Our Local History

1889—When it all began
The Building and Loan Association of Catskill, NY is chartered.
- 1974
- 1988
- 1997
- 1999
- 2000
- 2001
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2013
- 2015
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019

1974
The Catskill Savings & Loan Association is renamed the Greene County Savings Bank and opens its first branch office in Coxsackie.

1988
Cairo branch opens.

1997
Greenville branch opens.

1999
Greene County Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ-GCBC) is founded as a parent company with The Bank of Greene County as a subsidiary, public stock is offered, and the Administrative Center opens in Catskill.

2000
Tannersville branch opens.

2001
Westerlo branch opens.

2004
The Greene County Commercial Bank is formed as a wholly owned subsidiary with the sole purpose of serving local municipalities.

2005
Hudson branch and expanded Cairo branch open.

2006
Lending and Operations Center (Catskill) and expanded Coxsackie branch open.

2007
Catskill Commons and Greenport branches open.

2008
Chatham branch opens.

2009
Ravena-Coeymans branch opens.

2010
Germantown branch opens.

2013
Historic former headquarters of Catskill Savings Bank purchased and earmarked to become a new lending center.

2015
Kingston branch (the first in Ulster County) and state-of-the-art lending center in Catskill open.

2017
Copake branch opens.

2018
Woodstock branch opens.

2019
Kinderhook-Valatie branch opens.
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Donald Gibson
President & Chief Executive Officer
Michelle Plummer
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer
Stephen Nelson
Executive Vice President & Chief Lending Officer
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Branches
Andrea DiPace
Assistant Vice President & Branch Administrator
Amy Conte
Regional Branch Manager for Columbia County
Christa Bush
Regional Branch Manager, Cairo Branch Manager
Kathy Proper
Catskill Branch Manager
Olivia Soltan
Catskill Commons Branch Manager
Betsy Braley
Chatham Branch Manager
Gillian Sims-Elster
Copake Branch Manager
Lisa Messina
Coxsackie Branch Manager
Sarah Van Alphen
Greenport & Hudson Branch Manager
Tracy Carroll
Greenville & Westerlo Branch Manager
Kristen Schiffer
Kinderhook-Valatie Branch Manager
Katie Kusisto
Kingston Branch Manager
Pamela Garrison
Ravena-Coeymans Branch Manager
Catherine Wade
Tannersville Branch Manager
Elizabeth Hansen
Supporting Branch Manager
Operational Support, Compliance, and Facilities
Cynthia DuPilka
Vice President of BSA, Compliance & Operational Support
Nicholas Frantjeskos
BSA & Operational Support Officer
Rick Fernandez
Information Security Officer
Dan Lamarre
Facilities Director & Security Officer
Finance
Betsy Darrow
Vice President and Controller
Allison Eldred
Investment Portfolio Officer
John Dudek
Finance Officer and Assistant Comptroller
Human Resources
Mary Seely
Vice President and Director of Human Resources
Kathryn Nelson
Human Resources Officer
Investment Services
Tim Bartholomew
Vice President of Investment Services
Information Technology
Gregory Spampinato
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Margaret Tobiassen
Assistant Vice President of IT Application Support
Lending
Perry Lasher
Senior Vice President and Director of Commercial Lending
Sean DuBois
Vice President of Commercial Lending & Business Development
John Antalek
Vice President of Commercial Lending & Business Development
Trisha Lamb
Vice President and Director of Residential & Consumer Lending
Tina Selner
Vice President and Director of Credit Administration
Brian Stickles
Assistant Vice President of Commercial Lending & Business Development
Robert Agostinoni
Assistant Vice President of Commercial Lending & Business Development
Jennifer Beers
Commercial & Residential Loan Servicing Officer
Justin Goldman
Business Development Officer
Joseph Rothrock
Fire & EMS Specialist
Cheryl Rothkranz
Credit Manager
Jackie Stiffler
Residential & Consumer Lending Manager
Marketing
Martha Keeler
Vice President and Director of Marketing
Susan Timan
Assistant Vice President of e-Communications & Corporate Secretary
Municipal Banking
Donald MacCormack
Vice President of Municipal Banking
Corporate Cash Management
Allen Austin
Director of Cash Management & Administrative Officer
Operations
John Olivett
Vice President of Operations
Carmela Hendricks
Assistant Vice President of Operations
Susan Wren
Assistant Vice President of e-Services (Customer Service Center)
Greene County Bancorp, Inc. Board of Directors
Martin Smith
Chairman of the Board
Donald Gibson
President & Chief Executive Officer
Michelle Plummer
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer
Jay Cahalan
Peter Hogan, CPA
David Jenkins, DVM
Charles Schaefer, Esq.
Paul Slutzky
The Bank of Greene County Advisory Board
Frances Spreer Albert, CPA
Sean Byrne, Esq.
John Brust
James Campion
Christopher Cannucciari, CPA
David Crawford, PE
Bradley Cummings, CPA, CVA
Eric Hannay
Pamela Hassett
Ronald Teator
Directors Emeritus
Walter H. Ingalls
Dennis O’Grady
J. Bruce Whittaker