Sue Slusser is a people person. She has spent 43 years in the banking industry and has truly enjoyed the journey.
“I sometimes run into people that I worked with over 40 years ago and they still remember me,” Sue said. “I must have made a good impression.”
Sue decided to pursue banking after graduating from high school in 1982 and soon found she was good with numbers as well as people. “I met a lot of nice people at First Keystone, so I stayed.”
Sue’s first position with First Keystone Community Bank was key punch operator, punching holes in cards to allow the computer to read them. She soon moved on to proofing checks before they were sorted and mailed and was promoted to senior proof operator.
“I was the first person trained on the new one-pocket proof. I was fascinated by the whole thing,” Sue said. “But now they don’t use proofs anymore; it’s a thing of the past.”
Sue then moved to the accounting department as a wire clerk. She’s now an accounting administrator in charge of wires, balancing bank accounts and handling accounts payable.
“I love my job at FKCB. It’s a challenge every day and keeps me on my toes,” Sue said. “Plus, it’s my hometown bank.”
Sue enjoys helping friends and family even when she’s not at work. She volunteers at the Hope Center in Nescopeck and runs an annual fishing tournament in honor of her son, Justin “Pete” Slusser, who passed away in 2019 from cancer. The 8th Annual Justin “Pete” Slusser Memorial Fishing Tournament will be held on Labor Day weekend with proceeds going to a scholarship fund for a Berwick engineering student at Penn State University which her son attended majoring in engineering.
Sue also enjoys shopping at thrift stores and yard sales, fishing, 3D archery, watching Hallmark movies, and most of all hanging with her family. “I grew up here so I like to keep my friends and family close.”
