{"id":33021,"date":"2020-03-13T10:46:36","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T14:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/?p=33021"},"modified":"2020-03-16T10:53:38","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T14:53:38","slug":"kerri-lewis-of-td-bank-enjoys-connecting-with-clients-to-make-impact-on-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2020\/03\/kerri-lewis-of-td-bank-enjoys-connecting-with-clients-to-make-impact-on-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerri Lewis Of TD Bank Enjoys Connecting With Clients To Make Impact On Community"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kerri Lewis, vice president,store manager of the Queensbury and Glens Falls TD Bank locations.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Susan E. Campbell
\nLocal banks can have both a stabilizing and energizing influence on a community\u2019s economy, which is the main reason why Kerri Lewis of TD Bank and professionals like her have pursued careers in banking.
\n\u201cConnecting with clients is why I\u2019ve been a career banker,\u201d Lewis said. \u201cIt\u2019s a position that provides me the opportunity to have a strong pulse on the needs of the community and help make an impact.\u201d
\nWhile at South Glens Falls High School and later at college studying math and psychology, Lewis said she knew what her strengths were but did not know which career setting would best apply.
\n\u201cDuring college I took a number of part-time jobs and one was as a teller at a local community bank,\u201d she said. \u201cI quickly saw that there were unlimited options in a banking career that I wanted to pursue.\u201d
\nArmed with a business degree through University of Phoenix, Lewis later held a variety of full-time supporting and managerial roles at several community, regional and national banks. She had risen to the position of assistant manager for another major financial institution when in 2010 she accepted an offer from TD Bank, one of the 10 largest banks in the U.S. and with roots in the Glens Falls community dating back more than 150 years.
\n\u201cWhat drew my attention to TD Bank as an employer was their culture and vision and their focus on empowering women to reach their full potential,\u201d she said.
\nLewis said that the Gender Insights Report, published by LinkedIn last year, found that after viewing a job listing, women are 16 percent less likely to apply for it than men. Overall, women apply to 20 percent fewer jobs than men.
\n\u201cTD Bank continues to find ways to provide support to encourage women to seek all career growth opportunities,\u201d she said.
\nLewis is currently vice president, store manager of the Queensbury and Glens Falls TD Bank locations. She also supports small business deposit and lending growth across the Upstate region.
\nSuch leadership positions in financial institutions were once dominated by men, but no longer, she said.
\n\u201cGender-dominated roles have changed over the years in the banking industry,\u201d said Lewis. \u201cIt used to be that in middle management roles or under, 80 percent of those roles were filled by women. In senior management roles, more than 80 percent were occupied by men.\u201d
\nWhile those percentages have improved, there is still more work to be done, according to Lewis. Work\/life balance concerns and lack of confidence are prevailing reasons for the discrepancy.
\n\u201cBanking is a highly performance-driven work environment, which I feel helps build confidence for women,\u201d she said. \u201cIt offers work-from-home options, flexible schedules, and groups like the women in leadership committees that actively support and encourage women to reach their highest potential by assisting in resume building, interviewing, and networking.\u201d
\nBut often women add self-imposed stress. Lewis\u2019 own workload at times demands bringing work home to complete in the evenings and on weekends, but she has a system for maintaining balance.
\n\u201cMy spouse and I discuss ahead of time the work we have and the time commitments,\u201d she said. \u201dWe set aside time where we both complete our work and then cherish our together time without the interruption of checking emails or being on our phones.\u201d
\nWhen aspiring professionals ask Lewis about the skills they need to work in banking, she explains to them that leadership skills are transferable from one industry to another.
\n\u201cHaving a banking background or understanding products or systems aren\u2019t necessarily prerequisites,\u201d she said. \u201cCompanies are willing to train when they know the applicant possesses the right leadership attributes.\u201d
\nTo women she explicitly advises, \u201cHave a mentor. Almost every successful businesswoman and businessman attributes success and door-opening opportunities to having mentors that encourage, support, and provide transparent feedback,\u201d said Lewis.
\n\u201cWomen should not let themselves settle for average,\u201d she said. \u201cApply for that position that you can\u2019t master today and place value in your transferrable skills.\u201d
\nBanking, like all business sectors, is influenced by how customers prefer to transact, Lewis said.
\n\u201cThat has been evolving and the speed at which it evolves varies by demographics,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s critically important to us at TD Bank to seek out the voice of our customers, listen to what they tell us, and provide them the best options to suit their personal preferences.\u201d
\nTD Charitable Foundation recently awarded $3.75 million in grants to nonprofit organizations helping to create affordable rental housing in Warren and Washington counties, among others in New York and nationally. For more information, visit www.tdbank.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Campbell Local banks can have both a stabilizing and energizing influence on a community\u2019s economy, which is the main reason why Kerri Lewis of TD Bank and professionals like her have pursued careers in banking. \u201cConnecting with clients is why I\u2019ve been a career banker,\u201d Lewis said. \u201cIt\u2019s a position that provides […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":33022,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\r\nKerri Lewis Of TD Bank Enjoys Connecting With Clients To Make Impact On Community - Glens Falls Business Journal<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2020\/03\/kerri-lewis-of-td-bank-enjoys-connecting-with-clients-to-make-impact-on-community\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kerri Lewis Of TD Bank Enjoys Connecting With Clients To Make Impact On Community - Glens Falls Business Journal\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Susan E. 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