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 Oak Ridge, NJ – July 16, 2010–– Lakeland Bank recently honored four employees with the Employee of the Quarter Award. Joseph DeLuca, Melissa Griffin, Alana Podkowka, and Susan Pfeil-Taylor were presented with the employee of the quarter award.
“We are very proud to recognize these individuals for their dedicated service and appreciate their commitment to our bank, our customers and the communities we serve,” said Thomas J. Shara, president and CEO of Lakeland Bank.
Joseph DeLuca – Network Analyst – Networking Services Department – Administration Building
Joseph began his career with Lakeland Bank in August 2006 as a Loan Processor in the Consumer Loans department. He was then transferred to the Networking Services department in October 2008 as a Network Analyst where he currently remains. Joseph currently resides in Butler, NJ.
Melissa Griffin – BSA Analyst – BSA Department – Administration Building
Melissa started with Lakeland Bank in 2008 as a BSA Analyst in the BSA department. Prior to joining Lakeland, she was a Teller/Customer Service Representative for Kearny Federal Savings Bank in Haskell, NJ. Melissa holds a Bachelor’s degree in History from Ramapo College in Mahwah, NJ and currently resides in Bushkill, PA with her husband Shawn.
Alana Podkowka – Financial Services Provider – Call Center – Administration Building
Alana began her career with Lakeland Bank in October 2008 as a Financial Services Provider in the Call Center department. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in English from Montclair University in Montclair, NJ and currently resides in Montague, NJ with her fiancé Tim.
Susan Pfeil-Taylor – Full-Time Teller – Andover Office
Susan has been with Lakeland Bank just over five years and has been in Andover since May 2008. She’s been in banking for 20 years, first with First Union Bank and then Newton Trust, before taking a break to start her family.
Lakeland Bancorp, the holding company for Lakeland Bank, has an asset base of approximately $2.7 billion and forty-eight (48) offices spanning six northwestern New Jersey counties: Bergen, Essex, Morris, Passaic, Sussex and Warren. Lakeland Bank offers an extensive array of consumer and commercial products and services, including online banking, localized commercial lending teams and 24-hour or less turnaround time on consumer loan applications. For more information about their full line of products and services, visit their website at Lakelandbank.com.
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