Lakeland Bank honors employees with 10 years of service
OAK RIDGE — Lakeland Bank recently hosted a ceremony to honor employees who reached 10 years of service with the Bank.
“Lakeland Bank thanks our colleagues for their commitment to the Bank, and congratulates them for reaching their service anniversary milestone,” said Thomas J. Shara, President and chief executive officer.
Cecilia Bastady, assistant vice president, Paralegal II. Bastady joined the Bank in February 2005 as a call center clerk in loan operations. She transferred in 2007 to Commercial Loans as a commercial loan assistant and in 2010 to the Legal Department as a paralegal. She was promoted to assistant treasurer, paralegal in September 2011. Bastady has an associate’s degree from Berkeley College and Paralegal Certification from the National Academy of Paralegal Studies. She is a resident of Jefferson.
Darlene Rodriguez, teller manager, Stillwater office. Rodriguez began her career with Lakeland Bank in 2005 as a teller in Stillwater and then transferred to the Lafayette office. She returned to the Stillwater office as teller manager in 2010. A graduate of Lenape Valley High School, Rodriguez has been a member of the Sussex County Women’s Softball League for 18 years. She is a resident of Stillwater.
Bianca Schafer, image operator, Image Department. Schafer joined the Bank in 2005 as an image operator. She graduated from Passaic County College with an associate’s degree in data processing and has taken the Principles of Banking course through the American Institute of Banking. Schafer participates in the bank’s blood drives and volunteers on the bank’s team to support Habitat for Humanity. Schafer is a resident of Vernon.
Suzanne Shack, commercial loan processor, Loan Operations Department. Shack began her career with the bank in 2005 as a commercial loan processor in Loan Operations. Prior to joining Lakeland Bank, she worked in a similar capacity for Sussex Bank in Franklin. A graduate of William Paterson College, she is a resident of Vernon.
Mallory Wetton, image operator, Image Department. Wetton joined the bank in 2005 as a transit operator working after school and then transitioned to full-time after graduation. In 2012, she began assisting computer operations and working at the Help Desk. A Jefferson Township High School graduate, Wetton has been a Habitat for Humanity volunteer since 2011 and was a volunteer elf for the VRA in 2012 on the Toys for Tots Train and in 2014 on the Santa Train. She also volunteers for the URHS, an organization that restores vintage trains and rail cars. Wetton resides in Newton.