Bank of New Hampshire promotes 4

LACONIA — Bank of New Hampshire recently promoted Christopher Walkley to senior vice president, senior commercial banking manager; Tiffany Baert to senior vice president, marketing and public relations officer; Nicole Ceja to assistant vice president, Prestige Plus officer; and Tarra Sorell to business development officer.

Walkley joined BNH in 2011, as a junior credit analyst and was promoted to assistant vice president, commercial banker in 2014. His continued success led to additional promotions with increasing responsibility across all aspects of commercial lending. In his expanded role, Walkley will assume direct oversight of the Commercial Banking Team, including the Maine team, providing comprehensive leadership over commercial lending activities throughout the bank’s lending footprint.

Baert began her career at BNH in 2010, as a marketing administrator. Over the past 15 years, she has steadily expanded her responsibilities across all aspects of marketing, including public relations and promotion, advertising, communications, customer experience, budget execution, partnership negotiations and staff management. In 2025, Baert successfully developed a restructured marketing department, adding key personnel focused on teamwork, customer feedback strategies, social media presence and modern branding initiatives.

Ceja joined the bank in 2018, as a bank services representative, and was promoted to retail bank trainer in 2021. In 2024, she advanced to the role of Prestige Plus administrator. In this position, Ceja has implemented efficiencies in database management, developed a new onboarding process and expanded Prestige Plus membership for this elite bank customer group.

Sorell joined BNH in 2019, as a customer service representative and transitioned to the cash management group in 2022, as a cash management support specialist. In this role, she assumed additional responsibilities and played an integral part in stabilizing the department while providing exceptional support to both her colleagues and customers. In her new role as business development officer, Sorell will focus on increasing customer sales goals.

“These promotions reflect the exceptional leadership, dedication and results Chris, Tiffany, Nicole and Tarra consistently deliver for our customers and our organization,” said Ross Bartlett, executive vice president, chief operating officer. “They have demonstrated a commitment to our mission and a passion for continuous improvement. We are proud to recognize their achievements and look forward to them continuing to excel in their expanded roles.”

For more information, call 800-832-0912 or visit BNH.Bank.