Welcome to the Bank of Greene County!

Welcome to the Bank of Greene County!

For more than 130 years, the Bank of Greene County has served its neighbors in New York’s Hudson Valley and Capital Region. True to our mission, we strive to foster a sense of community through personal service, local decision-making and participation in community activities alongside our customers.

I invite you to explore our website and visit, call or click to experience the advantages of banking with us.  Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve you.

Donald E. Gibson
President, Chief Executive Officer & Director

Our Local History

Bank of Greene County, 1889

1889—When it all began

The Building and Loan Association of Catskill, NY is chartered.

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  • 2023
Bank of Greene County, 1974

1974

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

Bank of Greene County, 1988

1988

Cairo branch opens.

Bank of Greene County, 1997

1997

Greenville branch opens.

Bank of Greene County, 1999

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.

Bank of Greene County, 2000

2000

Tannersville branch opens.

Bank of Greene County, 2001

2001

Westerlo branch opens.

Bank of Greene County, 2004

2004

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

Bank of Greene County, 2005

2005

Hudson branch and expanded Cairo branch open.

Bank of Greene County, 2006

2006

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

Bank of Greene County, 2007

2007

Catskill Commons and Greenport branches open.

Bank of Greene County, 2008

2008

Chatham branch opens.

Bank of Greene County, 2009

2009

Ravena-Coeymans branch opens.

Bank of Greene County, 2010

2010

Germantown branch opens.

Bank of Greene County, 2013

2013

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

Bank of Greene County, 2015

2015

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

Bank of Greene County, 2017

2017

Copake branch opens.

Bank of Greene County, 2018

2018

Woodstock branch opens.

Bank of Greene County, 2019

2019

Kinderhook-Valatie branch opens.

Bank of Greene County, 2020

2020

Wolf Road branch opens.

Bank of Greene County, 2021

2021

The new Customer Service Center opens.

Bank of Greene County, 2023

2023

East Greenbush branch opens.

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EXECUTIVE TEAM

Donald Gibson
President & Chief Executive Officer

Michelle Plummer
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer

John Antalek
Executive Vice President & Chief Lending Officer

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Branches

Andrea DiPace
Vice President & Branch Administrator

Christa Bush
Regional Branch Officer

Betsy Braley
Regional Branch Officer

Kathy Proper
Catskill Branch Manager

Olivia Giordano
Catskill Commons Branch Manager

Victoria Revene
Copake Branch Manager

Lisa Messina
Coxsackie Branch Manager

Matthew Ellis
East Greenbush Branch Manager

Karishma Vermani
Germantown Branch Manager

Kristen Schiffer
Greenport & Hudson Branch Manager

Allen Krom
Kinderhook-Valatie Branch Manager

Heather Hart
Kingston Branch Manager

Michael Kelly
Greenville & Westerlo Branch Manager

Lily Dayter
Ravena Branch Manager

Catherine Wade
Tannersville Branch Manager

Keith DeMichele
Wolf Road Branch Manager & Corporate Cash Management Specialist

Amanda Grant
Woodstock Branch Manager

Corporate Cash Management

Allen Austin
Vice President, Director of Corporate Cash Management & Administration

Amy Conte
Corporate Cash Management Officer

Finance

Nick Barzee
Vice President, Controller

John Dudek
Assistant Vice President and Assistant Controller

Allison Eldred
Investment Portfolio Officer

Human Resources

Mary Seely
Senior Vice President and Director of Human Resources

Kathryn Nelson
Human Resources Officer

Information Technology

Sumeet Murarka
Chief Information Officer

Gregory Spampinato
Vice President of Information Security

Margaret Tobiassen
Vice President and IT Application Support Officer

Investment Services

Tim Bartholomew
Vice President, Director of Investment Services

Lending

Tim Penk
Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer

Sean DuBois
Vice President, Southern Region Executive & Commercial Lender

Trisha Lamb
Vice President and Director of Residential & Consumer Lending

Robert Agostinoni
Vice President of Corporate Lending

Brian Stickles
Vice President of Corporate Lending

Nancy Reinhart
Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management

Cheryl Antalek
Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager

Jennifer Beers
Assistant Vice President of Commercial Loan Originations

Justin Goldman
Assistant Vice President of Commercial Lending & Business Development

Alan Breindel
Director of Special Assets, Commercial Lending

Joseph Rothrock
Fire & EMS Financing Officer

Stephanie Premo
Business Development Officer

Joseph Szepessy
Business Development Officer

Sheila Leccese
Loan Servicing & Recovery Officer

Scott Lanzarone
Senior Credit Analyst and Officer

Cheryl Rothkranz
Credit Manager & Officer

Michael Stanley
Credit Manager

Jackie Stiffler
Residential & Consumer Lending Manager

Marketing

Martha Keeler
Vice President and Director of Marketing

Susan Timan
Vice President of e-Communications & Corporate Secretary

Municipal Banking

Donald MacCormack
Vice President and Director of Municipal Banking

Jonathan Halligan
Municipal Banking Officer

Robert Gibson
Senior Advisor, Municipal Banking Officer

Operational Support, Compliance, and Facilities

Cynthia DuPilka
Vice President of BSA, Compliance & Operational Support

Nicholas Frantjeskos
Assistant Vice President of BSA & Operational Support

Dan Lamarre
Facilities Director & Security Officer

Operations

Kay Scarselli
Vice President of Operations

Susan Wren
Vice President of e-Services & Customer Relations

Debra Guilzon
Operations Officer

Kayla Pinnella
Customer Service Center Manager

Private Bank

Maureen Clarke
Private Banking Officer

Greene County Bancorp, Inc. Board of Directors

Jay Cahalan
Chairman of the Board

Donald Gibson
President & Chief Executive Officer

Michelle Plummer
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer

Tejraj Hada
Peter Hogan, CPA
David Jenkins, DVM
Stephen Nelson
Charles Schaefer, Esq.

The Bank of Greene County Advisory Board

Frances Spreer Albert, CPA
John Brust
Sean Byrne, Esq.
Christopher Cannucciari, CPA
David Crawford, PE
Bradley Cummings, CPA, CVA
Kendra Hart
Pamela Hassett
Daniel Leader
Ronald Teator

Directors Emeritus

Dennis O’Grady
Paul Slutzky
Martin Smith
J. Bruce Whittaker