Twelve Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Employees Honored for Embodying Core Values

Bank recognizes workers for exemplifying positivity, accountability, communication, and teamwork

Published on Feb. 7, 2026

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Bar Harbor Bank & Trust recently announced the winners of its Brand Behavior Awards, a bi-annual recognition program that honors 12 employees who demonstrate behavior aligned with the bank's core values of positivity, accountability, communication, and teamwork. The award recipients were nominated by their peers and selected by an anonymous committee.

Why it matters

The Brand Behavior Awards highlight the bank's commitment to fostering a positive, collaborative, and customer-centric workplace culture. Recognizing employees who embody the organization's values helps reinforce these principles and sets an example for all staff to follow.

The details

The 12 Brand Behavior Award winners for the second half of 2025 are: James Lacasse, Tiffany Law, and Desaraye Perron for the Positivity Award; Elaine Donaway, Jolene Faler, and Jamie Young for the Accountability Award; Justin Drew, Kerensa Ficorilli, and Delaney Hanna for the Communication Award; and Amanda Hatch, Morgan Alt, and Patricia Whitney for the Teamwork Award. The winners were selected from nominations submitted by their peers and represent employees across the bank's Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont locations.

  • Bar Harbor Bank & Trust announced the Brand Behavior Award winners on February 7, 2026.

The players

Bar Harbor Bank & Trust

A leading community bank headquartered in Bar Harbor, Maine, with over $4.5 billion in assets and more than 60 locations across Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

James Lacasse

A vice president commercial portfolio manager who joined the bank in 2008 and serves customers throughout Maine.

Tiffany Law

A vice president commercial relationship manager who joined the bank in 2019 and works in Nashua, New Hampshire.

Desaraye Perron

A branch sales and service lead who joined the bank in 2018 and works in Newport, New Hampshire.

Elaine Donaway

A senior commercial loan assistant who joined the bank in 2021 and works in Peterborough, New Hampshire.

Jolene Faler

A customer service representative who joined the bank in 2021 and works in Grantham, New Hampshire.

Jamie Young

A benefits and HR operations administrator who joined the bank in 2025 and works in Newport, New Hampshire.

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What they’re saying

“Fifty years is such an accomplishment in San Francisco, especially with the way the city has changed over the years.”

— Gordon Edgar, grocery employee (Instagram)

The takeaway

Bar Harbor Bank & Trust's Brand Behavior Awards program demonstrates the bank's commitment to cultivating a positive, accountable, and collaborative workplace culture that aligns with its core values. Recognizing employees who embody these principles helps reinforce the importance of these behaviors across the organization.