LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending John Veleber upon the occasion of
being honored by the SULLIVAN COUNTY DEMOCRAT in its 2012 Men at Work
edition

WHEREAS, Individuals who distinguish themselves in their profession and
in service to their community merit the recognition and appreciation of
this Legislative Body and the people of the State of New York; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern and fully in accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
John Veleber, Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer with The First
National Bank of Jeffersonville (Jeff Bank), upon the occasion of his
designation for special recognition by the SULLIVAN COUNTY DEMOCRAT in
its 2012 Men at Work edition congratulating the men for making Sullivan
and Wayne Counties a better place to live; and
WHEREAS, John Veleber earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business
Administration with a Finance major and Economics minor from Valparaiso
University in Valparaiso, Indiana; and
WHEREAS, John Veleber has worked in the financial field for 23 years;
he began his career in banking in 1989 at HSBC at its headquarters in
New York City and has been with Jeff Bank for nearly four years; and
WHEREAS, As a Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer at Jeff Bank,
John Veleber works on customer development and loan portfolio develop-
ment; he also goes out and solicits business, concentrating on commer-
cial business; he also handles residential loans, doing everything up to
the approval process, then hands them off to a specialist; and
WHEREAS, In addition to his Jeff Bank responsibilities, John Veleber
is an involved and valued member of his community; he is Secretary of
the New Hope Community Board and a member of the Monticello Academy of
Finance and the Sullivan County Chamber Foundation Board; and
WHEREAS, With him throughout have been his parents and his two
sisters, all of whom are proud to be part of his life and rejoice in his
many accomplishments; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that those who
enhance the quality of life in their community and have demonstrated a
long and sustained commitment to the maintenance of high standards in
their profession truly merit the recognition and appreciation of this
Legislative Body and the people of the State of New York; now, there-
fore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend John Veleber upon the occasion of being honored by the SULLIVAN
COUNTY DEMOCRAT in its 2012 Men at Work edition; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to John Veleber.