John Crisafulli, Toms River, who has spent over 20 years in banking, has been promoted to Vice President, Senior Business Development Officer of First Commerce Bank, headquartered in Lakewood.

As Vice President, Senior Business Development Officer, Crisafulli is responsible for business development in all 10 branches of First Commerce Bank.

Crisafulli is also the founder of Central Ocean Business Association (COBA), which he formed to support small businesses along Route 9 specifically in Ocean County. 

He is an active member of the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce, Monmouth Regional Chamber of Commerce, Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce, New Jersey Jewish Business Alliance, Rockland Business-2-Business Network, and handles Business Development for the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce.

Crisafulli also serves as a board member of the Strand Center for the Arts, Lakewood among other community contributions and designations.