Community Bank NA is pleased to announce that Erika Baldasaro has been appointed to the national board and Vermont committee for the DREAM Program Inc. As a board member, Baldasaro will provide general oversight of the organization and serve on the finance committee. She has been involved with the DREAM Program for five years and cites the mission as her inspiration to participate.
“I believe in the mission of the DREAM Program to bring together children from affordable housing neighborhoods with local college students to help children feel empowered to recognize and achieve their dreams,” Baldasaro said.
Baldasaro serves as vice president and New England district manager for Community Bank NA and has been in the banking industry for 21 years. She holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Southern New Hampshire University. Baldasaro resides in Essex Junction with her husband, Jason, and their three children.
The DREAM Program Inc. is a Village Mentoring organization that connects college-student mentors with youth from low-income housing neighborhoods. Through its programs, DREAM helps close the opportunity gap for more than 500 of the most vulnerable children in our communities.
For more information on DREAM Program Inc., visit dreamprogram.org. For more information on Community Bank N.A., visit cbnanews.com.
Community Bank NA is a Member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender.
About Community Bank System Inc
Community Bank System Inc operates more than 230 customer facilities across Upstate New York, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont and Western Massachusetts through its banking subsidiary, Community Bank NA and has been serving its communities for more than 150 years. With more than $10 billion in assets, the DeWitt, New York-headquartered company is among the country’s 150 largest financial institutions. Community Bank, NA has consistently been ranked among the top 15 best banks in America by Forbes magazine for the past seven years running, and was most recently ranked sixth in 2017. In addition to a full range of retail and business banking services, the company offers comprehensive financial planning, insurance and wealth management services. Community Bank System Inc subsidiaries/business units include OneGroup NY Inc, which provides risk management and commercial insurance, employee benefits and personal lines insurance; Community Bank Wealth Management, which provides investment advisory, personal trust and financial planning services, as well as personal, business and nonprofit portfolio design; and Benefit Plans Administrative Services Inc., which provides actuarial, retirement and VEBA/HRA plan administration, and collective investment fund, employee benefit trust and transfer agency services.
Community Bank System Inc is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the company’s stock trades under the symbol “CBU.” For more information about Community Bank, visit communitybankna.com or ir.communitybanksystem.com.