Officers & Directors

Executive Management

Daniel J. Santaniello, President & Chief Executive Officer

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Daniel J. Santaniello has been a Director of the Company and a member of the Bank’s Board of Directors since March 2011. Mr. Santaniello has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and Bank since December 2010. Mr. Santaniello had previously served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since May 2004. Mr. Santaniello has a broad knowledge of banking from his many years in the industry. 

Salvatore R. DeFrancesco Jr., Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

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Salvatore R. DeFrancesco, Jr., CPA, CGMA, has served as Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since January 2003. Mr. DeFrancesco has been employed by the Bank since January 2003 and serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Timothy P. O'Brien, Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Business Development Officer

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Timothy O'Brien serves as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Business Development Officer of the Bank. He has over 40 years of experience in the banking industry, serving in various executive management positions at other local and regional financial institutions. Mr. O'Brien has served on the Board of Directors for St. Joseph's Center, the Scranton Cultural Center and has been a board member of both the Greater Pittston and Greater Scranton Chambers of Commerce. He was also a member of the Finance and Audit Committees for The Commonwealth Medical College.

Michael J. Pacyna Jr., EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF LENDING OFFICER

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Michael J. Pacyna joined the Bank on April 14, 2015, as Executive Vice President and Chief Business Development Officer. In 2021, Mr. Pacyna was named Chief Lending Officer. Mr. Pacyna was previously employed by PNC Bank for 26 ½ years as SVP Commercial and Corporate Manager based in Scranton, PA.

Eugene J. Walsh, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

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Eugene J. Walsh re-joined the Bank on March 17, 2014, as Executive Vice President and Chief Risk and Credit Officer. In May 2016, Mr. Walsh was named Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Bank. Mr. Walsh was previously Executive Vice President and Senior Loan Officer of the Bank from 2001 to 2005. During the interim period, Mr. Walsh served as Vice President, Government Banking & Corporate Lending at M&T Bank in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and Chief Financial Officer of Intific, Inc. in Peckville, Pennsylvania.

Ruth Turkington, Executive Vice President and Chief Consumer Banking Officer

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Ruth Turkington serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Consumer Banking Officer of Fidelity Bank. With over 25 years of financial services experience, Ruth has worked for multiple regional banks in the Northeast. Most recently she served as Senior Vice President at Citizens Bank where she was responsible for both the consumer and small business deposit product strategies and client experience. In her role, Ruth sets the strategic direction for consumer banking, with oversight of Fidelity Bank’s branch network, retail services, marketing, and consumer and mortgage lending.

Board of Directors

Brian J. Cali, Esquire, Chairman Of The Board

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Brian J. Cali has been a Director of the Company and a member of the Bank's Board of Directors since February of 2001. He is the managing owner of Brian J. Cali and Associates a Pennsylvania law firm located in Dunmore, Pennsylvania. He has been a practicing attorney for over 40 years. Mr. Cali is also the owner of several businesses located in Northeastern Pennsylvania.  Attorney Cali's law practice and the experience he has in the operation and management of several businesses provides a wealth of knowledge as a Director and as Chairman.

Michael J. McDonald, Vice Chairman Of The Board

Michael J. McDonald has been a Director of the Company since 1999. Mr. McDonald has served as a member of the Bank’s Board of Directors since 1994. He is a partner with the law firm of McDonald and MacGregor, LLC in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Mr. McDonald’s education and legal experience provides valuable insight for the Company and Bank. 

John T. Cognetti, Secretary Of The Board

John T. Cognetti has been a Director of the Company since 1999. He has served as a member of the Bank’s Board of Directors since 1988. Mr. Cognetti is the former President of Hinerfeld Commercial Real Estate, based in Scranton, Pennsylvania. With his background, education, and forty-five years’ experience in real estate brokerage, he provides insight on issues, trends and values of the regional and national commercial real estate markets. He also provides guidance to the Board on Bank owned real estate issues. Having hired and managed sales professionals in his business, Mr. Cognetti shares his insight on personnel, marketing, and management issues.

Daniel J. Santaniello, President & Chief Executive Officer

Daniel J. Santaniello has been a Director of the Company and a member of the Bank’s Board of Directors since March 2011. Mr. Santaniello has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and Bank since December 2010. Mr. Santaniello had previously served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since May 2004. Mr. Santaniello has a broad knowledge of banking from his many years in the industry. 

HelenBeth Garofalo Vilcek, Director

HelenBeth Garofalo Vilcek has been a Director of the Company and member of the Bank’s Board of Directors since 2020. Ms. Vilcek is the owner of Garofalo Real Estate, a property management company located in Easton, Pennsylvania. Ms. Vilcek serves on the board and chairs the audit committee at the Bank of Bird-in-Hand in Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania. She was an original investor with the former Premier Bank, Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Ms. Vilcek is active in the community and is a Past Grand Matron of the Order of Eastern Star for the state of Pennsylvania. Ms. Vilcek’s experience and community involvement provides valuable insight for the Company and Bank.

Richard M. Hotchkiss, Director

Richard M. Hotchkiss has been a Director of the Company and a member of the Bank’s Board of Directors since 2020. Mr. Hotchkiss, a veteran, has been the owner of several businesses including a family lumber business, convenience store, gas station and freight hauling company. Upon retiring he became a PA Certified UCC building inspector. Mr. Hotchkiss served at the former MNB Corporation as the Chairman of the Building Committee and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Hotchkiss’s leadership experience in business operations provides valuable knowledge for the Company and Bank. 

William J. Joyce Sr., Director

William J. Joyce, Sr. has been a Director of the Company and member of the Bank’s Board of Directors since 2020. Mr. Joyce is the former Principal of Joyce Insurance Group located in Pittston, Pennsylvania. Mr. Joyce has expertise in risk assessment and management, financial statement preparation, review, and analysis. Mr. Joyce holds an associate degree of Hotel and Restaurant Management from the Culinary Institute of America and has a Property & Casualty Insurance License in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  Mr. Joyce’s education, experience and community involvement provides valuable insight for the Company and Bank.

Alan Silverman, Director

Alan Silverman has been a Director of the Company and member of the Bank’s Board of Directors since 2020. Mr. Silverman, is a Certified Public Accountant for over thirty years, operates his own firm specializing in meeting the needs of the healthcare industry. He is one of the founders and CEO of PrimeMed P.C. Mr. Silverman has acted as President of not-for-profit nursing home corporations, serving the Medicaid community, and is a past President of Glen Oak Country Club. Mr.Silverman’s background provides valuable financial knowledge for the Company and Bank.

Paul C. Woelkers, Director

Paul C. Woelkers has been a Director of the Company and a member of the Bank’s Board of Directors since July 2021. Mr. Woelkers founded Lackawanna Mobile X-Ray spending his career growing the company throughout seven states in the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond. In 2010, he sold the company and is now President of Lackawanna Mobile X-Ray, acquiring 170 former clients back into his service fold. Mr. Woelkers served as a member of the Board of Directors of the former Landmark Bancorp Inc. Mr. Woelkers’ leadership experience in business provides valuable knowledge for the Company and Bank.