NAMED: John W. Cucarese has been named a member of the 2023 Chairman’s Council of New York Life. Members of the council rank in the top 4 percent of New York Life’s elite field force of more than 12,000 licensed agents in sales achievement. Cucarese has been a New York Life agent since 2005 and is associated with New York Life’s Pittsburgh-Johnstown General Office in Pittsburgh. A native of Wintersville, Cucarese serves clients in the Ohio Valley and throughout the country, specializing in retirement planning, insurance and investments. He holds FINRA Series 6, 7, 63, and 66 certifications, RICP and LUTCF designations from the American College, and a bachelor’s of science degree in health information management from Ohio State University. Call (740) 264-0238 or visit www.SimplifyRetirement.com for information.

NEW EXECUTIVE: Shelly Carenbauer has been named a new commercial banking executive at Unified Bank. Carenbauer has worked in the banking and finance industry for more than 16 years. She received her degree in business marketing from West Liberty University, her master in business administration from Wheeling Jesuit University and graduated from Southwestern Graduate School of Banking in 2019. She is a graduate of the West Virginia Leadership Class of 2022.

Carenbauer serves on the executive board for the YWCA of Wheeling, is chair of the board of governors for West Virginia Northern Community College, and recently joined the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra board. Originally from Cameron, she and her husband, David, reside in Wheeling. In their free time, they enjoy traveling and supporting local community events.

“As a growing community bank, we are always looking to add dynamic and talented individuals to our team that will help us achieve our strategic goals for growth and fulfill our vision of creating better lives and futures for the people and communities that we proudly serve,” said Scott Everson, president, chairman and CEO of Unified Bank. “Carenbauer is a positive addition to our commercial lending team, whose experience in commercial business lending and commitment to the community make her a great fit.”