Newburyport’s The Institution for Savings has promoted three employees to vice president and assistant vice president.

Melissa W. LeBel was promoted to vice president of branch administration and training.

In her new position, she will supervise the bank’s five retail offices as well as manage the in-house training program.

LeBel of Rowley joined the Institution for Savings in 2004 to manage the main office after 19 years at TD Bank North, where she was vice president of business development and retail management. In 2006, she became manager of the bank’s new office in Salisbury Square. Prior to her promotion to vice president she managed the bank’s Storey Avenue/Newburyport office.

Wesley R. Barry was promoted to vice president of retail banking, where he will work closely with the senior vice president of retail banking to manage the day-to-day operation and oversight of retail banking services, as well as the individual retirement account (IRA) department.

Barry of Kingston, N.H., joined the Institution for Savings in 2004 as assistant manager and new accounts representative in the Storey Avenue office. He became the bank’s personal banker in 2005, and in 2007 was promoted to assistant vice president of retail banking.

Michelle Mahair was also promoted to assistant vice president and manager of the bank’s Storey Avenue/Newburyport office.

Mahair of Amesbury joined the Institution for Savings in 1998 as a teller and was later promoted to assistant branch manager in 2005. She previously worked at the former Amesbury Cooperative Bank.