Solvay Bank Welcomes Three New Hires

Posted on October 24, 2023

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October 24th, 2023                                                                     

Solvay Bank Announces New Hires

Syracuse, N.Y.—Solvay Bank, the oldest community bank established in Onondaga County, is pleased to announce the recent new hires Felecia Fox, Joseph Skinnerand Grahm Sylvester.

Felecia Fox recently joined the Baldwinsville branch as an Assistant Branch Manager. Felecia has four years of banking experience and worked as a Retail Banker III at Woodforest before joining Solvay Bank. Felecia is a graduate of Rome Free Academy and has previous volunteer experience at the Salvation Army. 

Solvay Bank welcomed Joseph Skinner to the Commercial Lending team as Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer. Joe has thirteen years of commercial banking experience and worked at HSBC Bank and M&T Bank before joining the team. Joe received his MBA in Business Finance at Niagara University and was a board member on the Tompkins County Public Library Foundation, as well as a member of their finance committee. 

Grahm Sylvester joined the Customer Relations and Operations team as an Assistant Vice President, Customer Relations & Operations Assistant Manager. Grahm has worked in the banking industry for six years with previous experience in Branch Management and Retail Operations Consulting. He is a graduate of Waldorf University.

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Founded in 1917, Solvay Bank is the oldest community bank established in Onondaga County. Solvay Bank has nine branch locations in Solvay, Baldwinsville, Camillus, Cicero, DeWitt, Liverpool, North Syracuse, Westvale, and downtown Syracuse in the State Tower Building. Solvay Bank’s Insurance Agency, Inc. is a full-service general insurance agency. For more information about Solvay Bank, visit solvaybank.com.

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