Biographies - Directors

Stephen Distler, Chairman

Stephen Distler spent 25 years in the financial services industry, mostly as Managing Director and Treasurer at Warburg Pincus, LLC, one of the world’s pre-eminent private equity investment firms. He is an active venture investor and a member of the Board of Trustees of Washington University in St. Louis and the University Medical Center at Princeton, where he currently serves as Campaign Chairman for the hospital’s relocation fundraising effort. He is also Chairman of the Center for Policy Research of New Jersey, a non-partisan think-tank that develops free-market solutions to public policy problems in New Jersey.

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Ross Wishnick, Vice Chairman

Ross Wishnick was a homebuilder for 25 years specializing in Active Adult Communities. He was a senior executive with Crestwood Village, Inc., a New Jersey developer and one of the pioneers in what is today one of the fastest growing segments of the homebuilding industry. Mr. Wishnick was a founding director of the New Jersey chapter of the Community Associations Institute and was a member of the New Jersey Alliance for Action, a consortium of business, labor, government and academic leaders dedicated to improving the State’s economy by improving its infrastructure. In addition, Mr. Wishnick was a founding director of First Washington State Bank based in Windsor, New Jersey. For 15 years, he helped grow the bank from one branch to 15 branches, from $3 million in assets to just under $500 million. He served on the loan, personnel and technology committees during his tenure.

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Andrew M. Chon

Andrew M. Chon was an Executive Vice President and General Manager of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Mr. Chon had the worldwide responsibilities of new business development, digital convergence business and venture investment business. Prior to Samsung Electronics, he held various senior executive positions with Lucent Technologies, AT&T and NCR Corporation. His diverse management experience includes market management, strategic marketing, sales management and technology management. Mr. Chon is a member of the board of directors of the Beautiful Foundation USA, Inc., a form of non-profit public interest foundation that comes about and is driven by the will of residents to solve and manage problems in the local community. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea.

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Judith Giacin

Judith A. Giacin is a founding member of the Certified Public Accounting firm Horvath & Giacin, P.C. She has been a Certified Public Accountant for over 25 years helping clients to achieve both personal and corporate financial goals. She is currently a member of the New Jersey Society of Certified Accountants Peer Review Executive Committee and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountant and the Mercer County Estate Planning Council. Ms. Giacin is an active board member of the Greater New Jersey Alzheimer Association and President of Planned Lifetime Assistance Network of New Jersey whose mission is to answer the question “Who will care for my loved one when I am gone?” Ms. Giacin earned her Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from Rutgers University.

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Richard Gillespie

Dick Gillespie is the recently retired Founder and President of Gillespie, Inc. Started in 1973 with no clients and little capital, the agency grew to become one of the 75 largest advertising agencies in the United States with annual billings in excess of $200 million. The agency was acquired by McCann-Erickson in 1998 and Dick served on both the North American and Worldwide Boards of the firm’s direct marketing division. Highly experienced in financial services marketing, Dick has worked with many major banks and financial services companies including Capital One, The Bank of New York, Household and MBNA to name a few. He was elected to the New Jersey Advertising Hall of Fame. He presently serves as Vice Chairman of MediGuide America and is a partner in Optura Marketing.

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Janet Lasley

Janet Lasley has worked in the construction industry for over 25 years. She is the founder and President of Lasley Construction, Inc., established in 1985 and co-founder and Co-President of Lasley Brahaney Architecture and Construction, established in 1998. Her company has focused primarily on custom residential renovations and the construction of new homes. After a brief stint at college, Ms. Lasley left to become a political activist and carpenter’s apprentice. After years of field work as a carpenter, she moved into a variety of management positions in several local construction companies. Ms. Lasley is active on the Board of Directors of the Foundation at the University Medical Center at Princeton. She has participated in and chaired several charity events, often devoted to raising awareness and money for cancer care and research. She has also been involved in several non-profits such as HomeFront, the Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS Foundation, the Stony Brook Watershed, and the Rocky Hill Planning Board.

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Martin P. Melilli

Martin P. Melilli joined the Bank in August 2008 as President. He is a veteran banking executive of 19 years who most recently led the commercial lending department of Synergy Bank in Cranford. While at Synergy he established and successfully grew this department to include a sound, diverse and profitable loan portfolio which measured well in excess of $100 million. Previously he spent more than 14 years with Summit Bank and its successor banks in various positions including the oversight of a network of branches. Mr. Melilli is a graduate of Seton Hall University where he earned a BS in Finance. He is actively involved in the UCEDC, a not for profit state-wide organization that mentors and helps finance small businesses. He is currently Vice Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Loan and Asset Management Committee. In addition Mr. Melilli is a Board Member of the Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce.

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Robert N. Ridolfi

Robert N. Ridolfi is the managing member of the law firm, Robert N. Ridolfi, LLC, specializing in land use and real estate law. He has been a licensed attorney in the State of New Jersey since 1974 and a member of U.S. District court, District of New Jersey. He is a graduate of Princeton University and the Denver University College of Law. Mr. Ridolfi is a member of the New Jersey Bar Association and the Mercer County Bar Association where he served as Chairman of the real estate section for several years. He has had significant experience in complex residential and commercial financing transactions. Throughout his career, Mr. Ridolfi has been active in numerous community, charitable and educational organizations in the Hopewell area.

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Stephen Shueh

Stephen K. Shueh is President of Roundview Capital - a money management firm for high net worth families and institutions. Mr. Shueh received an A.B. with honors from Princeton University, and earned an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where he was the recipient of the Dean's Award. He is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and holds a certificate in Financial Planning from New York University.

He serves as President of his graduating class at Princeton University, is on the Executive Committee of the University's Alumni Council, and is a member of the MacLean Society. Mr. Shueh has served as Special Gifts Chair for Princeton's Annual Giving campaign, as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the United Way of Greater Mercer County, as an appointed member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Office of Attorney Ethics, District VII Fee Arbitration Committee, and as a member of the Mercer County Planning Board.

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