Skowhegan Savings recently announced the promotion of Amanda Bell to community banker in the bank’s eastern, central and northern Maine markets. Based out of the Dexter branch, Bell will assist the bank’s customers with their home buying needs.

“We’re excited to have Amanda join our community banking team, as she has extensive experience in helping our customers with their financial goals in her prior positions at the bank,” said Donna Mills Stevens, vice president of community banking, according to a news release from the financial institution. “She’s ambitious, takes pride in serving her customers and as a community banker, she will now be able to continue to further help those customers by assisting them with their home buying needs.”

Bell has more than 20 years of banking experience, starting her career with the bank in 2002 as a check processing clerk. She has held various roles since, including as an item processing clerk, teller, head teller, branch supervisor and most recently as a regional branch manager for Penobscot and Kennebec counties.

Bell resides in Dexter, with her daughter, and is part owner of Piscataquis Precision Machining in Sangerville.