by: Diane Sweeney Jon Conklin’s entry into the banking industry may have been by accident, but his current position as CEO of Woodlands Bank, and 2019-2020 PACB Chairman, seems to have been designed by fate. Both positions keep him right where he wants to be. As...
By Eric Kovac, PACB On Thursday, July 11, 2019, PACB traveled to Jim Thorpe for the fourth #DifferenceMakers picnic of the year. Jim Thorpe Neighborhood Bank graciously hosted the picnic in their backyard at Mauch Chunk Lake Park. Despite raining all day, PACB and...
Kelly Gillis, CCBCO, Compliance Officer, Woodlands Bank Beyond community banking, tell us what you are involved with in your community. Kelly: I am Treasurer of the Master Sergeant (MSG) Sean Thomas Foundation, an active member and current board member of the Rotary...
Communities across Pennsylvania are growing and thriving because their community banks care. The service and commitment demonstrated by community bank employees keeps customers faithful, and their sincerity keeps others hopeful. It is because of these employees that...
by: Diane Sweeney In 1989, a group of entrepreneurs in Lycoming County was concerned about the state of personalized banking. Watching bigger banks merge and become corporate behemoths, they believed their region could benefit from a local community bank. They...
Communities across Pennsylvania are growing and thriving because their community banks care. The service and commitment demonstrated by community bank employees keeps customers faithful, and their sincerity keeps others hopeful. It is because of these employees that...
Ray Kaltenbaugh, President/CEO, Retired, Mercer County State Bank Beyond community banking, tell us what you are involved with in your community. Ray: • Stoneboro Lions Club – Past President • Sandy Lake Rotary Club – Past President (merged with Stoneboro Lions Club)...
By Jena Wolgemuth, PACB Thursday, June 6, 2019 marked the third #DifferenceMakers picnic graciously hosted by Lori Cestra, EVP/COO and Chuck Leyh, Pres./CEO at Enterprise Bank in Allison Park, PA. It was a beautiful evening highlighted by the attendance of employees...
by: Diane Sweeney At the crossroads of Routes 8 and 58 in the far northwest corner of Butler County is the small town of Harrisville, PA. The current population is approximately 900. The same number as in 1960. The community of Harrisville, similar to many small towns...
By Jena Wolgemuth, PACB PACB eagerly kicked off the spring season holding their second #DifferenceMakers Picnics in Fishtown. With Mother Nature threatening to drench the festivities with severe thunderstorms and the off-chance of tornadoes our hostess with the...
by: Diane Sweeney Community is defined as a unified body with common interests. Another definition of community is a feeling of fellowship as a result of sharing common attitudes, feelings, and goals. Community banks are financial institutions unified with the people,...
Communities across Pennsylvania are growing and thriving because their community banks care. The service and commitment demonstrated by community bank employees keeps customers faithful, and their sincerity keeps others hopeful. It is because of these employees that...
Meghan Heebner, Community Office Manager, F&M Trust Beyond community banking, tell us what you are involved with in your community. Meghan: • Teen Reach – Leadership Team and Lead Challenge Course Facilitator• RFK – “Aunt” aka Volunteer Staff• Franklin County Fair...
by: Diane Sweeney A ONE ON ONE APPROACH TO MAKING DREAMS A REALITY Walk into a conference room at Jonestown Bank & Trust Co. (JBT) and you just might see Coni Russo-Ehrgood or Khristen Kleinfelter standing on a table building a tower with spaghetti, string,...
Communities across Pennsylvania are growing and thriving because their community banks care. The service and commitment demonstrated by community bank employees keeps customers faithful, and their sincerity keeps others hopeful. It is because of these employees that...
Ann Decker, Business Development & Treasury Management Officer, Jonestown Bank & Trust Co. Beyond community banking, tell us what you are involved with in your community. Ann: Lebanon Family Health Services Board of Directors• Co-chair of the Development...
by: Diane Sweeney Can a group of high school students make an impact in the local banking community? When Caitlin, Brooke, and Faith, students at Fleetwood High School asked Fleetwood Bank to partner with them for their Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)...
Communities across Pennsylvania are growing and thriving because their community banks care. The service and commitment demonstrated by community bank employees keeps customers faithful, and their sincerity keeps others hopeful. It is because of these employees that...
Eric George, VP and Lending Officer, Fleetwood Bank Beyond community banking, tell us what you are involved with in your community. Eric: I have lived in Hamburg for the past 35 years. I have been a member of the Rotary Club of Hamburg since March 1, 1984. During that...
by: PACB The 2018 Community Banking Hometown Champion Award winners exemplify the importance of community banks across Pennsylvania. These projects and stories are just a taste of what our members are constantly doing to ensure the success of the communities in which...
