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4th ANNUAL STARRY NIGHT
GALA 2007

Honorary Gala Committee

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Featuring Keynote Speaker
Terrie M. Williams
Mistress of Ceremonies
Janine Strafaci
Honorees
Carmen Twillie Ambar
Jennifer Velez
Elizabeth E. Hance
Blanquita B. Valenti
Katherine Rielly-Gauvin
Corporate Vision Award Recipient
Metuchen Savings Bank

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224 Main Street
Metuchen, NJ 08840
Phone (732)549-6000
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Honoree
Elizabeth Hance
President and CEO, Magyar Bancorp, Inc.

 

Professional Experience: President & Chief Executive Officer, Magyar Bank, January 2005 to present; previously held various positions at Magyar, namely, Executive Vice President, 1989-2004; Chief Operating Officer, Magyar, 2003-2004; Chief Financial Officer, Magyar, 1990-2002; Controller, Magyar, 1986-1989; Internal Auditor, Magyar, 1980-1984; Residential lender, Magyar, 1976-1979.

First joined the bank as a summer intern and developed a ‘passion’ for community banking – long before the term, ‘community banking’ became recognized as a sector of the banking industry dedicated to serving their communities by providing community residents and businesses with high-touch, personal service.

Education: Graduate, ACB (‘America’s Community Bankers’) National School of Banking (graduate studies program); B.A. Economics; A.A.S. Accounting. Licensed as a New Jersey Life & Health Insurance producer.

Community Service, Memberships, Clubs, Organizations, Awards, Recognitions, Charitable Work, Etc.:

Current:  

  • New Brunswick Tomorrow Board of Trustees, October 2005 – present
    • Member, Finance Committee

 

  • United Way of Central Jersey (‘UWCJ’) Board of Trustees, 1999 - present
    • Treasurer, UWCJ, 2001-2002.
    • Chair, IBM Computer Allocation Committee, 2000-2003.
    • Member, Finance Committee

 

  • Children’s Specialized Hospital Board of Trustees, December 2006 - present
    • Member, Finance Committee

  

  • George Street Playhouse Board of Trustees, 2004 - present
    • Annual Gala Committee, 2003- present
    • Wine Benefit Committee, 2005 – present
    • Finance Committee, 2005 - present

 

  • New Brunswick Theological Seminary Board of Trustees, 2000-present
    • Member, Financial Resources Committee
    • Member, Residence Hall Project Task Force

 

  • American-Hungarian Foundation Board of Trustees, 2006 – present
    • Co-Chair, 2006 and 2007 AHF Carousel Ball

 

  • My Daughter’s Keeper, Inc.
    • Fifth Anniversary Gala Planning Committee, 2007

 

  • Other Professional Affiliations:
    • Financial Managers Society (‘FMS’)
      • New York-New Jersey Chapter member since 1987
      • Board of Directors, FMS-National, 1996-2002
    • America’s Community Bankers
      • Regulatory Affairs Committee member
    • RMA Associates (since 2001)
    • Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce (since 2001)
    • New Jersey League of Community Bankers (since 1990)
    • New Jersey Bankers Association (since 2005)
      • Government Affairs Committee member

 

  • Personal
    • Active member, First Reformed Church, New Brunswick NJ
      • Choir Member; Member, Reformed Church Women

                   o   ASPEN-NJ (Asperger’s Syndrome Support group), Member

  

Former Affiliations:

  • FMS Financial Managers School Advisory Council, 2003
  • Board of Trustees, Brunswick-Raritan Housing Corporation, 1992-2000.
  • Board of Trustees, YWCA of Central Jersey, 1985-1990.
  • Elder Financial Fraud Prevention Task Force, New Jersey Department of Banking & Insurance, 1996.
  • Founder & Chairman, New Jersey League CRA & Compliance Committee, New Jersey League of Community Banks, 1996-2001.
  • RWJUH Auxiliary, 1991-1995.

  

Awards:

  • 2007, NJBiz, New Jersey’s Fifty Best Women in Business in 2007
  • 2006 Community Leaders of Distinction Honoree, Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • ‘Women as Positive Role Models Award,’ My Daughter’s Keeper, Inc., September 2006
  • Inaugural Speaker, Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce’s ‘Inaugural Women’s Leadership Summit,’ April 2006
  • National Award for Excellence, NY/NJ FMS Chapter, April 1999.

       

Personal:  Married to JAMES A HANCE JR;  1 adult child, SUZEN

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