Daniel J. Fessenden has served as a director of the Company since 2009, and was elected Vice Chair of the Board in May 2024. He was a director of Tompkins Trust Company from January 2009 through its consolidation with TCB on January 1, 2022, and has served as a Director for TCB since the consolidation. Since January 2022, Mr. Fessenden has served as a Community Bank Board Director for Tompkins Community Bank Central New York, where he has served as Chair since July 2022. Mr. Fessenden served as a member of the New York State Assembly from 1993 to 1999. He has served as the Executive Director of the Fred L. Emerson Foundation, a family foundation located in Auburn, New York since January 2007. From 2004 to 2006 he served as the founding Executive Director of the Cornell Agriculture & Food Technology Park, Geneva, New York. Mr. Fessenden has been actively engaged with numerous business, civic and educational organizations throughout the Central New York region. We believe Mr. Fessenden s qualifications to sit on our Board include his extensive experience in government and public service, his executive experience in the private sector, his active engagement with civic organizations, and his deep connections to the Central New York business community.