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Inc., member FINRA and SIPC;
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.; and The
MassMutual Trust Company, FSB.
Inez I. Ramirez Appointed
Financial Services Officer
Columbia Bank
announced that Inez
I. Ramirez has been
appointed Financial
Services Officer in
charge of their community
branch office
in Paramus, located at
S-134 Farview Avenue.
Mrs. Ramirez brings to her new position more
than 10 years of local banking experience.
She joined Columbia in 1998, as a Teller in
the bank’s Wyckoff branch. In 2002, she
became a Customer Service Representative
at the bank’s River Road (Fair Lawn) branch
and two years later, was promoted to
Assistant Branch Manager. She became
Branch Manager in charge of Columbia’s
Farview Avenue (Paramus) branch in 2009.
A well-known figure in banking, business and
community affairs, Mrs. Ramirez is an active
member of the Fair Lawn Chamber of
Commerce, the Fair Lawn Sunrise Rotary Club
and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. She
lives in Fair Lawn with her husband, Luis and
one child.
Columbia Bank Grants Help
Flood Victims
As part of Columbia Bank’s ongoing
community support the bank is making a
special effort to purchase replacement
home appliances for a select group of
homeowners affected by the heavy flooding
that recently took place throughout northern
New Jersey.
By working with local municipalities and
emergency management officials, Columbia
identified residents who were hardest hit and
who were in immediate need of assistance.
The Bank responded by issuing community
Shown assisting a Pompton Lakes Resident Kim Lewis
(second from left) with her appliance selection, at the
P.C. Richards Appliance Superstore in Paramus, are:
Kathleen Cole, Mayor of Pompton Lakes (far left),
Raymond Hallock, President and CEO of Columbia Bank
(second from right), and Phil Sohn (far right), Columbia
Bank’s Pompton Lakes Branch Manager.
grants to purchase replacement home
appliances (washers, dryers, refrigerators
and/or stoves).
Passaic County Technical Institute
Students Thank Columbia Bank
In January, Columbia Bank, SLA members
re-elected two directors and elected one new
director to serve on the institution’s Board of
Directors. At the annual meeting, board
members José B. Guerrero and John S.
Sturges were re-elected to serve three-year
terms. Anthony S. Cicatiello is Columbia’s
newest board member, will serve for a term
of one year.
“We are elated to have Anthony S. Cicatiello
on board and are confident that his impressive
background and unique skill set will be
an asset,” said José B. Guerrero, Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer. “This
board collectively forms a very strong team
and we will see to it that Columbia continues
to be one of New Jersey’s strongest community
banks for years to come.” Guerrero went
on to say, “We continue to stand strong in the
face of today’s challenging economic climate,
because our principles never change. We are,
have been, and always will be, fully committed
to our customers, in doing what’s right for
them, and in operating the bank with the
highest level of integrity and prudence
possible.”
Anthony S. Cicatiello is Chair of CN
Communications International, Inc., a public
relations and marketing communications firm.
For three decades, Anthony Cicatiello has
brought diverse experience to the complex
intersection of business, government and
media. He has counseled numerous Fortune
500 companies, institutions of higher education,
municipalities, regional utilities and
nonprofit organizations, among others. He
works with clients to address the needs of
targeted constituencies amidst vigorous policy
debates, increasing accountability and
changing priorities.
(L to R): Thomas Bove and Angelo Cassilli, PCTI Faculty
Advisors; Raymond Hallock, Columbia’s President and
CEO, and PCTI students Stephanie Dorantes, Sebastian
Pachon, Kristina Martinez and Abdul Latif. The students
presented the bank with three student-drawn illustrations
and gourmet baked goods prepared at the school’s
Culinary Institute.
José B. Guerrero has been with Columbia
Bank for over twenty years. He is currently
the Chairman of the Board and has been
serving as President and Chief Executive
Officer of Columbia Bank since January 1995.
He joined the Columbia Board in 1991.
John S. Sturges has served as Director of
Columbia Bank since 2007. He was President
of Siebrand-Wilton Associates, Inc. as well as
the Managing Principal of its Benefits and
Compensation Design Group. He is an active
member of the Human Resource Planning
Society, Society for Human Resource
Management, World at Work and the
International Foundation of Employee Benefits
Plans.
Foundation for the Handicapped Is
Latest Recipient of Columbia Bank
Foundation Grant
Columbia Bank presented the Foundation for
the Handicapped, a Wayne-based employment
program for handicapped adults, with a
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