Jersey Shore State Bank
Kevin Waple has extensive work experience in the banking industry. Kevin currently holds the position of Vice President Commercial Lending at Jersey Shore State Bank since October 2021. Prior to that, Kevin worked at Northwest Bank as a Vice President from October 2016 to November 2021. Kevin also served as a VP at Sovereign Bank from June 2010 to October 2016. Before that, Kevin held the position of VP Middle Market and Business Banking Relationship Manager at M&T Bank from 2003 to 2010. Kevin's career in banking began at Susquehanna Bank in 1996, where they worked as a VP Team Leader until January 2003. Kevin also held the role of AVP Commercial Loan Officer at Meridian Bank from April 1993 to April 1996. Kevin started their banking career at Commonwealth Bank in 1988, working as a Credit Analyst and Loan Review Trainee until June 1991. Kevin then served as a Loan Review Officer from June 1991 to September 1992, and subsequently as a Commercial Loan Administrator until April 1993 when the company merged with Meridian Bank.
Kevin Waple obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a focus on Finance and Economics from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania from 1984-1988. Kevin later pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the same university from 1991-1994. In addition, they attended the Central Atlantic School of Commercial Lending in 1991.
Jersey Shore State Bank
Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc., is the bank holding company for Jersey Shore State Bank (JSSB) and Luzerne Bank (LUZ). It was incorporated in Pennsylvania on January 7, 1983, with JSSB as a wholly owned subsidiary and later acquired Luzerne Bank on June 1, 2013. In October 2000, JSSB acquired the M Group, Inc. D/B/A The Comprehensive Financial Group. The M. Group operates as a subsidiary of JSSB, offering insurance and securities brokerage services. At Penn's Woods Bancorp, Inc., we value leadership, the kind of insightful, strategic leadership necessary to ensure the ongoing success and integrity of the regional financial institutions we oversee. We take pride in the expertise, dedication to excellence, and commitment to community of our leadership team as well as the leadership serving at each of our member banks. As the bank holding company for Jersey Shore State Bank (JSSB) and Luzerne Bank (LUZ), Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc., manages and supervises these regional banking institutions that serve customers throughout north-central and northeastern Pennsylvania. Our principal source of income results from dividends paid by JSSB and LUZ through their account services as well as through the insurance and investment products available from JSSB’s subsidiary, M-Group D/B/A The Comprehensive Financial Group.