The Board of Directors and President and CEO Michael Gilfeather of Orange County Bancorp, Inc. announced the appointment of Marianna R. Kennedy to the Company's and the Orange Bank & Trust Company Boards of Directors effective October 1, 2022. Ms. Kennedy is a practicing attorney and partner at Drake Loeb PLLC, a distinguished law firm in the Hudson Valley. She has concentrated her practice on business and financial transactions.

She represents regional businesses primarily in matters involving acquisitions, sales and mergers, commercial contracts, succession planning, commercial borrowing, and leasing. Ms. Kennedy graduated magna cum laude from Pace University School of Law and began her career with New York City law firm, Coudert Brothers, before returning to the Hudson Valley. Ms. Kennedy currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the SUNY Orange Foundation, and is a member of its Executive Committee.

She is also a past member of the Board of Directors of St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital Foundation, The Greater Hudson Valley Family Heath Center, the Newburgh Ministry, the Music Conservatory of Westchester, the Ritz Theatre, and Opera Company of the Highlands. She is also a prior member of the Board of Trustees of Mount Saint Mary College.