Meet Our Business Banking Team
Tom Villanova
Commercial Lender, Executive Vice President
& Chief Operating Officer

Tel: 860-393-9149 

Tom Villanova joined Litchfield Bancorp in 1994 as a vice president and commercial lender. In 1997, he was promoted to senior vice president and senior commercial lender after completing studies at the National School of Banking at Fairfield University.

Tom was promoted to his current position, executive vice president and chief operating officer, in 2005. He recently completed a 2-year professional development program through the American Bankers Association Senior Leadership Institute in Washington, DC, a highly selective program that admits only a small group of banking executives each year and is designed to fine-tune leadership skills. In his current role at Litchfield Bancorp, Tom oversees development in the commercial and retail banking departments and supervises operations in residential mortgage and consumer lending, credit and collections, and credit administration. Tom also has an extensive and impressive list of community service, and currently serves as co-chair of the United Way’s regional fundraising campaign.

Paul McLaughlin
Commercial Lender, Senior Vice President

Tel: 860-393-9150  

Paul McLaughlin is thoroughly familiar with the workings of Litchfield Bancorp. He started his career at the Bank as a teller in 1990 and was soon promoted to customer service representative and mortgage originator. Paul was then named manager of Litchfield Bancorp's Washington office in 1995 and, two years later, was promoted to assistant vice president and manager of the Oakville office.

As vice president for retail banking, a promotion Paul earned in 2002, he became responsible for all sales and marketing – including training, product development and customer service – for the bank's five-branch network. In 2005, Paul completed a program at the highly regarded American Bankers Association's School of Bank Marketing and Management. In 2009, he was named senior vice president at the bank. Paul is an active community volunteer. He served as chairman of the 2008 United Way fundraising campaign for Northwest Connecticut and continues to reflect the Bank’s deep commitment to community service.

Nancy Garfield
Commercial Lender, Vice President

Tel: 860-482-9707 

Nancy joined Litchfield Bancorp in 1999 having served previously as an assistant vice president and in a number of other capacities during her fifteen years at BankBoston. In her current role as a commercial lender and vice president at Litchfield Bancorp, Nancy is responsible for business development, credit analysis, commercial loan underwriting, legal documentation, and portfolio management. She also serves as collections manager for the entire bank portfolio, including both consumer and commercial debt. A graduate of UCONN’s MBA program, Nancy is active in the community as the chair of the 2009 northwest CT chamber of commerce WOW forum, a corporator of The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, a member of the board of directors of the Center for Cancer Care Fund, as well as a number of other area charities and nonprofit organizations.

Margret Warner
Business Development Officer, Assistant Vice President

Tel: 860-393-9151 

As assistant vice president, Margret is responsible for new business development and business services for the five Litchfield Bancorp offices. She is a specialist for the Command Biz and Remote Deposit Capture products.

Margret serves as the sales coordinator for Connecticut Mutual Holding Company, a partnership that includes Litchfield Bancorp and Northwest Community Bank. Margret joined Litchfield Bancorp in 2000 as a branch manager for the Washington office, after working for the American Bank of Connecticut. In 2005, Margret was promoted to assistant vice president. Margret is active in the community as an advisor to Leadership Northwest, a northwest CT chamber of commerce leadership development program and a small business campaign co-chair the 2009 United Way fundraising campaign. She is also treasurer of the Washington Rotary Club, a service organization she has served in various capacities for 5 years.

Jennifer Ives-Groebl
Mortgage Lending, Assistant Vice President
Tel: 860-482-9707 or 860-393-9145  

Melissa Dodge
Litchfield Assistant Branch Manager
Tel: 860-393-9157

Susan Dickinson
Lakeville Branch Manager
Tel: 860-435-9828

Debra Telman
Oakville Branch Manager, Assistant Vice President
Tel: 860-274-7467  

Lisa Partrick
Torrington Branch Manager, Assistant Vice President
Tel: 860-482-9707 

Sarah Better
Washington Branch Supervisor
Tel: 860-868-7301 

 
 
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