| Daniel L. Bailey |
Daniel L. Bailey is currently working as the Chief Risk Officer at Community Bank System, Inc. He has an educational background with undergraduate and graduate degrees from the State University of New York at Albany. |
| Sally A. Steele |
Sally A. Steele currently works at Community Bank System, Inc., as Lead Independent Director from 2022 and Community Bank NA (Canton, New York), as Lead Director from 2022. |
| Aaron Friot |
Aaron Friot is currently the Chief Technology & Operating Officer & SVP at Community Bank System, Inc. He previously worked as the Manager-Technology Support & Security at Community Bank NA (Canton, New York). Mr. Friot completed his undergraduate degree at Clarkson University. |
| Susan S. Fox |
Susan S. Fox is currently the Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President at Community Bank System, Inc. She previously worked as the Vice President & Corporate Controller at Community Bank NA (Canton, New York). |
| Maureen Gillan-Myer |
Maureen Gillan-Myer is currently the Director at Virtual Enterprises International, Inc. and the Chief Human Resources Officer & Executive VP at Community Bank System, Inc. She also holds the position of Chief Human Resources Officer & Executive VP at Community Bank NA (Canton, New York). She completed her undergraduate degree from St. Michael's College. |
| Dimitar A. Karaivanov |
Dimitar A. Karaivanov is currently serving as the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Community Bank System, Inc. and Community Bank NA (Canton, New York). Prior to his current positions, he held the role of Managing Director at Lazard Middle Market LLC from 2018 to 2021 and at RBC Capital Markets LLC from 2011 to 2018. Mr. Karaivanov completed his undergraduate degree at Aba Stonier Graduate School of Banking and holds an MBA from Fisher College of Business. |
| Mark E. Tryniski |
Mark E. Tryniski is currently the President & Chief Executive Officer at Community Bank NA (Private Banking New York), Treasurer & Director at New York Bankers Association, Inc., Director at New York Business Development Corp., Director at Independent Bankers Association of New York State, Director at Everson Museum of Art of Syracuse & Onondaga County, Director at Pursuit Lending, and Director at Community Bank System, Inc. He previously served as the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Community Bank NA (Canton, New York) from 2011 to 2023, Independent Director at CONMED Corp. from 2020 to 2022, and Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He obtained his undergraduate degree from State University of New York College at Oswego. |
| Joseph E. Sutaris |
Joseph E. Sutaris is currently the Vice Chairman & Treasurer at the National Soccer Hall of Fame. He also holds the positions of Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Executive VP at Community Bank System, Inc. and Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Community Bank NA (Canton, New York). Previously, he served as President, CEO, CFO, Secretary, Treasurer & EVP at Wilber National Bank and The Wilber Corp. He also worked as a Trustee at Oneonta Family YMCA. Mr. Sutaris obtained his undergraduate degree and MBA from Rutgers State University of New Jersey. He also holds a graduate degree from the Aba Stonier Graduate School of Banking. |
| Joseph Jonathon Lemchak |
Joseph Jonathon Lemchak is currently the Chief Investment Officer & Senior Vice President at Community Bank System, Inc. He previously worked as the Chief Financial Officer & Assistant Vice President at Horizon Banks, Inc. from 1990 to 1991. He also held the position of Chief Financial Officer & Assistant Vice President at Mile High Banks. Mr. Lemchak completed his undergraduate degree at Rochester Christian University in 1983. |
| Eric E. Stickels |
Eric E. Stickels is currently the Chairman at Community Bank System, Inc. and Community Bank NA (Canton, New York). He also holds positions as Secretary, Treasurer & Director at Bailey & Haskell Associates, Inc., Benefit Consulting Group LLC, Workplace Health Solutions, Inc., and Treasurer & Director at Oneida Savings Bank Charitable Foundation. Additionally, Stickels serves as President & Director at Cortland Funding Facilities For The Handicapped, Inc. and President at Oneida Community Golf Club. In his former positions, Stickels served as President, COO, Secretary & Director at Oneida Financial Corp. and The Oneida Savings Bank. He also held the position of Secretary, Treasurer & Director at State Bank of Chittenango (New York) and Chief Financial Officer, Secretary & Executive VP at Oneida Financial MHC. |
| Barbara Toczko Maculloch |
Barbara Toczko Maculloch is currently a Director at Tunkhannock Area School District, The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, and The Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce. She is also the Director at United Way of Wyoming Valley since 2014. Additionally, she holds the position of President-Pennsylvania Banking & Senior VP at Community Bank System, Inc. She is a Trustee at Misericordia University and a Member of Circle 200. Ms. Maculloch completed her undergraduate degree from Misericordia University. |
| Jeffrey M. Levy |
Jeffrey M. Levy is currently the Director at Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce and the President-Commercial Banking at Community Bank System, Inc. Previously, he served as the Executive VP & President-Commercial Banking at NBT Bancorp, Inc. from 2006 to 2016. |
| Brian R. Ace |
Brian R. Ace is an Independent Director at Community Bank System, Inc. since 2003 and a Director at Community Bank NA (Canton, New York) since 2009. He previously served as the President of Laceyville Hardware and was a Member of the Laceyville Business Association. |
| Jeffery J. Knauss |
Jeffery J. Knauss is the founder of Digital Hyve Marketing LLC, which was founded in 2014. He held the title of Chief Executive Officer at Digital Hyve Marketing LLC. Mr. Knauss's current job(s) include being an Independent Director at Community Bank System, Inc. since 2021, a Director at State University of New York College at Oswego, a Director at Byrne Dairy, Inc. since 2016, an Independent Director at Community Bank NA (Canton, New York) since 2021, and a Member at United Way of Central New York. Mr. Knauss's former job(s) include being a Director at Food Bank of Central New York, Inc., a Director at Centerstate Ceo, and a Member at Loretto Foundation. Mr. Knauss's education history includes an undergraduate degree from State University of New York College at Oswego. |
| Michele Sullivan |
Michele Sullivan is an Independent Director at Community Bank System, Inc. and Community Bank NA (Canton, New York). He previously worked as a Partner at Crowe LLP. He completed his undergraduate degree at Indiana University. |
| Neil E. Fesette |
Neil E. Fesette is currently the President & Chief Executive Officer at Fesette Realty LLC and Fesette Property Management. He is also an Independent Director at Community Bank System, Inc. and a Director at Community Bank NA (Canton, New York). Additionally, he holds positions as a Director at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center and North Country Workforce Partnership, Inc. Mr. Fesette completed his undergraduate degree at Rochester Institute of Technology. |
| John Parente |
John Parente is currently the Chief Executive Officer at CP Media LLC since 2013. He is also an Independent Director at Community Bank System, Inc. since 2010. Additionally, he holds director positions at Sordoni Construction Services, Inc., Community Bank NA (Canton, New York), Clear Spring Casualty Insurance Co., Sordoni Construction Co., Clear Spring National Insurance Co., Clear Spring American Insurance Co., and Wyoming Valley Health & Education Foundation since 2007. Previously, he served as the Chief Executive Officer at Kem Plastic Playing Cards, Inc. from 1997 to 2003. He obtained his undergraduate degree from The King's College (New York). |
| John F. Whipple |
John F. Whipple is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Buffamante Whipple Buttafaro PC. He is also an Independent Director at Community Bank System, Inc. and a Director at Community Bank NA (Canton, New York). Mr. Whipple completed his undergraduate degree at St. Bonaventure University. |
| Raymond C. Pecor |
Raymond C. Pecor is an Independent Director at Community Bank System, Inc. and a Director at Champlain College, Community Bank NA (Canton, New York), The Champlain Valley Exposition, and Lake Champlain Transportation Co. He was previously an Independent Director at Merchants Bancshares, Inc. (Vermont) from 2012 to 2017 and a Director at Merchants Bank, Inc. (Burlington, Vermont) from 2009 to 2012. He also served as a Director at Community Bank, NA (Summersville, Missouri). |
| Mark J. Bolus |
Mark J. Bolus currently works at Bolus Motor Lines, Inc., as President & Chief Executive Officer, Bolus Freight Systems, Inc., as President & Chief Executive Officer, Community Bank System, Inc., as Independent Director from 2010, and Community Bank NA (Canton, New York), as Director from 2009. |
| Kerrie D. MacPherson |
Kerrie D. MacPherson is an Independent Director at Community Bank System, Inc., SpartanNash Co., and Community Bank NA (Canton, New York). They are also a Director at Synechron Holdings, Inc. and Synechron, Inc. In the past, Kerrie held the position of Director at City Harvest, Inc. and was a Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (Missouri). They have an MBA from Rotman School of Management and an undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto. |
| Susan E. Skerritt |
Susan E. Skerritt is currently the Chief Executive Officer at West Walk Advisors LLC, an Independent Director at Community Bank System, Inc., an Independent Director at Tanger, Inc., a Director at Tanger Properties LP, an Independent Non-Executive Director at IG Group Holdings plc, an Independent Director at Community Bank NA (Canton, New York), a Director at The Falcon Group Ltd., an Independent Director at IG US Holdings, Inc., a Director at Falcon Group Administrative Services (UK) Ltd., a Trustee at Hamilton College (New York), a Member of The Committee of 200, and a Trustee at the Village of Saltaire (New York). Previously, Ms. Skerritt served as the Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas from 2016 to 2018. She was also the Vice Chairman at The Brooklyn Hospital Center from 2013 to 2022. Additionally, she held the position of Director at RBC Bank (USA) from 2018 to 2020 and served as an Independent Director at VEREIT, Inc. in 2021. She has also worked as an Executive Director at DB USA Corp., an Independent Director at RBC US Group Holdings LLC, and held the role of Head-Global Product Management at The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. from 2006 to 2011. Ms. Skerritt is a Member of Women's Forum, Inc.Ms. Skerritt completed her undergraduate degree at Hamilton College (New York) and holds a graduate degree from The University of Edinburgh. She also earned an MBA from The Leonard N Stern School of Business. |
