield Cooperative Bank announced that Mary Coughlin has joined as Vice President of Residential Mortgage Manager and Jennifer Parsons will act as the new Vice President of Human Resources.

 

"We are fortunate to have both Mary and Jennifer coming onboard," said J. Jay Anderson, President and CEO. "One of our objectives was to build and strengthen our infrastructure. I can't imagine two better people to help us do that – Mary with her extensive experience in lending and Jennifer with her diverse expertise in Human Resources."

 

Mary Coughlin, who will head residential lending for the Bank, has over 25 years of experience in loan originating, credit administration and relationship management. Ms. Coughlin joins the Bank as VP Residential and Mortgage Manager after working for Greylock Federal Credit Union. During her years at Greylock, she worked in several different departments in the central office, gaining a broad understanding of operations.

 

She lives in Pittsfield with her family.

 

Jennifer Parsons, who will head Human Resources for the Bank, comes to us from Berkshire Transit Management Inc. where she served in Human Resources. Jennifer also worked for United Cerebral Palsy of Western MA (UCP) with experience in Human Resources and operations. She graduated with honors from Berkshire Community College and currently lives in Pittsfield with her husband and children.

 

"These two new additions have been hand-picked to add to the excellent team we have already assembled," said Anderson.