Traditions Bancorp, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Traditions Bank, with administrative headquarters in York Township, Pennsylvania, has announced the retirement of John D. Brown from its Board of Directors effective at its April 18, 2023 annual meeting. Brown is one of the institution's six original independent community Board Directors. He served as chair of the compensation committee from the bank's inception until June 2022.

As founder and retired Board Director of Blockhouse, Inc, and retired Managing Director of Blockhouse Properties based in York, John Brown is also the namesake for York College's J.D. Brown Entrepreneurship Center, which serves to link the region's entrepreneurial community with the knowledge and resources of York College through their early-stage incubator, student engagement, and campus and community programs.