Nina D. Melker
Senior Vice President/ Private Banker

Nina D. Melker has been in the banking industry for the last forty-five years with a range of experience in retail and lending. She spent twenty-three years at Yardville National Bank where she was First Senior Vice President in charge of Community Banking. As head of the Community Banking division, Nina maintained a strong presence in the community, diversifying her time between monitoring sponsorships and donations from the bank in the community as well as serving on many boards and committees. She built and monitored a multi-million-dollar ending and deposit portfolio. She has worked at The Bank of Princeton, Hopewell Valley Community Bank and Berkshire Bank. She has been a Private Banker where she assists clients with personalized service for all retail and lending needs. She joined William Penn Bank in August 2021 and in May 2025 the bank was acquired by Mid Penn Bank where she continues to work as a Private Banker.

n 2017 Nina was elected to the Mercer County Board of County Commissioners as a Mercer
County Commissioner. Nina continues to be very active in the community serving on numerous boards and committees. Some of the boards and committees she serves on include, RWJBARNABAS Hamilton Board of Trustees; Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick Board of Trustees; Hamilton Education Foundation; Ryan’s Quest; Iron Mike Foundation; Miracle League of Mercer County, Clara’s Heart and The Father Center of NJ. The community has rewarded her with several awards including Business Person of the Year from Nottingham High School BLA; the Community Compassion Award by Contact of Mercer County; the Humanitarian Award from Kidsbridge; the Person of the Year from the Hamilton YMCA; and the Community Service Award from the Iron Mike’s/Trenton Catholic Academy. In 2014 she was inducted into the YWCA NJ Women’s Hall of Fame and in 2016 she was installed into the Italian American National Hall of Fame. In 2025 the Princeton Mercer Chamber of Commerce awarded her with the Women of Achievement.

Nina has been married to her husband Michael for 41 years and together they raised twovbeautiful daughters, Jillian and Jennifer. Along with their partners, Jennifer and Jay, they havevbeen blessed with four grandchildren, Gianna, Isabella, Jackson and Jonathan.

My motivation to be on the board is my strong commitment to community with a strongvemphasis on service to children and families.  My expertise in fundraising was something the organization needed and I wanted to be able to share my experience in this area with this organization.