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
- 2020

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.

2020
Wolf Road branch opens.
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Donald Gibson
President & Chief Executive Officer
Michelle Plummer
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer
Perry Lasher
Executive Vice President & Chief Lending Officer
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Branches
Andrea DiPace
Vice President & Branch Administrator
Amy Conte
Regional Branch Officer
Christa Bush
Regional Branch Officer
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
Karishma Vermani
Germantown Branch Manager
Alyson Kozlowski
Greenport & Hudson Branch Manager
Sarah VanAlphen
Greenville & Westerlo Branch Manager
Kristen Schiffer
Kinderhook-Valatie Branch Manager
Heather Hart
Kingston Branch Manager
Pamela Garrison
Ravena-Coeymans Branch Manager
Catherine Wade
Tannersville Branch Manager
Keith DeMichele
Wolf Road Branch Manager
Timothy Braunfeld
Woodstock Branch Manager
Corporate Cash Management
Allen Austin
Vice President, Director of Corporate Cash Management & Administration
Finance
John Dudek
Finance Officer and Assistant Controller
Allison Eldred
Investment Portfolio Officer
Human Resources
Mary Seely
Vice President and Director of Human Resources
Kathryn Nelson
Human Resources Officer
Information Technology
Gregory Spampinato
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Margaret Tobiassen
Assistant Vice President of IT Application Support
Nathan Jones
Manager of IT Infrastructure
Investment Services
Tim Bartholomew
Vice President, Director of Investment Services
Lending
Perry Lasher
Executive Vice President & Chief Lending Officer
John Antalek
Senior Vice President & Director of Commercial Lending
Sean DuBois
Vice President, Southern Region Executive & Commercial Lender
Trisha Lamb
Vice President and Director of Residential & Consumer Lending
Tina Selner
Vice President and Chief of Credit Administration
Tim Penk
Vice President and Chief Credit Officer
Robert Agostinoni
Vice President of Commercial Lending & Business Development
Brian Stickles
Vice President of Commercial Lending & Business Development
Jennifer Beers
Assistant Vice President of Commercial Loan Originations
Justin Goldman
Commercial Lending & Business Development Officer
Stephanie Premo
Business Development Officer
Cheryl Rothkranz
Credit Manager & Officer
Joseph Rothrock
Fire & EMS Specialist
Joseph Szepessy
Portfolio Manager & Business Development Specialist
Jackie Stiffler
Residential & Consumer Lending Manager
Ashley Scott
Loan Servicing 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
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
Rick Fernandez
Information Security Officer
Dan Lamarre
Facilities Director & Security Officer
Operations
John Olivett
Vice President of Operations
Susan Wren
Vice President of e-Services (Customer Service Center)
Debra Guilzon
Operations Manager
Greene County Bancorp, Inc. Board of Directors
Paul Slutzky
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.
The Bank of Greene County Advisory Board
Frances Spreer Albert, CPA
John Brust
Sean Byrne, Esq.
James Campion
Christopher Cannucciari, CPA
David Crawford, PE
Bradley Cummings, CPA, CVA
Eric Hannay
Pamela Hassett
Daniel Leader
Ronald Teator
Directors Emeritus
Walter H. Ingalls
Dennis O’Grady
Martin Smith
J. Bruce Whittaker