Pelkey graduated from Massena Central in 1983 and SUNY Potsdam in 1989 with a degree in writing, minoring in psychology. He started his career with KeyBank in Watertown, got his first branch management assignment in the Binghamton area, and first joined Rotary in 1991.

Pelkey managed a number of progressively larger branches for financial institutions throughout the Southern Tier. He was working for Fleet Bank in 2001 when Community Bank made one of its many acquisitions, and he joined them as a commercial lender.

Back in the North Country since 2006, Pelkey has sat on numerous boards and volunteered for many worthwhile organizations.

He currently works as a commercial banker out of Potsdam, and he and his wife, Laurean, co-own a year-round ice cream and frozen yogurt shop in Potsdam.

Brandon LaShomb, a Norwood-Norfolk Central graduate, was installed as the club’s vice-president for 2019-2020.

The Potsdam Rotary Club meets each Wednesday at noon at Ponderosa Steakhouse in Potsdam. Guests are welcome.