DeWITT, N.Y.— As Community Bank, N.A.’s new senior VP, commercial banking group manager, Lindsay Weichert is excited for a lot more than working for her hometown bank. Working for a bank where decisions are made locally was a huge draw for the Syracuse native. That the bank shares her passion for economic development and community […]
DeWITT, N.Y.— As Community Bank, N.A.’s new senior VP, commercial banking group manager, Lindsay Weichert is excited for a lot more than working for her hometown bank.
Working for a bank where decisions are made locally was a huge draw for the Syracuse native. That the bank shares her passion for economic development and community service is another perk, she adds.
Weichert joined Community Bank just over two weeks ago, bringing 18 years of commercial-banking experience. Prior to joining Community Bank, she worked at M&T Bank in several positions including commercial real estate group manager and overseeing Fitch Ratings as a director of performance analytics.
“I was brought in because of my background in lending,” Weichert says. In her new role at Community Bank, she oversees two lending teams with a staff of about eight. One team focuses on Onondaga, Cayuga, and Oswego counties, while the other team concentrates on the North Country.
The bank is looking to grow organically across the region, she says, and her teams are at work to make that happen.
“It’s really just a matter of getting out in the community,” and letting potential customers know what Community Bank has to offer, Weichert says. That list of offerings is extensive including “anything you could possibly need in terms of balance-sheet lending, “along with wealth management, insurance, 401(k) and pension plans, and even human-resources services.
“We are thrilled to welcome Lindsay to the Community Bank family and are excited to see her grow in her new role,” President of Commercial Banking Jeffrey Levy said in a news release. “Lindsay’s commercial real estate finance experience will be an excellent complement to our commercial banking team.”
Weichert earned her bachelor’s degree from St. Lawrence University, where she majored in multi-language with minors in economics and mathematics. She received her master’s degree in real estate with a finance and investment concentration from New York University.
She is president of the Syracuse City Ballet, treasurer of the Downtown Syracuse Foundation, a board member of Humane CNY and the United Way of Central New York, a committee member of NUAIR UAS Job Fund, and a member of the Syracuse Surge Business Development Workgroup. She was honored in 2015 as one of The Central New York Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 honorees.
Community Bank is the banking subsidiary of Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) which operates more than 215 branches across New York, northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont, and western Massachusetts. Headquartered in DeWitt, Community Bank System has more than $15.5 billion in assets.
