AUBURN – Pender J. Lazenby has joined the Board of Directors of Northeast Bancorp.

Bringing almost 30 years of commercial banking experience to the board, Lazenby has been a senior officer at FleetBoston, BankBoston, and Casco Northern Bank, specializing in corporate lending, risk management and finance.

“We feel that Pender’s wealth of experience in commercial banking, and as an executive with the FleetBoston affiliates here in Maine and New England over the last 20 years makes him a perfect fit for our board,” said board Chairwoman Judy Kelley.

Lazenby received his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in business administration from the University of Virginia. A longtime Maine resident, he has been associated with many professional and community organizations over the years, including Robert Morris Associates and United Way. Lazenby volunteers as a small business counselor with the Portland chapter of the Service Corps of Retired Executives and is a swim official with USA Swimming.

Northeast Bancorp, which trades on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol of NBN, is the parent company of Northeast Bank, FSB and Northeast Financial Services, Inc.