Community Bank has hired Lekia Hill as branch and community development manager of the bank’s new Hanover Square branch in downtown Syracuse. In this role, she is responsible for strategic implementation of business-development plans to drive branch growth while overseeing daily operations, including staff recruitment and training, and effective delivery of personal, business, and municipal-banking products and services offered in-branch. Drawing on her previous experience in community and civic-engagement roles, Hill will also seek to establish and maintain ongoing relationships with customers, local businesses, and community organizations as the bank looks to expand its branch presence and partnerships in the Syracuse market. Hill brings an extensive background spanning more than 25 years in corporate, civil, and social-justice roles to her new position at Community Bank, including a collective 15 years of experience in sales and marketing in the banking sector.