03/11/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/11/2026 13:07
NEW YORK-The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today announced the appointment of Mark R. Lavarnway to its Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC), effective today.
Lavarnway is president and chief executive officer of Watertown Savings Bank, based in Watertown, N.Y.
The Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council provides information and insight to the New York Fed from the perspective of community depository institutions. The council's members are representatives from commercial banks, thrift institutions, and credit unions headquartered in the Federal Reserve's Second District with assets under $10 billion. Council members serve three-year terms.
The New York Fed's president and first vice president meet with the council twice a year to discuss regional economic and financial conditions, as well as other issues confronting community depository institutions. The next CDIAC meeting will take place March 26.
For more information, including a list of the full membership, see Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council.