First County Bank Appoints Stamford Woman to Board of Directors

Greenwich lawyer Jevera Kaye Hennessey, principal in the law firm of Kaye & Hennessey, has been named to the board of directors of the Stamford-based First County Bank.

In addition to Hennessey’s election to the board on Jan. 27, she has served as a corporator at First County Bank since June 2014.

“Jevera brings substantial community knowledge and expertise to our board. Her business and leadership experience in the legal profession coupled with her community involvement makes her an outstanding addition to our board of directors,” First County Bank chairman and CEO Rey Giallongo said in a statement.

Hennessey is a principal in the Greenwich law firm Kaye & Hennessey focusing in the areas of estate planning and estate and trust administration. The Greenwich native is a past president of the Greenwich Bar Association and a past member of the Board of Directors of the Fairfield County Bar Association. She is a former chair of the Estates and Probate Committee of the Fairfield County Bar Association and has been a frequent estate planning course instructor for the Greenwich Adult Continuing Education program. Hennessey has lectured on probate and estate planning topics under the auspices of the Greenwich Bar Association, the Fairfield County Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Association, and has taught Trusts and Estates law at the Connecticut Institute for Paralegal Studies.

The Stamford resident is a member of the Stamford Hospital Planned Giving Committee as well as a member of the Professional Advisors Council of Fairfield County’s Community Foundation. She is a former vice-chair of the Board of Trustees and a current Advisory Council member of SilverSource, Inc., a nonprofit resource center for older adults, and a member of the Advisory Board of Hill House, a nonprofit senior residence in Riverside. She is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Stamford Public Education Foundation.

Contributed photo: Jevera Kaye Hennessey.