Twelve Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Employees Recognized with Brand Behavior Award for Embodying the Bank’s Core Values

Bar Harbor, Maine (August 7, 2025) – Bar Harbor Bank & Trust recently announced the winners of the Bank’s Brand Behavior Awards, a bi-annual recognition of employees who demonstrate behavior that exemplifies the Bank’s core values. Twelve employees were presented with awards for positivity, accountability, communication, and teamwork. These values guide the actions of all Bank employees and set the expectation for customers.

Employees are nominated for a Brand Behavior Award by their peers, and the winners are selected by an anonymous committee comprised of employees.

The Brand Behavior Award winners for the first half of 2025 are:

Melinda Crippen, Anna Shiarella, and Christine Waite are the recipients of the Positivity Award, which recognizes employees who create a rewarding place to work by embracing change and celebrating wins together.

Crippen, a Consumer/Residential Loan Servicing Specialist, joined the Bank in 2014 and works in Ellsworth, Maine. Shiarella, a Customer Service Representative, joined the Bank in 2015 and works in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Waite, a Vice President Mortgage Loan Originator, joined the Bank in 1998 and works in Newport, New Hampshire.

Carine Abbott, Amnesty Clogston-Rushford, and Ashley Ford are the recipients of the Accountability Award, which recognizes employees who own their actions and decisions with colleagues and customers.

Abbott, a Branch Relationship Manager, joined the Bank in 2025 and manages its Hanover Street and Heater Road locations in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Clogston-Rushford, a Customer Service Representative, joined the Bank in 2024 and works at the Hanover Street location in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Ford, a Customer Service Representative, joined the Bank in 2020 and works at the Main Street location Randolph, Vermont.

Emily Gerrard, Amanda Robbins, and Byran Sanford are the recipients of the Communication Award, which recognizes employees who share the appropriate information clearly to strengthen relationships and build authentic trust.

Gerrard, an Assistant Vice President Senior Accountant, joined the Bank in 2011 and works in Newport, New Hampshire. Robbins, an Assistant Vice President Financial Consultant at Bar Harbor Financial Services, joined the Bank in 2004 and works in Ellsworth, Maine. Sanford, a Senior Vice President Investment Administration Coordinator at Bar Harbor Wealth Management, joined the Bank in 2009 and works in Nashua, New Hampshire.

Jayme DeMers, Betsy Hanscom, and Chelsea Sawyer are the recipients of the Teamwork Award, which recognizes employees who treat others with respect and collaborate openly, allowing great things to happen when people work together.

DeMers, Vice President of Retail Strategy and Customer Service Center Manager, joined the Bank in 2018 and works in Connecticut. Hanscom, an Information Security Analyst, joined the Bank in 2010 and works in Maine. Sawyer, a Treasury Support Specialist, joined the Bank in 2013 and works in Ellsworth, Maine.

Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE American: BHB) is the parent company of its wholly owned subsidiary, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust. Operating more than 60 locations across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust is headquartered in Bar Harbor, Maine, and has more than $4 billion in assets. As a leading Northern New England community bank, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust offers a full range of personal and business banking services, as well as wealth management services through its subsidiary Bar Harbor Wealth Management. For more information about Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, visit www.barharbor.bank or call 888-853-7100. Member FDIC.

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