Amber McCreadie, BSBA

AVP, Branch Manager, Savers Bank

Barre, MA 01005

Certifications · Degrees · Memberships

Degree Cambridge College - BS, Business Administration and Management, General Degree New England College of Business - BS, Business Administration and Management, General Member Mass Bankers Association Member Auburn Chamber of Commerce Member Worcester Chamber of Commerce

Her Story

About Amber

Amber McCreadie, BSBA, is an accomplished community banking executive with nearly three decades of experience helping individuals, families, and businesses achieve their financial goals. Since beginning her banking career in 1997, Amber has worked her way through every level of retail banking, starting as a teller and advancing into senior leadership roles through dedication, hard work, and an unwavering commitment to exceptional client service. Her journey began shortly after she and her husband relocated from Michigan to Massachusetts, where she accepted her first position with People's Savings Bank in Taunton. What started as an opportunity quickly became a lifelong passion for helping people navigate important financial decisions and build brighter futures. Over the course of her distinguished career, Amber has held leadership positions with several respected financial institutions, including People's Savings Bank, Brockton Credit Union, Barre Savings Bank, Fidelity Co-operative Bank, AllCom Credit Union, and most recently Savers Bank, where she serves as Assistant Vice President Branch Manager. During her tenure at Barre Savings Bank, she advanced to Regional Manager, overseeing all three branches before continuing her leadership journey following the institution's merger with Fidelity Co-operative Bank in 2016. Her expertise spans personal and business banking, branch operations, lending, compliance, business development, customer retention, and team development. Although she briefly stepped away from banking to focus on raising her youngest daughter, and later explored an operations-focused role, Amber quickly realized that her greatest passion lies in working directly with clients, building community relationships, and helping others succeed. Known for her relationship-centered leadership style, Amber is passionate about coaching and developing high-performing teams while serving as a trusted financial resource for her community. She finds immense fulfillment in helping clients through life's milestones—from opening a first account and purchasing a home to growing a business and preparing for retirement. One of her greatest professional joys is seeing long-time clients return years later to open accounts for their children, creating lasting, multi-generational relationships built on trust. Outside of her professional life, Amber enjoys spending time with her husband, whom she considers her best friend, as well as her children and grandchildren. Together, they enjoy camping, fishing, and making memories outdoors, reflecting the same values of connection, family, and community that have defined her successful banking career.

Her Interview

Ten minutes with Amber

01What do you attribute your success to?

I attribute my success to all of the times that I failed at something, learned a lesson from it, and kept moving forward. And there's been a lot of them. I tell every new hire when I'm coaching them, there is nothing you can do that we can't fix. Everything is a lesson. Take that lesson, and you learn it, and move forward. There's been a lot of ups and downs in my career. There's been a lot of disappointments. There's been a lot of great times. There's been a lot of wonderful times, like this right now is one of the highlights of my career. But I would say that I would attribute my success to just learning from my mistakes and moving forward. I have been blessed with many extraordinary leaders and co-workers over the years and learned very early that surrounding yourself with experts is the best way to grow and learn.

02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?

The best advice I have ever received is probably to lead with your heart and your head. That's one thing Ed Manzi said to me many times - lead with your heart and your smarts. He liked a good rhyme. Lead with your hearts and your smarts, the rest will follow. You know, just if you open your heart and have genuine conversations with people, the numbers will happen.

03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?

I would say start on the teller line. The teller line is an amazing foundation in the banking world for anywhere you want to go. And don't be afraid to take a chance. Sometimes it's scary, but don't be afraid to do what's scary. Getting into banking on that teller line just opened up so many doors for me, and I don't think enough people know that. There's so many different ways you can go once you get into banking - there's cyber security, there's IT, there's the bank secrecy side of it, there's financial education, there's financial literacy. There's so many different opportunities. And a lot of banks will pay for you to go to college once you've been there for a certain amount of time. I cannot champion it enough for young women to go into banking, because it does lead to so many other things.

04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?

I think the biggest challenges for young women trying to get into banking or financial planning is not knowing where to start. Finding that really good mentor or guide to help you is so important early in your career. And I think that as women, we could do a better job of mentoring each other and lifting each other up. We need to really reach out to those young girls, as young as seniors in high school, who maybe don't have a path for college, don't have a plan for college, don't have a way to even go to college, to say that there's other options out there. Banking saved me. When I first moved to Massachusetts, I didn't know what I was going to do. I didn't know where to start. I just think young women need a chance to get their feet under them, learn a little bit about the world, get the customer service experience, which I think all of us need. It's just such a great foundation for them to build a foundation for the future.

05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?

I would say my values most important to me are probably integrity, honesty, and being genuine. Just be that authentic version of yourself and connect with people. You never know what people are going through. But if you connect with them in the right way, and you build that trust, and you build that relationship, you'll be their go-to person moving forward. And that's really what I love. I also strive to be kind and empathetic. I tell my kids all the time, there's a Dr. Seuss book called You Are Kind, and it's just all about just being nice. You don't know what other people are going through. Lead with your heart.

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