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Nina D. Melker has been in the banking industry for the last forty-five years with a range of experience in retail and lending. She spent twenty-three years at Yardville National Bank where she was First Senior Vice President in charge of Community Banking. As head of the Community Banking division, Nina maintained a strong presence in the community, diversifying her time between monitoring sponsorships and donations from the bank in the community as well as serving on many boards and committees. She built and monitored a multi-million-dollar lending and deposit portfolio. She has worked at The Bank of Princeton, Hopewell Valley Community Bank and Berkshire Bank. She has been a Private Banker where she assists clients with personalized service for all retail and lending needs. She joined William Penn Bank in August 2021 where she manages the Private Banking division.

Nina continues to be very active in the community serving on numerous boards and committees. Some of the boards and committees she serves on include, RWJBARNABAS Hamilton and New Brunswick Board of Trustees; Hamilton Education Foundation; Ryan’s Quest; Miracle League of Mercer County and Clara’s Heart. The community has rewarded her with several awards including Business Person of the Year from Nottingham High School FBLA; the Community Compassion Award by Contact of Mercer County; the Humanitarian Award from Kidsbridge; the Person of the Year from the Hamilton YMCA; and the Community Service Award from the Iron Mike’s/Trenton Catholic Academy. In 2014 she was inducted into the YWCA NJ Women’s Hall of Fame and in 2016 she was installed into the Italian American National Hall of Fame.

Nina has been married to her husband Michael for 40 years and together they raised two beautiful daughters, Jillian and Jennifer. They were blessed with a beautiful daughter in law, Jennifer and four grandchildren, Gianna, Isabella, Jackson and Jonathan.