Westfield Bank welcomes Vicki Baldyga as Branch Manager at Ware Location

Westfield, MA— James C. Hagan, President and CEO of Westfield Bank, is pleased to announce the appointment of Vicki Baldyga as Retail Banking Officer and Branch Manager at its Ware Office, 350 Palmer Road, Ware, Massachusetts.
 
Baldyga joins the Bank with over twenty-five years of banking experience. In her new role, she will be responsible for leading and managing the branch, including customer service, retail and business product sales, employee development, and overseeing general branch operations, as well as business and community development within the Ware market.
 
Since joining the banking industry in 1999, she has held various management positions at other community banks across the local area. She holds several diplomas and certificates from the Center for Financial Training and is a 2024 graduate from the New England School for Financial Studies, completing an intensive two-year program for banking professionals.
 
“I am very excited to welcome Vicki to Westfield Bank,” said Kelly A. Pignatare, First Vice President and Manager of Retail Banking and Business & Government Deposit Services. “She is an experienced and knowledgeable banker with a strong commitment to customers and community. As a Ware native, she knows and understands the market, and we’re thrilled to have her leading the team in Ware.”
 
Active in the community, Baldyga is the Treasurer and Board Member of the Three Rivers Chamber of Commerce and has served past roles for Big Brothers Big Sisters, United Way of Hampshire County, and Crossway Clothing Outreach.
 
For more information about Westfield Bank, visit the bank’s website at www.westfieldbank.com.
 
About Westfield Bank
Westfield Bank, headquartered in Westfield, Massachusetts, is a federally chartered savings bank organized in 1853 and is the largest publicly traded bank headquartered in Western Massachusetts. The Bank is a full-service community-oriented financial institution offering a complete range of commercial and retail products and services. Currently, the Bank has twenty-five branch offices, forty-nine ATMs, and an additional thirty seasonal ATMs and serves Hampden and Hampshire counties in Western Massachusetts and Hartford County in Northern Connecticut. The Bank’s middle market and commercial real estate lending team is based in Springfield, Massachusetts and West Hartford, Connecticut and has a general regulatory limit on loans to one borrower of $41.2 million. As of September 30, 2025, the Bank employed 340 full- and part-time employees, had $2.7 billion in total assets, $2.1 billion in its loan portfolio, and $2.3 billion in total deposits. The Bank is regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. As a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Bank’s deposits are insured up to the maximum FDIC insurance coverage limits. To learn more, visit the bank’s website at www.westfieldbank.com.