On January 24, 2019, the Board of Directors of PDL Community Bancorp Inc. elected Maria Alvarez to serve as director of the Company, filling a vacancy on the board. On the same date the Boards of Directors of Ponce Bank Mutual Holding Company and Ponce Bank also elected Ms. Alvarez to serve on their boards as well, filling vacancies on those boards. Ms. Alvarez will serve until the Company's annual meeting of shareholders in 2019, at which time it is contemplated that she will be a nominee for election to a three-year term. Ms. Alvarez will also be appointed to the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating Committee of the Company's Board of Directors. Ms. Alvarez currently serves as a Board member of the Ponce de Leon Foundation. Ms. Alvarez is the Executive Director of the New York StateWide Senior Action Council Inc. and Brooklyn-wide Interagency Council on Aging.