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Tompkins Financial Corporation names new marketing communications manager

By Billie Owens

Press release:

Tompkins Financial Corporation has named Abby Peterson as Marketing Communications Manager.

Peterson will be responsible for overseeing the marketing communications efforts for Tompkins Financial’s four community banks: Tompkins Bank of Castile in Western NY, Tompkins Trust Company in Central NY, Tompkins Mahopac Bank in the Hudson Valley, and Tompkins VIST Bank in Southeastern Pennsylvania. She will be based in the company’s Ithaca headquarters.

“Abby's experience in the marketing industry, her time with Tompkins Financial and her deep commitment to our communities and customers will allow her to excel in this roll," said Susan Valenti, EVP, Marketing, Sales and Service. "I look forward to her continued contribution to our organization."

Prior to joining Tompkins as a Marketing Communications Business Partner in 2016, Peterson served as a marketing and public relations specialist at Hagan Associates in Vermont, where she planned and managed marketing and public relations initiatives for multiple clients. She received her bachelor’s degree in Integrated Marketing Communications from Ithaca College in 2011 and has resided in Ithaca with her wife since 2013.

Peterson is an active member in the community and serves on the Downtown Ithaca Alliance Board of Directors and marketing committees, and the Historic Ithaca Development Committee. She is also a Leadership Tompkins Graduate, and Fab5 Planning Committee Member/Tompkins Trust Company Representative.

About Tompkins Financial Corporation

Tompkins Financial Corporation is a financial services company serving the Central, Western, and Hudson Valley regions of New York and the Southeastern region of Pennsylvania. Headquartered in Ithaca, Tompkins Financial is parent to Tompkins Trust Company, Tompkins Bank of Castile, Tompkins Mahopac Bank, Tompkins VIST Bank, Tompkins Insurance Agencies Inc., and offers wealth management services through Tompkins Financial Advisors.

For more information on Tompkins Financial, visit www.tompkinsfinancial.com.

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