National Grid’s Littlejohn elected to Pathfinder Bank board

OSWEGO, N.Y. — Melanie Littlejohn has been elected to the board of directors of Pathfinder Bank, according to Chris Burritt, chairman of the board.

Littlejohn is the regional executive director of National Grid’s Upstate New York Division.

 “Her diverse knowledge, experience, leadership, and strong community advocacy will provide an important skill set, to our Board, complementing our strategic initiatives moving forward,” Burritt said in a news release.

Prior to 2011 when Littlejohn was named to her current position, she was the executive director of energy solutions delivery for National Grid’s Central New York division. She joined the company (then Niagara Mohawk) in April 1994 as the director of inclusion & diversity-U.S. operations. Before joining Niagara Mohawk, Littlejohn was executive director of Urban League Onondaga County. Before that, Littlejohn was manager of international client services for Banker’s Trust Company in the Wall Street District, according to the release.

Littlejohn obtained a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from SUNY Stony Brook and an MBA from Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management. In addition, she was selected to participate in National Grid’s Developing Future Business Leaders program, administered by the London Center for High Performance.

Pathfinder Bank is a New York State chartered savings bank headquartered in Oswego. The bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC). Pathfinder has nine branches located in its market areas consisting of Oswego and Onondaga counties.

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