Charlotte State Bank (www.charlottestatebank.com) has promoted Katie Cassani to assistant branch manager of the bank’s Punta Gorda office.

Cassani has been with Charlotte State Bank since May of 2007, previously serving as a personal banker and teller specialist.

She has an extensive background in sales and service, having spent time as a flight attendant for US Airways and as an events coordinator at Viva Resorts, which operates six beachfront resorts in the Bahamas, Dominican Republic and Mexico.