Alfonse M. Mattia has been a director of the Company since May 2001. He also is a director of the Bank. Mr. Mattia is a Certified Public Accountant and a founding partner of Amper, Politziner & Mattia, a regional accounting and consulting firm with offices in New Jersey and New York. He served as co-chairman of the Rutgers University Family Business Forum and is a member of "The Group of 100," a national group formed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to protect the public interest and position of the accounting profession for the future. A member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, he served three years on the Assurance Services Executive Committee and is the firm representative to the Major Firms Group where he chaired the annual meeting in 2000. Mr. Mattia is a member of the Harvard Business School Club and the Columbus Citizens Foundation, both in New York. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees at Rider University. |