First Keystone Corporation announced that Matthew P. Prosseda has resigned from the corporation and First Keystone Community Bank (bank) effective immediately. As a result, he is no longer the President and Chief Executive Officer or a director of the corporation and bank. The Boards of Directors have appointed, effective April 24, 2018, Elaine A. Woodland as interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the corporation and the bank until a permanent successor is named.

Ms. Woodland has served as the Treasurer of the corporation and Chief Operating Officer of the bank since 2014. To assist Ms. Woodland in the operations of the corporation and bank, the Board of Directors has also formed a Management Committee comprised of Chairman of the Board, Robert A. Bull, and Directors John G. Gerlach and David R. Saracino. Upon his retirement as a director at the Annual Meeting, it is expected that Mr. Gerlach will continue to serve on the Management Committee as a consultant and advisor.