Paul Battaglia has served as a Director of the Company since 2010 and was a Director of TFA Management, Inc. f/k/a AM&M Financial Services, Inc. from April-December 2010. He has served as a Director for the Bank of Castile since January 2011. He became Chairman of the Audit Committee in May 2011. In 2015 he was appointed to the Board of Directors of TFA Management, Inc. and to the Corporate Credit Oversight Committee of the Company's Board of Directors. Until his retirement in 2018, Mr. Battaglia served as a Managing Director of Freed Maxick CPAs, P.C., a 300-person "Top 100" public accounting firm headquartered in Western New York. As a Managing Director, Mr. Battaglia managed the operations of the firm’s Batavia office in addition to providing consulting services on various transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, design and implementation of financing plans, estate planning and business succession planning to his clients. He served on the firm's Executive, Compensation, and Finance Committees, and was a Trustee for the firm's retirement plan. He is a Certified Public Accountant, a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Battaglia currently provides consulting services in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, estate and succession planning, trust administration and financing to various clients. Mr. Battaglia has demonstrated significant involvement through years of service as a director for regional economic development organizations, and through service on the boards of many charitable and educational organizations.
Nancy E. Catarisano served as a Director for the Bank of Castile from July 2020 through its consolidation with Tompkins Community Bank on January 1, 2022, and now serves as a Community Bank Board Director for Tompkins Community Bank Western New York. Ms. Catarisano joined Insero & Co., a “Top 100” full‑service public accounting firm located in Rochester, NY, in 1999 and currently serves as the firm’s Managing Partner. She founded the firm’s Outsource Accounting Services Group, and provides outsource financial services to her clients that include matters relating to accounting transaction processing and cash management, strategic planning, equity and debt financings, and mergers and acquisitions. As Managing Partner, Ms. Catarisano has doubled the size of the firm. She is a Certified Public Accounts, a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. Ms. Catarisano serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Al Sigl Community of Agencies and is an active member of the agency’s Executive, Finance, Audit, and Investment Committees. She is also actively involved with many different business, community, and charitable organizations across Western New York.
Daniel J. Fessenden has served as a Director of the Company since 2009, as a Director of Tompkins Trust Company since January 2009, and as a Director of TFA Management, Inc. since 2011. Mr. Fessenden served as a member of the New York State Assembly from 1993 to 1999. He has served as the Executive Director of the Fred L. Emerson Foundation, a family foundation located in Auburn, New York since January 2007. From 2004 to 2006 he served as the founding Executive Director of the Cornell Agriculture & Food Technology Park, Geneva, New York. Mr. Fessenden has been actively engaged with numerous business, civic and educational organizations throughout the Central New York region.
Patricia A. Johnson has served as a Director of the Company since 2006, and served as a Director of Tompkins Trust Company from 2002 to 2014. She has served as a Director of Tompkins VIST Bank since April 2014. In January 2014, Ms. Johnson became the Vice President for Finance and Administration with Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. She had previously been with Cornell University, starting as the Assistant Treasurer in 1995, and later serving as Associate Vice President & Treasurer. She is currently on the board of several regional economic development/workforce training organizations, and she has demonstrated civic leadership through her service on the boards of many local charitable or educational institutions.
Angela B. Lee served as a Director for Tompkins Trust Company from December 2021 through its consolidation with Tompkins Community Bank on January 1, 2022, and now serves as a Community Bank Board Director for Tompkins Community Bank Central New York. She is Chief Diversity Officer at Baxter International, Inc., a global public medical healthcare company, where she works to help the organization enhance a culture of belonging by leading efforts to embed diversity, equity, and inclusion across all aspects of Baxter’s business. Previously, Ms. Lee served as Vice President of Human Resources, and Chief Talent & Diversity Officer at Hill‑Rom Holdings, Inc., which was recently acquired by Baxter International. Ms. Lee has more than 25 years of experience as a human resources executive, which includes extensive strategic business partnering skills; talent management; talent acquisition; total rewards; diversity, equity, and inclusion; employee relations; and cultural integration.
John D. McClurg served as a Director for the Bank of Castile from 1993 through its consolidation with Tompkins Community Bank on January 1, 2022. He serves as a Community Bank Board Director for Tompkins Community Bank Western New York and as Chair of the Western New York Bank Loan Committee. Mr. McClurg serves as president of McClurg Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram (1989 to present) and McClurg Chevrolet (1991 to present). He has been a member of the New York State Automobile Dealers Association since 2013 and served as its Chair from 2018 to 2019. He also serves as a member of the boards for the National Auto Dealers Association and the New Car Dealers of Western New York Charitable Foundation. Mr. McClurg has served many local charitable organizations, including as President of the Perry Rotary Club from 1999‑2000.