30 Years
Karen Burke VP & Corporate Secretary
Born and raised in Maspeth, Karen Burke started her banking career in 1983 at Maspeth Federal as a Teller before being promoted to the Credit Department. Ten years later, she left MFS to raise her second child, returning to the Mortgage Origination Department in 1995. In 2002, she was offered a position as Secretary to Thomas Rudzewick, who served as Executive Vice President & Chief Lending Officer of the Mortgage Department at the time. Karen was promoted to Assistant Vice President in 2010 and Vice President in 2015. In 2020, she began working for Senior Vice President & Chief Lending Officer Glenn Rudzewick. The most gratifying aspects of her job include organizing the summer concerts, the “Smile on Maspeth Day” event and the Memorial Day Parade in Maspeth, where she served as Grand Marshal in 2014. Karen has been involved with the United Veterans & Fraternal Organization of Maspeth since 2002 and now serves as Corresponding Secretary. She also spent years volunteering at Martin Luther School. Karen loves spending time with her family and spoiling their pets. Her son Justin served in the United States Navy from 2010 to 2016 and now works at the Long Island National Cemetery. Her daughter Steph recently earned her master’s degree in Theater Management from Yale University and works as Theatre & Dance Production Manager at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania.
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