Howard Bank, a locally owned community bank serving businesses, professionals and individuals in the Greater Baltimore area, announced that it has expanded Del Karfonta’s role as strategic partner.

Prior to his expanded role, Mr. Karfonta was responsible for helping Howard Bank to maximize their impact on the community by working with the bank’s customer facing team members. In addition to these responsibilities, Mr. Karfonta will also help the bank to develop relationships with non-profit leaders in the communities that the bank serves. He will coordinate both strategy and execution of Howard Bank’s community relations activities.

“I am very pleased to announce that Del will be expanding his role as strategic partner with Howard Bank,” said Mary Ann Scully, CEO and President of Howard Bank. “He has been adding value to our bank as a key strategic partner through both his internal coaching around personal branding and his external relationship building. Del’s professional experience, well-honed intuitions and reputation in the community will be instrumental as we continue to expand and strive to make a community impact. We are confident that he will lead us towards making a major impact within these communities.”

Mr. Karfonta holds a bachelor of science degree and is involved in a number of environmental sustainability organizations and initiatives within Howard County.

About Howard Bank

Howard Bancorp is a bank holding company with total assets of approximately $1 billion at December 31, 2016. Its principal operating subsidiary, Howard Bank, is a locally owned and managed, growth-focused community bank serving businesses, professionals and individuals in the Greater Baltimore Metropolitan Area through 13 full service branches. Howard Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Howard Bancorp (NASDAQ: HBMD). For more information, visit, http://www.howardbank.com/.