Nathaniel S. Bonnell, President & CEO of Citizens Bank of West Virginia, recently announced that Jenese Lansberry has been hired as the Financial Center Manager at their Parsons location. She succeeds Vice President & Financial Center Manager Debbie Ritter who retired on June 30.
Jenese Lansberry joined Citizens with twenty-two years of banking and leadership experience, a having previously served as vice president of loans, loan administration officer, loan officer, and commercial loan clerk.
As Financial Center Manager, Jenese will ensure clients get the products and services needed to achieve their financial goals, while also focusing on community relations, and managing both branch operations and the branch team members.
She is a graduate of Tucker County High School and West Virginia Banking School.
Parsons’ new financial center manager serves as treasurer of the Tucker County Building Commission. She resides in Parsons and has one daughter, Zoey.
“Jenese not only has banking expertise, but she also has an exceptional understanding of Tucker County’s local businesses and community,” said President & CEO Nathaniel S. Bonnell. “Her connection to knowing the local economy and people will enable her to better serve our clients. We invite you to stop by and see her for personalized advice and financial support tailored to your needs and goals.”
Citizens Bank of West Virginia, with $679 million in assets, provides integrated financial services including retail and commercial banking, wealth management, and mortgage services from six offices in Elkins, Parsons, Beverly, Snowshoe, Buckhannon and New Martinsville. The bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Citizens Financial Corp. (OTC: CIWV). Citizens Bank was recognized for the fourth consecutive year by American Banker magazine in the Top Performing Publicly Trading Community Banks Under $2 Billion of Assets in the Nation, ranking 25th on the prestigious Top 100 list and 1st among WV banks. Citizens is also named to Newsweek’s America’s Best Banks list as the Best Small Bank in WV, ranked 16th as one of the Best Banks to Work for in the Country by American Banker, The Inter-Mountain’s People’s Choice Best Bank, Mortgage Lender, Customer Service & Employer, SBA WV Community Lender of the Year, and ranked the nation’s no. 9 top lender by Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) in the consumer/mortgage category for banks $300M – $1B in assets and No. 1 as the consumer/mortgage lender in West Virginia in this class. More information is available online at www.citizenswv.com.
