Marion Center Bank

MEET OUR STAFF-Employee Spotlight of the Week! We would like to introduce you to our SVP, Chief Lending Officer, Jim Cronauer.?Jim started with MCB in September of 2011, making this fall his lucky 13th?anniversary with the Bank! Jim has had over 37 years of banking experience with a 2 ? year break working for a defense contractor. He was previously Pennsylvania Banker’s Association’s Commercial Lending School Director, both in person and remotely due to COVID-19.?He was the only Director to do both.?Throughout his career, he has also been the Chairman of PBA’s Annual Lending Conference also, both in person and remotely. Jim enjoys fishing while keeping a log of every trip documenting weather conditions, fish caught, lures used, etc. On consecutive days earlier this year, Jim recorded a personal best Largemouth Bass.?This big boy weighed in at 6 pounds, 8 ounces!?The next day, Jim recorded a personal best (brown) Trout measuring in at 30 inches long!?When Jim is not out on the stream, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three children.?All three of his kids reside in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina; therefore, Jim and his wife spend a lot of time there. ? Jim currently serves as the Vice President of the Portage Area Economic Development Association. After a bit of a slow start to 2024, Jim expects this year to end well.?Jim states that “we are now starting to see the results of our core conversion and the positive impact it has had on our earnings.?Also, our net interest margin is starting to improve.?These two important factors, as well as the efforts of our entire Bank staff, will help us achieve our budgeted net income for the year.” #career #customerservice #financialsolutions #communitybanking #future #community #lending #deposits

??MEET OUR STAFF-Employee Spotlight of the Week!?? We would like to introduce you to Clymer's Banking Solutions Specialist, Samantha Patterson. Sam started with MCB in October of 2023, making this fall her 1st year anniversary with the Bank! Samantha started her banking career with First Commonwealth Bank in their Card Services Department and worked there for 10 years. We are so fortunate to have Sam on our team, as a Specialist in the Clymer office. Sam enjoys dirt track racing with her boyfriend, Nathan. She also loves spending time with her nieces, Rylee & Aubrey. She is very excited as she has just purchased a new home! Sam also really just likes being at home with her dogs, Lily & Lucy (these two lovely ladies are Beagles). Sam can't wait to see where her career goes with MCB. Sam is always willing to learn and take on anything asked of her. We know she will have a long and rewarding career with MCB!

??MEET OUR STAFF-Employee Spotlight of the Week!?? We would like to introduce you to Marion Center’s Branch Manager, Edward Oberlin. Ed started with MCB in August of 1986, making this summer his 38th year anniversary! Ed started with MCB as a Teller and worked his way into the Manager position at our very first Branch (now one of seven), in Marion Center, PA. He started his overall working career as a Manager for the G.C. Murphy company, a chain variety store. Ed enjoys hunting, riding motorcycles, and learning everything he can about classic cars. He even has a few that he is proud to call his own. His favorite car is a 1965/66 Ford Mustang. He also enjoys traveling, when possible, with his wife and son. He is an active member of Indiana’s Fraternal Order of the Eagles (FOE). Ed is very excited and can’t wait to see what new innovative products and services we add this year.

Amid the widespread IT outages today: Marion Center Bank was UNAFFECTED. Online/Mobile banking is available, and our branches are open normal business hours today. Thank you all for your continued patronage.

MEET OUR STAFF-Employee Spotlight of the Week! ? We would like to introduce you to one of Marion Center Branch’s Banking Solutions Representatives, Lyndsay Mallory. Lyndsay started with MCB in June 2023, making last month her first anniversary.?Although Lyndsay has just started her career in banking, she has been working in customer service since 2020. Lyndsay is currently attending IUP as a full-time student majoring in Nursing with anticipated minors in both Psychology and Spanish.?Her career goal is to become a Pediatric Registered Nurse or Nurse Practitioner (depending on how the next three years go ??). Lyndsay enjoys playing softball & pickleball, reading, learning about other cultures (particularly Spanish), traveling, and spending time with family (especially her 4-year-old cousin, Gabe). Lyndsay also enjoys going to the beach and being with her cats and dog. She is active in her college community through the IUP Women’s Ice Skating (Figure Skating) Club.? She was one of the founding members of this club at IUP! ? Lyndsay is proud to say that before she started working here, she didn’t know “a thing” about banking.?Although her career goals are in a completely different field, she has learnt so much while working at MCB.?These skills will benefit her in the future, and she feels very fortunate to be able to work with us. ? #career #customerservice #financialsolutions #communitybanking #future #community #lending #deposits

Stop at any of our Branches today for a sweet treat, we are celebrating Customer Appreciation Day! 'You make our business a little Sweeter'!

MEET OUR STAFF-Employee Spotlight of the Week! ? We would like to introduce you to one of Marion Center Branch’s Banking Solutions Representatives, Sara Didlott. Sara started with MCB a short seven months ago, in November of 2023. Although Sara has just started her career in banking, she has had 10+ years of exposure in the customer service industry. Sara is very excited to continue to learn and become more comfortable with her daily tasks.?She is also eager to learn more about our numerous account types and CD/IRA products. Sara enjoys traveling, hiking, and adventuring.?She also finds refurnishing furniture a hobby she loves.?She likes to read in her spare time, and she loves animals overall but dogs are her favorite.?Sara has three children, and they are her favorite people! ??She finds joy in learning new things, particularly if they involve math and numbers—we are so lucky to have her on our team!?? ? Sara is excited to see what the future holds for her career with MCB, and to continue to learn as much as she can! ? ?hashtag#career hashtag#customerservice hashtag#financialsolutions hashtag#communitybanking hashtag#future hashtag#community hashtag#lending hashtag#deposits

MEET OUR STAFF-Employee Spotlight of the Week! ? We would like to introduce you to our VP, Credit Department Manager, James Pacelli. Jim began working for MCB in 2011, making this fall his lucky 13th year! Jim has spent the last 38 years in banking, starting as a part-time Teller!?Jim worked his way into the loan function of banking roughly 25 years ago, focusing on commercial analysis and underwriting for the past 20 years. Jim loves to go camping, and he also likes to travel to “all sorts of places by car” (especially in the Washington, D.C. area where his oldest, of two sons, lives).?He also enjoys attending sporting events with his family, working on his two classic Camaros and playing with his rescue dog (Dachshund mix), Bruno.?One of Jim’s favorite things to do is going to Disney World with his family, this is something they have done numerous times over the years! James is also a Fourth Degree-Knight of Columbus.?For those unfamiliar: “The Knights of Columbus is a global Catholic fraternal service order founded by Blessed Michael J. McGivney on March 29, 1882. Membership is limited to practicing Catholic men. It is led by Patrick E. Kelly, the order's 14th Supreme Knight. The organization is named after the explorer Christopher Columbus.” Our loan area went through two major conversions in the past year, with that in mind, Jim is hopeful that these upgrades will aid in seamless processing for the loan department. ? #career #customerservice #financialsolutions #communitybanking #future #community #lending #deposits

MEET OUR STAFF-Employee Spotlight of the Week! ? We would like to introduce you to our SVP, Chief Financial Officer, Trisha Brewer. Trish began working for MCB in July of 2006, making this summer her 18th year anniversary with the Bank! Prior to joining MCB as the CFO, Trish worked in public accounting, auditing banks.?We are so thankful Trish elected to join our team!?Trish obtained her certification in public accounting in 2005 and maintains her certification, as a CPA, through continuing professional education annually. Trish enjoys spending time with her family, especially watching her kids’ sporting events; her son, Raith, plays soccer and her daughter, Delaney, plays volleyball.?She also loves watching hockey, particularly the Pittsburgh Penguins, Trish’s favorite player (of all time) is Jaromir Jagr!?She is also addicted to shoe shopping, likes traveling to the Finger Lakes to visit wineries, vacationing to the beach, kayaking, and fishing. She is an active member of her church, Jerusalem Lutheran Church, where she holds the office of Treasurer. Trish is excited to continue to expand her knowledge of the ever-changing banking environment that will make MCB a place our customers will love and want to bank. ? #banking #career #customerservice #financialsolutions #communitybanking #future #community #lending #deposits

MEET OUR STAFF-Employee Spotlight of the Week! ? We would like to introduce you to our VP, Business Development Officer II, Deborah Krise. Deb began working for MCB in 2014, making this summer her 10th year anniversary with the Bank! Deb started her career in banking 40 years ago and joined the Commercial Lending function of banking roughly 34 years ago!?We are so fortunate to have Deb on her team, she brings forth significant experience and professionalism that we are incredibly grateful for.?Deb was honored to receive the Women Making a Difference Award in 2023.?She was also invited to attend a meeting with the Cambria County Commissioners to discuss the current business climate in April of 2024.?We are privileged to have Deb represent our organization and the banking industry! ? Deb enjoys participating in any event that empowers women!?She also has numerous hobbies including off-road adventuring in her Jeep, crafting, needlework, baking, and most importantly spending time with her kids!?She is also very interested in history. She loves reading memoirs, autobiographies, touring historical sites and she has read every book, that she knows of, about Henry VIII, his children, and his advisors, etc.?If you have any Henry VIII book recommendations let her know! Deb serves as Vice Chair for the Johnstown Industrial Development Corporation Loan Review Board.?She is also Vice President for the Northern Cambria County Development Corporation.?Deb encourages us to remember to “always do something in life that you truly enjoy and get satisfaction from,” it makes us much more enjoyable people to be around, and it even makes us better at our jobs! Deb has been in sales her entire adult life; therefore, she is very excited for what this year holds as each year is different and holds new exciting adventures. ? #banking #career #customerservice #financialsolutions #communitybanking #future #community #lending #deposits