FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
12/08/05

For Further Information Please Contact:

Paul Carpinella
Marketing Assistant
Brookline Bank
617-730-3600 X3612

Lynn M. Huntoon Joins Brookline Bank as Director of Training

Brookline, MA, 12/08/05 – Brookline Bank announced that Lynn M. Huntoon has joined the Bank as the Director of Training and Development.

Ms. Huntoon, will be responsible to implement the Bank’s training initiatives and strategies. She has twenty-two years of retail banking experience and most recently served as a Training Specialist with Fleet Bank. Her additional banking experience includes teller and customer service positions with Southeastern Bank & Trust Company, Bank of Boston and Fleet Bank.

Ms. Huntoon and her husband Keith live in Lakeville, Massachusetts. She received a Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Science from Bridgewater State College. She is currently enrolled in a Certified Graphics and Web Development program at Bridgewater State College’s Design Principles Institute.

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