James A. Mengacci Elected to Liberty Bank Foundation Board of Directors

James A. Mengacci of Naugatuck has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Liberty Bank Foundation.

Mengacci has owned and operated local funeral homes for 35 years and presently serves as the President of Thurston Mengacci, Inc., which owns and operates the Buckmiller Thurston Mengacci Funeral Home in Naugatuck. In 1988, Jim was elected to the Board of Directors of Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan, and he served as a member and chairman of various Board level committees. When Naugatuck Valley Financial Corporation was established as a publicly traded mutual holding company in 2004 and Jim was elected to its Board of Directors, he served as the Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee until January 15, 2016, when NVFC was acquired by Liberty Bank. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan Foundation from 2004 to 2015.

"We are incredibly pleased that Jim has agreed to join the Liberty Bank Foundation Board of Directors," said Chandler Howard, President and CEO of Liberty Bank. "His dedication and commitment to the Naugatuck Valley area will be a huge asset to our grantmaking in this new area. With the acquisition of Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan coming to completion, Jim's knowledge will enable us to extend our giving hand to nonprofits in the Naugatuck Valley."

To read the full press release, please visit the Liberty Bank Foundation website.