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SJBiz_TopCEOs_0119v3FINAL_Layout 1 1 / 17 / 19 4 : 26 PM Page 5 ? BRUCE FOULKE CEO , American Heritage Credit Union Under Foulke’s lead - ership , American Heritage Credit Union has grown to 185,000 members , $ 2.4 billion in assets and 38 locations . Al - though American Heritage started in Philadelphia , Foulke and his team have embraced South Jersey’s opportuni - ties . American Her - itage will soon open its second New Jersey branch — adjacent to the Cherry Hill Mall — joining its existing Bellmawr branch . As is customary at American Heritage , both loca - tions will offer surcharge - free ATM access for the public . With 16,000 members and 50 workplace partners in New Jersey , Amer - ican Heritage is already one of South Jersey’s largest credit unions and is one of the top credit union auto lenders in the state . ? WILLIAM R . SASSO Chairman , Stradley Ronon Sasso has served as chairman of Stradley Ronon’s m a n a g e m e n t committee and board of directors since 1994 . As chairman , he is re - sponsible for over - sight and man - agement of more than 200 attorneys in the firm’s eight offices , including Cherry Hill and Philadelphia . During his 40 - plus years of experience , he has coun - seled privately and publicly held companies and religious and nonprofit organizations in various matters , including general cor - porate and securities law , mergers and acquisitions , health care , education , med - ical devices , tax and real estate . Sasso has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by The Legal Intelligencer and rec - ognized by Chambers USA : America’s Leading Lawyers for Business . 30 | SOUTH JERSEY BIZ | VOLUME 9 ISSUE 1 | SouthJerseyBiz.net
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SJBiz_TopCEOs_0119v3FINAL_Layout 1 1 / 17 / 19 4 : 26 PM Page 6 ? THOMAS A . DWYER MD , FAAOS President , CEO , founder , Premier Orthopaedic Associates of Southern New Jersey Dwyer — a board - certified , fellow - ship - trained ortho - pedic surgeon — had a vision of es - tablishing an inte - grated orthopedic practice in a rural community . This practice was to up - hold the highest level of university care while providing the most advanced aca - demic medical techniques . As an ortho - pedic surgeon with more than 20 years of experience , he brought together a talented group of dedicated physicians who spe - cialize in the latest innovations and new procedures in all aspects of orthopedics . The practice offers specialty care regarding joint replacement , sports medicine , acute pain management , care for fractures , arthri - tis , hand , foot , ankle , spine and concussions . Dwyer specializes in sports medicine and arthroscopic reconstruction of shoulders and knees . ? PATRICK L . RYAN CEO , founder , First Bank Ryan is responsible for the strategic di - rection and overall performance of the company . Since its inception in 2008 , First Bank has grown to 17 branch - es with $ 1.7 billion in assets and 180 employees . Over the past 10 years under Ryan’s lead - ership , the bank has raised over $ 100 million in equity cap - ital , $ 22 million in subordinated debentures and has completed four acquisitions . The total capitalization of the company now exceeds $ 200 million . First Bank was re - cently named one of S & P Global Market Intelligence’s Top 100 Best - Performing Community Banks in the nation for record growth and profitability . SouthJerseyBiz.net | VOLUME 9 ISSUE 1 | SOUTH JERSEY BIZ | 31