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The oldest community bank in the nation, The Washington Trust Company was founded in 1800 by local merchants from Rhode Island and Connecticut. Washington Trust offers a full range of personal and business financial services, including trust and investment management, through its offices in Rhode Island and southeastern Connecticut. The Bank is a subsidiary of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. whose common stock trades on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol WASH.

Chief Marketing and Corporate Communications Officer for Washington Trust, the largest state-chartered bank headquartered in Rhode Island and the oldest community bank in the United States. Responsible for shareholder and investor relations activities for Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., $5+ billion financial services company (NASDAQ: WASH) recognized by the investment community as one of the nation's top-performing financial institutions. Served on various boards, including the Nonviolence Institute, Miriam Hospital Foundation, Cox Charitable Foundation, the American Red Cross, and the Domestic Violence Resource Center. Develop Washington Trust's corporate marketing and brand strategy, including advertising, public relations, social, digital, and direct marketing. Created and oversee national award-winning Points of Light & President’ Volunteer Service Award employee volunteerism and community relations programs. Active community leader who has led fundraising campaigns and participated in drives to assist local and national non-profit organizations, including the Alzheimer’s Association, Save the Bay, the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society. Created Washington Trust signature annual peanut butter drive that has collected more than 140 tons of peanut butter for the Rhode Island Community Food Bank and other local pantries throughout Rhode Island.