Background
Arsdale, Thomas Harold van was born on June 20, 1937 in Brooklyn. Son of Frank and Kathryn (Seele) van Arsdale.
Arsdale, Thomas Harold van was born on June 20, 1937 in Brooklyn. Son of Frank and Kathryn (Seele) van Arsdale.
AS with honors, Raritan Valley Community College, 1982. Associate of Arts with honors, Thomas A. Edison State College, 1982. Graduate with honors, National School Banking.
President, Chief Executive Officer, trustee, Franklin First Savings Bank, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Member of faculty National School Banking, Fairfield, Connecticut. Chair community banking county Federal Reserve Bank Philadelphia.
Board directors Center for Finance Studies, Fairfield. Vice chair Drayton Insurance Limited company.
Chair Community Development Corporation, Wilkes-Barre. Board directors College Misericordia, Dallas, Pennsylvania, F.M. Kirby Center for Performing Arts, Greater Wilkes-Barre Partnership for Economic Growth, Pennsylvania Economy League, United Way of Wyoming Valley, WVIA Public Radio and television. Past senior warden Holy Cross Episcopal Church, New Jersey.
President American Institute Banking, New Jersey, 1969, Bank Administration Institute, New Jersey, 1979. State director Bank Administrator Institute, New Jersey, 1981. Chair New Jersey Council Savings Institutions, 1990.
Member American's Community Bankers (board directors), Pennsylvania Bankers' Association (board directors), Pennsylvania Association Community Bankers (board directors), Pennsylvania Society, Most Venerable Order of St. John (officer), Westmoreland Club, Phi Theta Kappa.
Married Susette Costello, January 18, 1986. Children: James R., Kathryn E., Debra S., Thomas R., Matthew E.