Felice joins NBT Bank’s Mohawk Valley advisory board

UTICA–ROME, N.Y. — NBT Bank Mohawk Valley Regional President John Buffa recently announced that Lori Kaplan Felice has joined the bank’s Mohawk Valley advisory board.

Formed in 2012, the advisory board works closely with NBT Bank management on a range of issues to help shape the bank’s continued growth and development in the region, NBT Bank said in a news release.

Felice is a licensed real-estate broker and president of CA Kaplan Master, LLC, a commercial real-estate firm serving Rome and New Hartford. She is a “strong community supporter,” serving on the boards of Rome Memorial Hospital, the Mohawk Valley Community College Foundation, and the Rome Area Chamber of Commerce. She graduated from Binghamton University. 

“We are pleased to welcome Lori to our advisory board,” Buffa said in the release. “She brings an expertise that will help guide our business activities as NBT Bank builds on our strong foundation in the Mohawk Valley.”

Norwich–based NBT Bank is ranked No. 5 in deposit market share in the Utica–Rome metro area, with a nearly 13 percent share of all deposits, according to the latest FDIC statistics. It operates nine branches in the region.

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