Westerly, Rhode Island... Washington Trust has announced that Rogean B. Makowski, Senior Vice President and Trust Officer of the Bank’s Wealth Management Group, was presented with the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award at the Estate Planning Council of Rhode Island’s Annual Meeting held recently at the University Club in Providence, R.I. The award is presented to a member who has outstanding service and counsel to both clients and fellow estate planning professionals throughout their years of experience, has had a real and unique impact on the estate planning community in Rhode Island, and who exemplifies the best of what the Estate Planning Council of Rhode Island and this community have to offer.
Rogean is Senior Vice President, Client Services and is a member of the senior management team of the Wealth Management group of The Washington Trust Company. In this capacity, Mrs. Makowski is responsible for the Trust and Estate Division within Wealth Management. She is a Chartered Financial Consultant and earned the designation of Employee Benefit Certified Trust Professional from the American Bankers Association. She is a graduate of the School of Banking at Williams College and has more than 25 years experience in trust and financial services, with special emphasis in the area of retirement planning. Mrs. Makowski is a member of various civic and charitable boards, including the Women’s Fund of Rhode Island and the Ocean Community YMCA.
In 2005, she was honored with the Westerly-Pawcatuck Area Chamber of Commerce Athena Award, which recognizes women who have demonstrated excellence in their business or profession and contribute time and energy to improve the quality of life for others in the community. In addition, she was presented the Rhode Island Foundation’s Professional Leadership Award in recognition of her outstanding role as a professional advisor and civic leader.
Washington Trust Wealth Management is a division of The Washington Trust Company, a subsidiary of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select, symbol: WASH). With almost $4 billion in assets under management and administration, Washington Trust Wealth Management is the largest wealth management firm in Rhode Island and is one of the premier firms in New England. Washington Trust Wealth Management has offices in Providence, Westerly, and Narragansett, Rhode Island and Wellesley, MA. Washington Trust offers a full range of financial services, including commercial banking, personal banking, and wealth management and trust services, through its offices in Rhode Island, southeastern Connecticut and Massachusetts.
The Washington Trust Company is a subsidiary of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., a $3.1 billion corporation headquartered in Westerly, Rhode Island. Founded in 1800, Washington Trust is the oldest community bank in the nation and is the largest independent bank headquartered in Rhode Island. A state-chartered bank, Washington Trust offers a full range of financial services, including business banking, personal banking, and wealth management and trust services through its offices located in Rhode Island, Southeastern Connecticut and Massachusetts. The Corporation's common stock trades on The NASDAQ Global Select® Stock Market under the symbol WASH. Web site address: www.washtrust.com.