Alycia Banks

Alycia Banks, M.A. has extensive work experience in the field of learning and development. Alycia currently holds the position of Senior Vice President, Learning and Diversity Officer at Columbia Bank New Jersey. Prior to this role, they served as a Training and Development Officer at the same company.

Before joining Columbia Bank New Jersey, Alycia worked at BNY Mellon, where they held the position of Vice President, Global Organization & Management Development. In this role, they played a key role in designing and scaling learning and development curricula for global leaders, and also contributed to the establishment of BNY Mellon's corporate university.

Prior to their tenure at BNY Mellon, Alycia worked at Pershing, LLC (BNY Mellon Company) as a Vice President, Senior Learning and Development Consultant. Here, they created a robust virtual learning and development program for the entire management population and earned a promotion to develop the corporate university for Pershing's parent company, BNY Mellon.

Earlier in their career, Alycia worked at Dow Jones as a Learning and Development Manager, where they created the company's first L&D and talent management infrastructure. Alycia also served as an Assistant Vice President / Associate Director at UBS, where they designed and delivered a learning and development program for new branch managers, and as a Senior Instructional Designer / National Corporate Sales Trainer / Corporate Sales Representative at AT&T, where they developed training and development programs for diverse audiences.

Overall, Alycia Banks has a strong background in learning and development, with a focus on designing and implementing effective training programs for global organizations.

Alycia Banks, M.A. completed their Bachelor of Arts degree in International Culture and Economics at Bentley University from 1992 to 1996. Alycia later pursued higher education at Seton Hall University, earning a Master of Arts degree in Strategic Communications and Leadership from 2009 to 2011.