Martha Dean Joins Wainwright Bank as Executive Manager of Operations

BOSTON, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wainwright Bank & Trust Company is pleased to announce Martha A. Dean has joined the Bank as Senior Vice President - Operations Manager. In this position, Ms. Dean will have responsibility for Deposit Operations, Loan Servicing, Information Technology, Compliance and Administration and Facilities. Ms. Dean brings many years of banking experience to Wainwright Bank. Most recently she was SVP - Chief Operating Officer for Commonwealth National Bank, a de novo Bank in Worcester, MA formed in 2001. Prior to that she held operations positions at Flagship Bank & Trust and Guaranty Bank & Trust, also in Worcester, MA.

Founded in 1987, Wainwright Bank is a leading socially progressive bank headquartered in Boston with assets of over $900 million and 11 branches serving neighborhoods throughout Greater Boston. Over 50 percent of the Bank's commercial lending portfolio is committed to community development initiatives including affordable housing, homeless shelters, HIV/AIDS services, community health centers, and environmental issues to name a few. Wainwright's commitment to supporting social justice issues has been widely recognized including being named one of the 11 Best Lenders to Women in the U.S., one of the Top 10 Best "Green" Banking Firms nationwide and one of the Top 20 Sustainable Stocks in the world.

Jan A. Miller President and CEO Wainwright Bank & Trust Company telephone: [phone] fax: [phone] e-mail: [e-mail]: http://www.wainwrightbank.com/