Provident Bank, New Jersey’s first and oldest community bank, has expanded into Pennsylvania with the acquisition of Bethlehem, Pa.-based Team Capital Bank.
There are now 88 branches in 16 counties throughout northern and central New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania, and the bank has an expanded array of consumer and commercial banking products.
Lisa Gallicchio of Howell has been promoted to director of community relations for Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC) in Eatontown, which provides home care for individuals in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In this position, she will focus on raising the public presence and prominence of PHHC.
Before joining the firm, Gallicchio was a senior account executive for Greater Media for more than 10 years, representing two radio stations in the business communities of Monmouth and Ocean counties.
The Monmouth University Kislak Real Estate Institute (KREI) recently hosted its 21st annual Leadership Excellence Award Dinner at the historic Wilson Hall. More than 500 real estate executives and professionals attended the event.
Ronald S. Ladell, senior vice president of development for New Jersey at AvalonBay Communities Inc., received the Leadership Excellence Award.
Caren Franzini, president of Franzini Consulting LLC, received the Service to the Industry Award for her years of service as CEO of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.
During the ceremony, the Arthur and Dorothy Greenbaum Mark of Distinction Award was presented to Kenneth R. Orchard, president of TriState Capital Bank’s New Jersey operation; Monmouth University trustee Alfred J. Schiavetti Jr., managing member of Rumson Capital Partners and Navesink Associates; and Seena Stein, founding partner of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank’s New Jersey office. The Greenbaum award is given to individuals whose contributions have enabled the KREI to grow in stature, size and reputation.
For more information, go to www.monmouth.edu/kislak_ real_ estate_ institute.