BankNewport Names Carmen Diaz-Jusino Vice President, Community Development Officer

NEWPORT, R.I. (June 8, 2020) – BankNewport is pleased to announce that Carmen Diaz-Jusino has been named Vice President, Community Development Officer. In her new position, Carmen will be responsible for developing, implementing and administering many strategic aspects of the Bank’s Community Reinvestment Act Program, through banking relationships with community-based, charitable, and non-profit organizations. She will also be responsible for establishing opportunities to meet the lending needs for low and moderate-income communities, businesses and customers.
“We are so pleased to welcome Carmen to BankNewport,” said Paul Marchetti, SVP/Chief Credit Officer & Chief Enterprise Risk Officer. “Her experience in civic leadership is impressive and will serve our team well as we continue to grow our commitment to supporting underserved populations.”
Most recently, Carmen was the Strategic Initiative Officer- Economic Security at the Rhode Island Foundation, responsible for leading the Foundation’s activities and grant making for economic security. Prior to that, Carmen served in numerous roles over 12 years at the Center for Women & Enterprise, most recently as Vice President of Programs and Community Development.

A native of the Dominican Republic, Carmen holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the Universidad del Caribe, an Associate of Arts in Social Studies from the Community College of Rhode Island, and a Master of Science in Organizational Management and Leadership from Springfield College.
Carmen is a past Chair of the Board of the Economic Progress Institute, the Rhode Island Latino Civic Fund, and the Commission for the Minority Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) for the City of Providence. She also served as a Commissioner for the Rhode Island Commission on Women, and served on the board of the Women’s Fund of Rhode Island, Rhode Island State Council of the Arts, South Eastern Economic Development (SEED) Corporation, United Way of Rhode Island, , and the National Association of Women Business Centers.

Carmen currently resides in Providence with her husband Luis. They have two adult children.

About BankNewport
Founded in 1819 and headquartered in Newport, BankNewport offers a full suite of loan and deposit products and services for families and businesses throughout Rhode Island.  With $1.7 billion in assets, BankNewport is one of the oldest community banks in the United States and, as a mutual organization, is committed to the financial success of its customers, employees and communities. BankNewport has 18 branch locations, with commercial lending offices in Cumberland and Providence.

BankNewport business lines include OceanPoint Marine Lending, specializing in consumer marine and recreational vehicle financing programs, and OceanPoint Insurance, a Trusted Choice independent insurance agency, providing a broad range of property casualty insurance products, including financial services and marine related insurance products.