NBT Bank Regional President Matt Durkee announced that Kerri Wolynec has been hired as a commercial banking specialist. In this position, she is responsible for providing a full range of support services to the bank’s commercial banking team in Vermont. She is based at the bank’s regional office at 150 Bank Street in Burlington. “Kerri Wolynec plays a key role in coordinating the daily activities of our commercial bankers as they build our customer base in Vermont,” Durkee said. “Her duties include assisting with customer service, loan closings and business reporting.” Wolynec has seven years of banking experience. Before joining NBT Bank, she worked for several financial companies in Vermont, including Citizens Bank, KPMG and Northwestern Mutual. A resident of Starksboro, Wolynec has a bachelor’s degree in business management from Champlain College. Her community involvement includes serving as a volunteer for the United Way of Chittenden County. NBT Bank provides personal banking, asset management and business services. The independent community bank, based in Norwich, N.Y., has 84 offices in upstate New York. The bank recently expanded into Vermont by opening a regional office in Burlington. NBT Bank’s parent company, NBT Bancorp Inc., had assets of $5.5 billion as of September 30, 2009.