Mifflinburg, PA –Mifflinburg Bank & Trust recently recognized three employees with promotions. Tom Beck (right) was promoted to senior vice president and chief risk officer; Garry Benfer (left) to senior vice president and chief credit officer of Mifflinburg Bank & Trust; and Lisa Erickson (center) is now vice president and assistant secretary of Mifflinburg Bancorp Inc. and vice president of human resources and assistant secretary of Mifflinburg Bank & Trust.

Tom Beck has 31 years of experience in audit, compliance and risk management, 25 of which are with Mifflinburg Bank & Trust. He graduated from Bloomsburg University with a B.S. in accounting. Beck holds certifications as both a public accountant and a financial services auditor. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public Accountants and the Institute of Internal Auditors. He volunteers as treasurer and board member for the Union County Housing Authority and as treasurer and past board member for Herr Memorial Library.

Garry Benfer has been with Mifflinburg Bank & Trust for 23 years and is responsible for loan administration of consumer/retail lending, residential mortgage lending, agriculture lending, and business and commercial lending. Benfer graduated from Bloomsburg University with a B.S. in accounting. He volunteers for the Kiwanis Club of Mifflinburg, Mifflinburg Heritage and Revitalization Association, Union County Redevelopment Authority, West Buffalo Municipal Authority and Masonic Lodge of Mifflinburg.

Lisa Erickson joined Mifflinburg Bank & Trust in December 2018 and has 31 years of experience in human resources. She is a member of both the Society of Human Resource Management and the Susquehanna Human Resources Management Association, where she was a board member for 12 years. She also held positions of secretary, program chairperson and membership chairperson. Erickson graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in hotel, restaurant and institutional management. She has held her PHR certification from HRCI since 2007 and her SHRM-CP certification from Society of Human Resource Management since 2015. She actively volunteers for events at her church and local schools.