OAK RIDGE, N.J., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- Roger Bosma, President and CEO of Lakeland Bank, recently announced the promotion of Karen Garrera from Vice President to Senior Vice President, Regional Administrator of Lakeland Bank's Southern Region.

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Ms. Garrera, who attended Rutgers University and Caldwell College, has over 23 years of banking experience. Prior to joining Lakeland Bank, Ms. Garrera was a Vice President of Branch Administration and Human Resources with Metropolitan State Bank.

Ms. Garrera, a resident of Frankford Township with her husband and two children, is a Team Captain for Lakeland Bank's involvement in the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes and has participated in the St. Jude's Youth Basketball Program for the past three years.

Lakeland Bancorp, the holding company for Lakeland Bank, has a current asset base of $2.4 billion and forty-nine (49) offices spanning six northwestern New Jersey counties: Bergen , Essex, Morris, Passaic, Sussex and Warren. Lakeland Bank, headquartered at 250 Oak Ridge Road, Oak Ridge, offers an extensive array of consumer and commercial products and services, including online banking, localized commercial lending teams, equipment leasing, and 24- hour or less turnaround time on consumer loan applications. For more information about their full line of products and services, visit their website at www.lakelandbank.com.

SOURCE Lakeland Bancorp