Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • September 28, 2011 Area Columbia Bank has announced that Thomas J. Kemly has been named successor to President and CEO Raymond G. Hallock, who will officially retire on Dec. 31 following a 33-year Columbia Bank career. Kemly will begin his leadership on Jan. 1, 2012. “We look forward to a smooth transition,” said Noel R. Holland, chairman of the board. “As a long-time Columbia Bank employee, Tom really knows our business, our corporate culture, and our customer service commitment. He also strongly believes in local community banking.” Kemly joined Columbia in 1981 as a management trainee. Upon completion of the bank’s management training program, he was promoted to accounting super- Thomas Kemly named president & CEO at Columbia Bank visor. In 1986, he was promoted to assistant controller. He was named controller in 1986, and was appointed vice president/controller in 1988. He was appointed vice president and chief financial officer in 1992 and became senior vice president a year later. In 2001, Kemly was appointed senior executive vice president, chief operating officer, and was appointed to the board of directors in 2006. A well-known figure in banking, business and community affairs, Kemly actively serves local and charitable causes, including as a Financial Investment Committee member at the First Reformed Church of Pompton Plains, as treasurer of the Ramapo High School Athletic Booster Association, as a board member of the Columbia West Bergen announces fall fundraising effort Members gather around the fundraising prize. Members of the Friends of West Bergen Mental Healthcare recently gathered to launch the non-profit agency’s cash prize contest. Five hundred tickets are expected to be sold at $50 per ticket. First prize is 25 percent of proceeds; second prize is 15 percent; and third prize is 10 percent. The winners will be announced at “A Fall Night of Fine Dining,” which is set for Monday, Nov. 7, at the Indian Trail Club in Franklin Lakes. Ticket holders need not be present to win. All funds raised from the cash prize contest will benefit the programs and services of West Bergen, including the Center for Children and Youth in Ramsey. The center provides counseling, therapy, and addiction treatment services for young people, ages two through 18, and their parents. For further information, or to purchase tickets, call Carol Cohen at (201) 444-3550. Established in 1963 as a child guidance clinic, today West Bergen provides comprehensive services for all age groups with various levels of need. West Bergen Mental Healthcare recently celebrated being voted number one in client satisfaction by the Mental Health Corporations of America’s National Survey for 2010. The agency has earned this notable recognition seven times since 1998. Thomas J. Kemly Bank Foundation, and as a coach in various sports with the Franklin Lakes recreation program. Kemly is also a former member of the Financial Institutions Accounting Committee, a former committee chairman and Scoutmaster of the Franklin Lakes Cub Scouts, and a past president of the Financial Managers Society. Kemly earned a Master’s of Business Administration from Fordham University and undergraduate degrees in business administration and psychology from Trenton State College. He resides in Franklin Lakes with his family. Headquartered in Fair Lawn, Columbia Bank has an (continued on page 9)