Pathfinder Bancorp adds Crawford-Hamlin, Allyn to board of directors

OSWEGO — Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC) has added Meghan Crawford-Hamlin and Eric Allyn to its board of directors.

Crawford-Hamlin is president of institutional sales at BHG Financial, where she oversees the sales strategy for BHG across bank partnerships and strategic partners. She leads a national sales team focused on growing premium revenue and enhancing the experience for clients while driving sales strategic partners. Since joining BHG in 2015, Crawford-Hamlin has generated and serviced relationships with hundreds of community banks nationwide, personally managing the sale of hundreds of millions of dollars of financing. She is active within the banking industry, serving as a member of many state and national bank associations such as the American Bankers Association, as well as the Independent Community Bankers Association. Crawford-Hamlin has a bachelor’s degree from Bucknell University.

Allyn is the former chairman of the board of Welch Allyn, Inc, which was sold to Hill-Rom in 2015 and is now part of Baxter International. Today, Allyn is managing member and chief investment officer for 50 State LLC and serves as a trustee to over 76 family trusts. In addition, he is founder and managing partner to two private investment funds, which he has managed since 2011. Allyn also sits on the board of Health Care Originals; serves as LP advisor to Armory Square Ventures; is part of the Upstate Medical University Council; and serves on the board of the Allyn Family Foundation, where he has chaired the Investment Committee since 2008.

Allyn is a frequent speaker nationally and internationally on the topics of family business governance, family enterprises, philanthropy, and investment management. He received his bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and earned his MBA from the University of Virginia.

The pair was added to the board, effective as of the May 13 Pathfinder annual meeting.

“We are honored to welcome both Eric and Meghan to Board of Directors,” Chris Burritt, chairman of the Pathfinder board, said in a July 6 news release. “Both Meghan and Eric are dynamic and experienced leaders. Their collective expertise in vital growth, innovation and development will prove to be an invaluable addition to the Board, our senior management team and the bank’s strategic initiatives and overall success moving forward,” Burritt concluded.

Pathfinder Bancorp is the parent company of Pathfinder Bank, a New York State-chartered commercial bank headquartered in Oswego. The bank has 10 full-service branches in Oswego and Onondaga counties and one limited-purpose office in Oneida County.