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Contact:	Robert Schmermund (202) 857-3104 Jim Eberle (202) 857-3145	Jim Eberle (202) 857-3145 (work) (703) 893-2593 (home) [email protected]	For Immediate Release October 6, 2005 #05-72
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AMERICA’S COMMUNITY BANKERS NOMINATES BANKERS TO LEAD TRADE GROUP IN 2006

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — America’s Community Bankers has nominated a slate of community bankers to be officers of the national trade group in 2006. The elections and installation will take place at ACB’s annual convention, Oct. 16-19, in Orlando.

F. Weller Meyer, a Virginia community banker, will be the new chairman of ACB. He is president and CEO of Acacia Federal Savings Bank, a $1.2 billion stock institution in Falls Church, Va. Meyer has been serving as ACB’s first vice chairman.

Meyer will succeed Harry P. Doherty, who is vice chairman of Independence Community Bank Corp., Brooklyn, N.Y. Doherty will become immediate past chairman.

Mark E. Macomber, a Connecticut community banker, currently serving as second vice chairman, will become first vice chairman. Macomber is president and CEO of Litchfield Bancorp, a $180 million mutual institution in Litchfield, Conn.

Edwin R. “Bud” Maus, president and CEO, Laurel Savings Bank, Allison Park, Pa., will join the leadership team as second vice chairman.

Meyer’s career in banking and finance spans more than 30 years. In 1987, he joined Acacia Federal, a member of The Ameritas Acacia Companies, a diversified group of insurance and financial services businesses.

Meyer has been a member of ACB’s board of directors since 1998. In addition to being first vice chairman, he currently serves as a member of ACB’s executive committee, and as chairman of ACB’s Finance and Investment Committee. An active member, he has served on almost every ACB committee. He is also a past chairman and current ex-officio member of the board of ACB Business Partners, Inc, and a past chairman of COMPAC, ACB’s political action committee.

Meyer has served as president of the Federal Reserve Board’s Thrift Institutions Advisory Council, as a member of Fannie Mae’s National Advisory Council, as a director of the Southeastern Conference of Community Bankers, and as a director of the Virginia Bankers Association and the Virginia League of Savings Institutions.

Meyer is currently a director of the Calvert Group, Ltd., the Northern Virginia Community Foundation and the Make-a-Wish Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic.

Macomber joined Litchfield Bancorp in 1993. He also serves as president and CEO, Connecticut Mutual Holding Co., a $450 million multi-bank mutual holding company that includes Litchfield Bancorp and Northwest Community Bank, Winsted, Conn., as affiliates.

Prior to joining Litchfield Bancorp, Macomber was state lending director of The Private Bank at Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank, an affiliate of Bank of Boston Corp., with $3.4 billion in assets at the time.

Macomber has been a member of ACB’s board of directors since 2001. He serves as a member of the executive committee, chairman of ACB’s Strategic Planning Committee and an ex-officio member of the board of ACB Business Partners, Inc. He is a past chairman of ACB’s Mutual Institutions Committee and continues as a member of the committee.

Macomber also serves on the National School of Banking Advisory Committee which is actively engaged in promoting and enhancing the role of the National School in educating the future leaders of the industry. He is a 1981 graduate of the school.

Macomber is chairman of the Connecticut Community Bankers Association and a past chairman of the Connecticut Bankers Association. He also serves as a director and treasurer of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation and the Litchfield Historical Society.

He has also served as chairman of the Northwest Chamber of Commerce and was honored as Northwest Chamber Person of the Year in 1999.

Maus is president and CEO of Laurel Capital Group, Inc., the parent company of Laurel Savings Bank, Allison Park, Pa., a $307 million stock-owned savings institution.

He is a member of ACB’s board of directors and is chairman of ACB’s Federal Home Loan Bank System Committee.

Maus is serving his third term as a member of the board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh. He chairs the board’s Human Resources Committee, and serves on its Executive and Governance Committees and has served on the Affordable Housing and Mission Advancement Committees.

Maus is chairman of the Pennsylvania Association of Community Bankers and has been a director and president of the Western Pennsylvania League of Financial Institutions and president of the Financial Managers Society’s Greater Pittsburgh Chapter.

America’s Community Bankers is the national trade association committed to shaping the future of banking by being the innovative industry leader strengthening the competitive position of community banks. To learn more about ACB, visit www.AmericasCommunityBankers.com.

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