Ken Gibbons, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank is pleased to announce the addition of two new members to their St. Johnsbury Advisory Board. Nancy Poulos, Executive Vice President of Poulos Insurance, Inc. and Justin Lavely, Owner, Northstar Publishing both joined the Board in June.
Union Bank has three Advisory Boards each covering a portion of the Bank’s service area. The Advisory Boards act as ambassadors for the Bank, have lending authority and represent the Bank at community functions. The Boards make recommendations to management for new products, growth opportunities and areas needing improvement.
Ms. Poulos is a member of The Society of Certified Insurance Service Representatives and holds the Accredited Customer Service Representative designation and serves on Agent Advisory Boards for several insurance companies. She is an active member in her church and community and has helped the St. Johnsbury Fire Department with gift deliveries for the Santa Fund. She is a graduate of St. Johnsbury Academy and the University of Vermont. She has three daughters and two grandsons all of whom she cherishes spending time with and making memories.
Mr. Lavely is a lifelong resident of the Northeast Kingdom. He graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy and earned a B.A. in English from Lyndon State College. Through the years he has worked his way up in the newspaper business starting as an intern at the Courier in Littleton, NH and culminating in his purchase of the Northstar Monthly in 2008 and the formation of Northstar Publishing, LLC which also publishes The Kingdom Guide. He is a corporator for Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, a trustee for the Northeast Kingdom Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and a member of the St. Johnsbury Rotary Club. Mr. Lavely lives in Danville with his wife and two daughters.
“We are very pleased to have these two outstanding individuals on our Advisory Board,” stated Gibbons. “Their commitment to the local community and the expertise they bring to the table will be an advantage for the Bank,” he continued.
Union Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Union Bankshares, Inc. (UNB, traded on the NASDAQ Exchange), has been helping people buy homes and local businesses create jobs in area communities since 1891. Headquartered in Morrisville, VT, Union Bank is a full service bank offering deposit, loan, trust and commercial banking services throughout northern Vermont and northwestern New Hampshire. Union Bank has earned an outstanding reputation for residential lending programs and is an SBA Preferred Lender.