October 17, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 13 Lakeland Bank recently announce the four recipients of the Employee of the Quarter Award. Daryl Eastlake, Patricia Galante, Joanne Hammons, and Mary Miller received this honor based on nominations submitted by their colleagues. “We appreciate the commitment and dedication these colleagues demonstrate to our customers, our bank, and the communities we serve,” said Thomas J. Shara, president and CEO of Lakeland Bank. “It is with great pleasure that we recognize them for their exceptional service.” Eastlake was hired in 2000 as a teller in Hewitt, was promoted and transferred in 2002 to Little Falls, and in 2004 transferred to Ringwood. She transferred to the Carey Avenue office in 2005 and remained until her transfer to the BSA department in 2010. Eastlake was promoted to her current position of BSA Analyst/BSA Fraud in 2011. She is a resident of Highland Lakes. Galante joined the bank in 2001 as a teller at Sparta Downtown, and transferred in 2003 to loan operations as a consumer loan clerk. She transferred to her current position of consumer loan assistant/consumer lending in 2009 and currently resides in Lafayette. Hammons started in 2004 as a teller in Sussex Wantage, became a float teller for the Northern Region in 2006, and transferred to Fredon in 2008. Later that year, she was promoted to customer service representative and transferred to North Warren. Hammons transferred to her current position of regional administrator – northern region in 2011. She resides in Vernon. Miller joined Branchville Downtown in 2004 as a teller and transferred to Hampton in 2006. Promoted to teller manager in 2007, she transferred to Park Place when the Trinity Street office closed. Promoted to her current position of customer service representative in 2009, Miller is a resident of Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania. Lakeland announces Employee of the Quarter Awards Lakeland Bank President and CEO Tom Shara with Employees of the Quarter Joanne Hammons, Mary Miller, and Daryl Eastlake. Not pictured: Honoree Patricia Galante. (Photo courtesy of Lakeland Bank.) Lakeland Bancorp, the holding company for Lakeland Bank, has an asset base of approximately $2.9 billion and 46 offices spanning six northern New Jersey counties, including Bergen, Essex, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, and Warren. Lakeland Bank offers an extensive array of consumer and commercial products and services, including online banking, localized commercial lending teams, and 24-hour or less turnaround time on consumer loan applications. For more information, visit www.lakelandbank.com.