Alethea Batts

Alethea Batts has a comprehensive work experience spanning several industries. Alethea started their career at Wachovia in 1992 as a Financial Sales Leader/SVP. From 1999 to 2012, they worked at Bank of America as a Consumer Market Executive, managing multiple markets and leading strategic planning and expansion efforts. In 2012, they joined Citi as an Area Director, responsible for planning and developing branches in New Jersey. Since 2017, they have been working at Lakeland Bank in various leadership roles, including First Senior Vice President/Learning & Organization Development and Chief Diversity Officer.

Alethea Batts holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in History from Princeton University. In addition to their undergraduate education, they have obtained several certifications. These include a certificate in Diversity and Inclusion for HR from Cornell University, which they obtained in January 2023. Alethea also holds the SHRM-SCP certification from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), which they obtained in February 2019.