Lori Dufficy Elected to Represent Connecticut Bankers on ICBA Federal Delegate Board

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) recently announced that Lori Dufficy, EVP, Chief Experience and Engagement Officer at Chelsea Groton Bank, Groton, CT, was elected to the ICBA Federal Delegate Board. Her three-year term will begin in March 2027. ICBA is the nation’s voice for community banks.

“Community banks play a vital role in supporting local economies and serving consumers and small businesses,” said Dufficy. “As Vice-Chair of ICBA’s Mutual Bank Council, I’m honored to expand my service to ICBA through the Federal Delegate Board. I look forward to working with ICBA and fellow community bank leaders from across the country to advocate for policies and initiatives that strengthen community banks and the communities we serve.” 

In addition to helping shape and advocate ICBA’s national policy positions and programs, Dufficy’s duties include grassroots engagement, member recruitment, and ensuring the views and priorities of community bankers from Connecticut are represented in ICBA’s work in Washington.   

ICBA is the only national organization dedicated exclusively to promoting the interests of locally operated community banks and savings institutions. With trusted financial expertise and high-quality customer service as their hallmarks, community banks offer best-in-class financial services for millions of consumers, small businesses and agricultural enterprises. 

“Lori exemplifies the leadership, commitment and community focus that are hallmarks of community banking,” said ICBA Chair Alice Frazier, president and CEO of Potomac Bank in Charles Town, W.Va. “ICBA is proud to welcome her to the Federal Delegate Board to help advance our mission and ensure community banks continue to have a strong voice in Washington and a lasting presence in the communities they serve.” 

About Chelsea Groton Bank  

Based in Groton, Conn., Chelsea Groton Bank is a full-service mutually owned bank with over $1.7 billion in assets. Chelsea Groton Bank’s products and services include consumer banking, business banking, mortgage and business lending, cash management, financial planning, and financial education programming. With 14 branch locations throughout New London County, Chelsea Groton Bank also provides online and mobile banking, 24-hour telephone banking, video banking, and nationwide ATM banking for individuals, families and businesses. To learn more, please visit www.chelseagroton.com. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender. NMLS Institution ID 402928. 

About ICBA
The Independent Community Bankers of America® has one mission: to create and promote an environment where community banks flourish. We power the potential of the nation’s community banks through effective advocacy, education, and innovation.    

As local and trusted sources of credit, America’s community banks leverage their relationship-based business model and innovative offerings to channel deposits into the neighborhoods they serve, creating jobs, fostering economic prosperity, and fueling their customers’ financial goals and dreams. For more information, visit ICBA’s website at icba.org.