Penny Hammel
Vice President and Mortgage Loan Officer, Bangor Savings Bank
Penny Hammel, Vice President and Mortgage Loan Officer, Bangor Savings Bank
Penny Hammel was nominated as a “Legend of the Industry” by the Northeast Builders and Remodelers Association
Penny, a long-time member of the Northeast Builders and Remodelers Association (NEBA), is a Vice President and Mortgage Loan Officer of Bangor Savings Bank with an office in Andover, MA. Penny’s banking career stretches over 19 years starting as a home mortgage consultant at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, then as a Vice President and Senior Loan Officer at Salem Five Bank before moving to Bangor Savings Bank.
A Summa Cum Laude graduate of Merrimack College in Business Administration she has received many accolades and awards throughout her career including, “Massachusetts Housing Originator of the Year” in 2013 and 2015 as well as the Northeast Realtor Association “Business Partner of the Year” in 2007 and 2015. She started in the building industry in 1985 as the first female line worker for Mass. Electric!
Penny has never turned down a request to volunteer at NEBA. She has served on the NEBA Board of Directors for over 10 years, is a life director and was President of the association in 2008. Always promoting the importance of membership in the home builders she has 132 recruitment spikes to her name.
A 30 year plus member of the Westford Rotary she has served as president of that organization and serves on the Board of Directors of the Psychological Center in Lawrence which runs the Daybreak Shelter as well as two woman’s residential treatment programs for addiction. She currently serves as President of the Community Network Referral Group out of Westford.
A 30 year plus member of the Westford Rotary she has served as president of that organization and serves on the Board of Directors of the Psychological Center in Lawrence which runs the Daybreak Shelter as well as two woman’s residential treatment programs for addiction. She currently serves as President of the Community Network Referral Group out of Westford and is the Eastern Massachusetts representative for the Australian Shepard Rescue.
Penny lives in Westford with her husband Jeff. They have two daughters Ashley, a robotics engineer and Nicole a nurse.