| Kelly Gerber |
Kelly Gerber is currently the Chief Risk Officer at Republic First Bancorp, Inc. She previously worked as the Director-Business Controls at Beneficial Bank and as the Director-Compliance & Risk at Huntington Valley Bank. |
| Jay M. Neilon |
Jay M. Neilon is currently the Chief Credit Officer & Executive Vice President at Republic First Bancorp, Inc. and Republic First Bank. Previously, he worked as a Senior Credit Officer at Commerce Bank, NA from 1992 to 2008. He also held a position as a Senior Credit Officer at Fidelity Bank. |
| Stephen McWilliams |
Stephen McWilliams currently works at Republic First Bancorp, Inc., as Chief Lending Officer & Executive Vice President and Republic First Bank, as Chief Lending Officer & Executive Vice President from 2022. |
| Michael T. Laplante |
Michael T. Laplante is currently the Chief Accounting Officer & Senior Vice President at Republic First Bancorp, Inc. and Republic First Bank. Prior to his current position, he held various senior accounting positions at RSM US LLP, Bryn Mawr Bank Corp., First National Bank of Chester County, The Bryn Mawr Trust Co., The Bank of Princeton, and Deloitte LLP. Laplante received his undergraduate degree from Temple University and his undergraduate degree from the Fox School of Business. |
| Philip A. Norcross |
Philip A. Norcross is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Parker McCay PA since 1997. He is also the Chairman at Republic First Bancorp, Inc. since 2024. Additionally, he holds the positions of Chairman at The Cooper Foundation, Chairman at Optimus Partners LLC (New Jersey), Secretary & Director at United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New Jersey, Member of the American Bar Association, Trustee at The Cooper Health System, Inc., Member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers, Member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, Member of the United Way of Burlington County, Inc., Member of the Burlington County Bar Association, Member of the Camden County Bar Association, and Founding Member of the Mount Laurel Public Education Foundation. Mr. Norcross previously held the positions of Treasurer & Independent Director at Sun Bancorp, Inc. (New Jersey) from 2012 to 2016, Director at Sun National Bank (Mount Laurel, New Jersey) from 2012 to 2016, and Trustee at Home Port Alliance for The USS New Jersey, Inc. He completed his undergraduate studies at Rutgers State University of New Jersey and obtained his graduate degree from Temple University Beasley School of Law. |
| Michael W. Harrington |
Michael W. Harrington is currently the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Republic First Bancorp, Inc., as well as at Republic First Bank. He is also an Advisory Board Member at DeltaPoint Capital Management LLC. Previously, he held the position of Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer at Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. and The Bryn Mawr Trust Co. He was also Treasurer & Chief Investment Officer at First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. and Treasurer at Commonwealth Bank (Norristown, Pennsylvania). Additionally, he served as CFO, Treasurer & Executive Vice President at Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. and as Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer at Susquehanna Bank (Lititz, Pennsylvania). He was also the Head-Banker-in-Residence at Jam Fintop Banktech LP. Harrington earned an undergraduate degree from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania in 1985 and an MBA from St. Joseph's University in 1990. |
| Sharon Hammel |
Sharon Hammel is currently the Director at the South Jersey Bankers Association. She is also the Chief Retail Officer & Executive Vice President at Republic First Bancorp, Inc. and Republic First Bank. Previously, she worked as a Manager at Commerce Bank Corp. |
| Linda A. Sanchez |
Linda A. Sanchez is currently the Chief People Officer & Executive Vice President at Republic First Bancorp, Inc. and Republic First Bank. She is also a Member of the Philadelphia Society of People & Strategy. Previously, she served as the Chief Human Resources Officer & Senior VP at Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. and as the Chief Human Resources Officer & Executive VP at The Bryn Mawr Trust Co. She was also the Chief People Officer at Diversified Search LLC and the Chief Administrative Officer & EVP-Human Resource at Bluestem Group, Inc. Additionally, she served as the Chief Administrative Officer & EVP-Human Resources at Berkadia Proprietary Holding LLC and Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC. Ms. Sanchez received her undergraduate degree from The Pennsylvania State University in 1992. |
| Francis Mitchell |
Francis Mitchell is currently the Chief Investment Officer, Treasurer & Senior VP at Republic First Bancorp, Inc. He completed his undergraduate degree at Drexel University, graduate degree at Temple University (Pennsylvania), and MBA at Universidade De Sao Paulo Faculdade De Medicina. |
| Thomas X. Geisel |
Mr. Thomas X. Geisel is a President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Republic First Bancorp, Inc., a President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Republic First Bank, a Chief Executive Officer at Advantage Funding Management Co., Inc., a Member at The CEO Group and a Senior Executive Vice President at Sterling National Bank (Montebello, New York). He is on the Board of Directors at Republic First Bancorp, Inc., Republic First Bank, Atlantic County Community Development Corp. and New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Inc. Mr. Geisel was previously employed as a Senior Executive VP & President-Corporate Banking by Sterling Bancorp (Montebello, New York), a President, Chief Executive Officer & Director by Sun Bancorp, Inc. (New Jersey), a President, Chief Executive Officer & Director by Sun National Bank (Mount Laurel, New Jersey), a Member-Executive Council by KeyCorp, a Chairman-Southern New Jersey Spring Heart Walk by American Heart Association (New York), a MD-Investment Banking-East & West Regions by KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc., a President-Northeast Region by KeyBank NA (Cleveland, Ohio), a Chairman by Southern New Jersey Development Council, and a President-Corporate Banking by Webster Bank, NA. He also served on the board at New Jersey Bankers Association. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee At Chattanooga. |
| Peter B. Bartholow |
Peter B. Bartholow is an Independent Director at Republic First Bancorp, Inc. and a Director at Republic First Bank. He previously worked as the Chief Operating Officer & Director at Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. and Texas Capital Bank. He also held positions at A.T. Kearney, Inc., First USA, Inc., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Hat Creek Partners LLC, MCorp., and Resource Bank, NA (Dallas, Texas). Bartholow received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and his MBA from The University of Texas at Austin. |
| Benjamin C. Duster |
Benjamin C. Duster founded Watermark Advisors LLC in 2002 and Cormorant Iv Corp. Llc in 2014, where he is working as Chief Executive Officer from 2014. Mr. Duster also currently works at Chesapeake Energy Corp., as Independent Director from 2021, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc., as Independent Director from 2022, Republic First Bancorp, Inc., as Independent Director from 2022, and various other companies. Mr. Duster also formerly worked at CenterLight Health System, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer from 2016 to 2018, Old Steelco, Inc., as Chairman from 2002 to 2007, Netia SA (Poland), as Chairman from 2009 to 2013, and various other companies. Mr. Duster received his undergraduate degree from Yale University, Masters Business Admin degree from Harvard Business School, and graduate degree from Harvard Law School. |
