McCalla retires after 34 years of service
The First National Bank of Ipswich recently announced the retirement of Senior Vice President Dale H. McCalla.
McCalla joined the bank in July 1973, and throughout his 34-year tenure worked in several areas of the bank, beginning as branch manager of the Essex branch and subsequently serving in the key positions of loan officer, facilities manager, operations officer, security officer and compliance officer.
A native of Lakewood, Ohio, McCalla graduated from Baldwin-Wallace College with a degree in business administration.
"Dale's loyalty and dedication exemplify the commitment we have to provide our customers with high quality service. Whether it was security, compliance, loans or other day-to-day issues, Dale cared deeply about our customers and his colleagues. That kind of caring is what makes the difference in a community bank such as ours," said Russell Cole, president and chief executive officer, in a statement.
McCalla and his wife, Suzanne, reside in Gloucester.
Friends named shareholder at Ruberto, Israel & Weiner
Ruberto, Israel & Weiner, P.C., recently announced that attorney Stacey C. Friends of Manchester has been named a shareholder in the firm.
Friends is a member of the firm's Intellectual Property, Corporate and Retail, Food and Hospitality groups. Her practice focuses on intellectual property rights, including trademark and copyright law, licensing, corporate and business matters, and arts and entertainment.
Friends has been honored as a Law and Politics Massachusetts Rising Star for the past three years. Before joining Ruberto, Israel & Weiner in 2004, Friends practiced law with Peabody & Arnold LLP and founded her own intellectual property and entertainment law practice, Stacey Friends & Associates.
Friends also instructs a course on copyright law as a member of the adjunct faculty at Suffolk University Law School. She previously taught "Legal Issues in the Music Industry" at the New England Institute of Art, and has spoken on trademark and copyright issues at seminars and conferences at Berklee College of Music, Emerson College, the Boston Bar Association and The Entrepreneur Institute. Friends has also published articles on intellectual property matters in the Boston Business Journal, Mass High Tech and Women's Business Boston.
Friends received her juris doctor summa cum laude from Suffolk University Law School.
HNS awarded $5,000 grant
The Neal Rantoul Foundation recently awarded Hospice of the North Shore a $5,000 grant for the children's program for Cape Ann and surrounding communities.
Funding will be used to provide additional bereavement staffing for children and their families who have experienced a loss.
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