BETHEL – Northeast Bank has announced the addition of Deborah J. Ricker of South Paris as vice president and business development officer.

Ricker will be located at the bank’s Main Street branch in Bethel, where she will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the branch, and will represent the bank in the community.

Ricker joins Northeast with more than 20 years of experience in banking, having worked in retail banking functions for Kennebunk Savings Bank, Norway Savings Bank and, most recently, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp. as a contract underwriter.

Ricker is a graduate of Gorham High School and has various certificates of achievement in lending, customer service and banking through the Center for Financial Studies. She has been a resident of South Paris for the past three years, and is active in the community as a member of the Chamber of Commerce, a volunteer at local schools, and a participant with her son’s Cub Scout den.