Clearfield – Joseph B. Bower, Jr., President and CEO of CNB Bank, announced the promotions of Gregory M. Dixon, CPA, to the position of Vice President of Credit Administration; Eric A. Johnson to the position of Trust Officer; Cory Johnston to the position of Credit Administration Officer; and Carolyn Buzzanca Smeal to the position of Assistant Vice President of Operations.
Mr. Dixon manages the Credit Administration Department of the Bank. He applies his expertise as Vice President/Credit Administration by reviewing financial statements for commercial loans, assisting loan officers in the preparation of loan requests, underwriting commercial loan packages, and in reviewing appraisals for approval. In this capacity, Mr. Dixon and his staff support lenders from twenty-seven CNB and ERIEBANK branch offices in an eight county region.
During his career with CNB, Mr. Dixon continues to expand his education in the field of banking. In April, 2009, he was recognized for achieving honor student status from the PBA School of Commercial Lending at the Pennsylvania Bankers Association (PBA). Honor students are selected based on their outstanding work during school and on a post-class examination.
Greg resides in Clearfield with his wife, Valerie, and their son, Luke. He is a member of and Eucharistic Minister for the St. Francis of Assisi Church of Clearfield and serves on the Board of Directors for the Clearfield Municipal Authority.
Eric Johnson joined CNB in 2004 to participate in the Bank’s Management Training program after attaining his B.S. in Economics from Allegheny College in Meadville, PA. He completed this intensive training program in 2005. Immediately thereafter, Mr. Johnson obtained a position in the Bank’s Wealth & Asset Management Services division as Trust Administrator where he worked closely with the team of professionals in the preparation and execution of wealth and asset management services for the Bank’s eight county market area.
In December, 2009, while employed at CNB, Mr. Johnson attained his Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from Saint Francis University. He is currently attending Cannon Trust School, a three-year comprehensive program, in Myrtle Beach, SC.
A native of Clearfield, Eric currently resides in Curwensville with his wife, Tracy, and their children, Maci and Broc Heitsenrether, and Tucker Johnson. He graduated in 2000 from Clearfield Area High School and is a member of St. John Lutheran Church of Clearfield, where he also serves on the Finance Committee.
As Credit Administration Officer at the Main Office in downtown, Clearfield, Cory Johnston will continue applying his expertise in credit analysis by reviewing financial statements for commercial loans, analyzing financial statements, assisting loan officers in preparation for new loan requests and appraisals for approval. In this capacity, Mr. Johnston will support lenders from all twenty-seven branch offices.
Prior to joining CNB in 2006, Mr. Johnston was employed as a Staff Accountant with Sharkey Piccirillo Keen & Hanzely, LLP, an accounting firm located in Dubois, PA.
Cory currently resides in Clearfield with his wife, Devon, and volunteers his time at Scarlet Cord Teen Center in Brookville, PA.
As Assistant Vice President of Operations, Carolyn Buzzanca Smeal is responsible for supervising the daily operations of the bank’s Deposit Operations department and the Customer Service Center, researching and developing new deposit products and services; and implementing the most effective processes and procedures therein. She is also responsible for numerous subsystems instrumental in the Bank’s operations.
Within her 35 years at CNB, Mrs. Smeal has maintained her concentration in the deposit operations division and systems management, and has made many significant contributions to the Bank. She plays a critical role on numerous task forces and committees. Past positions she has held at the Bank include eBanking Administrator, Data Processing Coordinator and Deposit Operations Administrative Assistant. In 2004, she was promoted to Operations Officer.
A native of Clearfield, Mrs. Smeal graduated from Clearfield Area High School in 1973. She and her husband, Darrell, currently reside in Clearfield and have two children: Tiffany Shoffner, who resides in Philadelphia, and Adam Smeal, who resides in Pittsburgh. Mrs. Smeal is a member of the St. Francis Catholic Church.
“I am very proud to announce these well deserved promotions,” stated Mr. Bower. “Each of these individuals has demonstrated their ability, willingness and desire to continue to develop their career through ongoing training and long hours to grow their knowledge of the banking industry and better the bank’s position in their particular area of expertise.”
Based on strong, traditional values, CNB is dedicated to being the premier, financial services provider in the area, focused on the changing needs of people and businesses by providing the highest quality service.