Mr. Azarians business experience, with more than 40 years of diversified
technology operations experience in the financial services industry, including over 30 years at two industry leaders, JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup, makes Mr. Azarian a valuable member of our Board of Directors.
Steven J. DIorio has over 40 years of experience in real estate development and project management. He is an Executive Managing
Director of Project and Development Services at Cushman and Wakefield. Mr. DIorio manages and executes complex multi-disciplined projects and delivers responsive high quality and cost effective solutions to a diverse array of clients on a
global basis.
Mr. DIorios knowledge of and business experience in the real estate market in which the Company operates,
in light of the importance to the Company of real estate as loan collateral and the retail nature of its branches, makes Mr. DIorio a valuable member of our Board of Directors.
Louis C. Grassi is Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Grassi & Co., located in Jericho and New York City, with a
practice in accounting, tax, technology and management consulting services. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner, an author and an editor of a national tax and accounting publication. Mr. Grassi is a member
of the Board of Directors of BRT Realty Trust. Mr. Grassi is board chair of Moore Stephens North America, a network of accounting and consulting firms.
Mr. Grassis accounting, tax and management expertise, including in particular his experience as a fraud examiner and his general
understanding of controls, as well as his firm leadership background, make Mr. Grassi a valuable member of our Board of Directors
Sam S. Han is President and Founder of The Korean Channel, Inc. and has over 30 years of business experience within the broadcast media
industry. Mr. Han started the first Korean-American cable TV station in 1985, which is today the premiere 24 hour Korean broadcasting company servicing the East Coast on Charter Communications, Altice Cablevision, and DirectTV. Mr. Han
serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of Flushing Hospital Medical Center and is the founder of Arirang Foundation, a non-profit organization whose mission is to support future generations of
Korean-American leaders. Mr. Han was an advisor and member of the Board of Flushing Town Hall from 1998 to 2008.
Mr. Hans
successful business background and his strong personal and professional connection to the markets served by the Company, coupled with his long-time work in the Korean-American communities served by the Company, add to our diversity and make him a
valuable member of our Board of Directors.
John J. McCabe served as Chief Equity Strategist of Shay Assets Management, Inc. for
over 20 years and as co-manager of the AMF Large Cap Equity Fund managed by Shay Assets Management, until his retirement in December 2015. He has also served as Managing Director of Sterling Manhattan Corp.,
an investment banking firm, and spent 19 years at Bankers Trust Company serving in various capacities, including Managing Director of the Investment Management Group, Director of Investment Research and member of the Senior Investment Policy
Committee. Mr. McCabe is a past director of the New York Society of Security Analysts, having served twice as its President. He is a past Governor of the CFA Institute.
Mr. McCabe brings long-time experience in the securities industry and fund management business, as well as a background of investment
banking, to the Company which makes him a valuable member of our Board of Directors.
Donna M. OBrien is President of
Strategic Visions in Healthcare, LLC, a healthcare strategy/policy consulting firm with particular expertise in cancer program planning. With over 25 years of healthcare experience in academic medical centers, multi-institutional health systems and
community hospitals, her management positions have included being the Executive Vice President of the Catholic Health System of Long Island (a $1.8 billion regional health system) where she led the formation of the system, and at the University
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