Board Committees

Kevin O’Connor, age 63, is currently the Long Island market President for Valley National Bank. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of Dime Community Bank the successor organization to BNB Bank after the merger between these two organizations in 2021. Dime Bank is one of the region’s largest community banks with over 50 branches, 800 employees and $12 billion in assets. Mr. O’Connor served as the Chief Executive Officer of the bank for 16 years, where he led the Long Island community institution through a period of dramatic growth and financial stability. Other roles in financial services included senior positions at North Fork Bank and KPMG. Mr. O’Connor has degrees in Accounting from Adelphi University in 1984 and Suffolk Community College. We believe that Mr. O’Connor is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his business and management experience, and in his capacity as an independent board member.

Spring Hollis is the CEO and founder of Star Strong Capital, an investment firm that provides flexible capital solutions to lower middle market businesses. Before founding Star Strong Capital, Spring was a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank focused on principal investments in structured credit and esoteric assets. Prior experience also includes Park Cities Asset Management as a specialty finance Portfolio Manager and Briargate Capital as a Founding Partner focused on distressed issuers of privately held debt.

Spring serves on the Board of Directors for the BOMA Project, an international non-profit focused on the economic empowerment of women in sub-Saharan Africa. Ms. Hollis has a J.D. from New York University and a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Spring Hollis is the CEO and founder of Star Strong Capital, an investment firm that provides flexible capital solutions to lower middle market businesses. Before founding Star Strong Capital, Spring was a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank focused on principal investments in structured credit and esoteric assets. Prior experience also includes Park Cities Asset Management as a specialty finance Portfolio Manager and Briargate Capital as a Founding Partner focused on distressed issuers of privately held debt.

Spring serves on the Board of Directors for the BOMA Project, an international non-profit focused on the economic empowerment of women in sub-Saharan Africa. Ms. Hollis has a J.D. from New York University and a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Kevin O’Connor, age 63, is currently the Long Island market President for Valley National Bank. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of Dime Community Bank the successor organization to BNB Bank after the merger between these two organizations in 2021. Dime Bank is one of the region’s largest community banks with over 50 branches, 800 employees and $12 billion in assets. Mr. O’Connor served as the Chief Executive Officer of the bank for 16 years, where he led the Long Island community institution through a period of dramatic growth and financial stability. Other roles in financial services included senior positions at North Fork Bank and KPMG. Mr. O’Connor has degrees in Accounting from Adelphi University in 1984 and Suffolk Community College. We believe that Mr. O’Connor is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his business and management experience, and in his capacity as an independent board member.

Spring Hollis is the CEO and founder of Star Strong Capital, an investment firm that provides flexible capital solutions to lower middle market businesses. Before founding Star Strong Capital, Spring was a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank focused on principal investments in structured credit and esoteric assets. Prior experience also includes Park Cities Asset Management as a specialty finance Portfolio Manager and Briargate Capital as a Founding Partner focused on distressed issuers of privately held debt.

Spring serves on the Board of Directors for the BOMA Project, an international non-profit focused on the economic empowerment of women in sub-Saharan Africa. Ms. Hollis has a J.D. from New York University and a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Kevin O’Connor, age 63, is currently the Long Island market President for Valley National Bank. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of Dime Community Bank the successor organization to BNB Bank after the merger between these two organizations in 2021. Dime Bank is one of the region’s largest community banks with over 50 branches, 800 employees and $12 billion in assets. Mr. O’Connor served as the Chief Executive Officer of the bank for 16 years, where he led the Long Island community institution through a period of dramatic growth and financial stability. Other roles in financial services included senior positions at North Fork Bank and KPMG. Mr. O’Connor has degrees in Accounting from Adelphi University in 1984 and Suffolk Community College. We believe that Mr. O’Connor is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his business and management experience, and in his capacity as an independent board member.