As the Regional President for Northern Pennsylvania at M&T Bank, I direct the Commercial Banking operations and lead M&T’s Community Banking initiative for the region.With over 40 years of experience in Commercial Banking in Pennsylvania, I began my banking career in Philadelphia with Meridian Bank, Mellon Bank, and First Fidelity Bank. In 1991, I moved to North Central Pennsylvania with Mid-State Bank/Keystone Financial and joined M&T Bank in 2000 through the Keystone Financial merger. At M&T, I served as a Regional Executive and Group Manager of Commercial Lending until 2007, when I was promoted to Regional President for the Northern Pennsylvania region.I am proudly active in my community where I serve on the Executive Committee for the Williamsport / Lycoming Chamber of Commerce and sit on the Board of Directors for both the Penn College Foundation and the Susquehanna Health System. Additionally, I am on the board of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry, a Board and Executive Committee member for Misericordia University, and member of the Board of Trustees for both the Greater Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA, and Lycoming College.I served for six years on the Board of the Pennsylvania Bankers Association and am currently the Chair of their PAC.A native of Pennsylvania, I received my bachelor’s degree in political science and my Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Pennsylvania State University (PSU).