Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • 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 supervisor. 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 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 Com- Kemly named president & CEO at Columbia Bank mittee, 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 asset base of approximately $4.6 billion and 44 full-service offices throughout New Jersey. Columbia Bank offers a wide range of consumer and commercial products, including online and mobile banking, localized lending centers, and investment and wealth management services. For more information about Columbia Bank’s full line of products and services, visit columbiabankonline.com. Thomas J. Kemly Waldwick Recreation Trust Fund will host the Waldwick Open on Monday, Oct. 3, at the Golf Club at Mansion Ridge. The day will begin with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. The Nicklaus designed course is located in Monroe, New York. Tickets are $150 per person and include a continental breakfast, bottled water and soda throughout the round, lunch, and an awards ceremony. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Waldwick Rec- Golf event to benefit recreation fund reation Trust Fund which benefits improvements to playgrounds and other recreational facilities. Tee sponsorships are still available at $150. Call the borough administrator’s office, (201) 652-5300, extension 229, for more information and registration forms. Checks should be made payable to the Waldwick Recreation Trust Fund and sent to Waldwick Borough Hall, 63 Franklin Turnpike, Waldwick NJ 07463.