Delaware Bankers Association elects new officers, awards scholarships
Cynthia D.M. Brown, president of Commonwealth Trust Co., was elected chair of the Delaware Bankers Association May 17 at the DBA's 123rd annual meeting in Wilmington. The DBA also elected and installed Elizabeth D. Albano, chief financial officer of Artisans' Bank, to the position of chair-elect.
Other members of the DBA Board of Directors are directors at large Donna G. Mitchell, president and CEO, Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Delaware; and James Roszkowski, president, Discover Bank; along with directors Dominic Canuso, executive vice president and chief financial officer, WSFS Bank; Bruce Colbourn, market executive, PNC Bank Delaware; Larry Drexler, general counsel, head of legal and chief privacy officer, Barclaycard US; Eric G. Hoerner, chief executive officer, MidCoast Community Bank; Thomas M. Forrest, president and CEO, U.S. Trust Co. of Delaware; Leslie Gillin, president, Co-Brand Card Services, Chase Bank USA, N.A.; Lisa P. Kirkwood, SVP, regional vice president, TD Bank; Nicholas P. Lambrow, president, Delaware Region, M&T Bank; and Joe Westcott, market president Delaware, Capital One.
The DBA also announced the winners of the 2018 Keys to Financial Success Scholarship Award. The winners are Justin Morgan, a student at Caesar Rodney High School, and Maryam Woods, a student at Odyssey Charter High School. Both students participated in the Keys to Financial Success course. Each received a $2,500 scholarship.
Keys to Financial Success is a full-semester elective taught in 31 high schools throughout Delaware to more than 4,000 students. The course was developed in partnership with the University of Delaware's Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship, Delaware Bankers Association, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Maryland and Delaware. Keys to Financial Success introduces students to the fundamentals of sound money management skills and basic financial planning concepts including Goals and Decision Making, Career Research, Money Management, Consumer Skills and Risk Protection.
