Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 11

118 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 11 a career in banking. The South Jersey portion of the program operates in coordination with Rowan and Rutgers universities in four area high schools. The four-week program starts with students opening their own bank account and also includes training in financial literacy and obtaining certification through the American Bankers Association. “They go through a two-week ABA certification program and then they go through another two weeks of industry preparations where they get to interact with representatives from local banks and other financial institutions,” says Yvonne Kita, 1st Colonial’s Compliance Officer. “The program ends with a capstone presentation from the students on a selected topic that requires research and some understanding of banking. We were one of eight banks that participated in that. We had a presenter talk about money When everyone’s at their best, imagine what’s possible. KEVIN FOX MANAGING PARTNER E: kmfox@capstonegrp.com P: 215-542-8030 www.CapstoneGrp.com EMPLOYEE BENEFITS • RISK MANAGEMENT • INSURANCE People focused. Results driven. EXPERIENCE INTEGRITY COMMITMENT TO CLIENTS SINCE 1975 www.maddenmadden.com 108 KINGS HIGHWAY EAST, HADDONFIELD NJ 08033 | 856.428.9520 * Rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory - Highest-rating attainable. * Certified by Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers for high professional legal standards and ethics. EXPERIENCE | INTEGRITY | COMMITMENT SINCE 1975 and the ease of being able to do business,” White says. “And that starts with being able to access someone. Our clients had a much-needed comfort that they knew that they wouldn’t miss their opportunity and they could count on us to deliver that much-needed funding to them.” Now that the world is making its slow return to normal, 1st Colonial is turning its focus to the next major obstacle. According to White, “In the banking space right now, one of our greatest challenges is to be able to retain our existing talent, which is most important to us, but then to still be able to attract high quality talent. We need more folks that want to be in this industry.” To get ahead of this, 1st Colonial has joined with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Center for Financial Training to participate in their Future Bankers program. The program operates in low to moderate income communities as a way to give high school students, traditionally juniors, an introduction to