40 NOVEMBER 10 - NOVEMBER 16, 2017 BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP
Scandinavian culture came to the
fore in Ridge at debut Autumn Fest
BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP/Photos by Arthur de Gaeta
Tara French Joins Northfield Bank
Tara French has joined Northfield
Bank as executive vice
president and chief administrative
officer. French’s oversight
and responsibilities will include
corporate governance, strategic
planning, and risk management.
French brings over 30 years of
banking and regulatory experience
to Northfield. She began her career
as a bank examiner with the Federal
Home Loan Bank of New York and
most recently was part of the Office
of the Comptroller of the Currency
(OCC) Midsize Bank Supervision
Unit.
She also served as an assistant
deputy comptroller in the OCC’s New
York field office where she supervised
a portfolio of national banks
and federal savings associations in
the New York metropolitan area.
“We are very pleased to welcome
Tara to Northfield,” said
Steven Klein, president and chief
operating officer of Northfield
Bank. “Tara’s deep knowledge and
experience of banking operations,
risk management and regulatory
oversight will be invaluable as
we move ahead with our strategic
objectives.
“Our executive team looks forward
to working closely with Tara,
utilizing her leadership, insights
and technical disciplines to further
complement our high performing
executive group,” he concluded
French will be based out of Northfield
Bank’s Woodbridge Operations
Center located at 581 Main Street,
Woodbridge, N.J.
Photo courtesy of Northfield Bank
Tara French.
BY MEAGHAN MCGOLDRICK
MMCGOLDRICK@BROOKLYNREPORTER.COM
The Scandinavian East Coast
Museum (SECM) on Saturday,
November 4 invited the community
to revel in a brand new event
called Autumn Fest.
The event – inspired by Scandinavian
traditions and festivals across the
globe like the Baltic Herring Festival in
Finland, the Kivik Apple Market Festival
in Sweden, moose hunting season in
Norway and the Golden Days Festival
in Denmark – served as a celebration
of both culture and the season.
Festivities were held at the Bethlehem
Lutheran Church, located at the corner
of Ovington and Fourth Avenues.
Activities included music and games,
food, and a smorgasbord raffle, among
other tried and true culture-specific
traditions that gave it "a cozy feel, a festive
feel," according to SECM President
Victoria Hofmo, who organized it.
"I think it was a very enjoyable event,"
she added. "People had a good time.
This was the first time we did it and
we want to continue it in the future."
Elsie Zuckerman is enjoying
the good company.
Victoria Hofmo serves up a Scandinavian
treat to attendees.
Joined by State Senator Marty Golden, Karl
Andersen, now 95, holds up a Scandinavian book
with a photo of him in it.
State Senator Marty Golden joined the revelers during the afternoon.