First Commonwealth Announces Hiring of Business Banker to Cambria-Somerset Markets

INDIANA, PA (October 14, 2026) ― First Commonwealth Bank has announced the appointment of a new business banker to its team for the Cambria-Somerset market.

Michelle Shorto-Dugan was named as Assistant Vice President/Business Banking Relationship Manager; bringing more than two decades of professional experience in sales, business development, leadership, and relationship management, to her new role at First Commonwealth.

“Michelle will be an excellent addition to our business banking team,” said Jamie Straub, First Commonwealth’s Middle Market Team Leader in its Community PA Region. “Her proven success in developing business partnerships and sales, especially in the Greater Johnstown market, will be a great asset to our business banking team in Cambria and Somerset Counties.”

Prior to joining First Commonwealth, Shorto-Dugan previously served as a Girl Program Specialist for the Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania (GSWPA), where she was active in growing program sales in Cambria, Somerset, Allegheny, and Westmoreland counties and the development of Girl Scout Programs with surrounding colleges and universities to help create long-term partnerships. 

Over the past 20 years, she has held sales and managerial positions in various companies in the Greater Johnstown area leading to an established corporate network within the market.

Shorto-Dugan graduated cum laude from Pitt-Johnstown, earning a bachelor’s degree in management and marketing.  She and her husband have three children and live in the Westmont area of Johnstown, PA.

About First Commonwealth Financial Corporation

First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (NYSE: FCF), headquartered in Indiana, Pennsylvania, is a community bank committed to its mission of improving the financial lives of its neighbors and their businesses.  First Commonwealth operates 126 branches throughout Pennsylvania and Ohio and also has business banking centers in Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and Cleveland, Canton, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio. First Commonwealth, through subsidiaries First Commonwealth Bank and First Commonwealth Insurance Agency, provides a full range of commercial and retail banking services, including mortgage, wealth management and insurance solutions, along with equipment financing and SBA and indirect lending.  For more information about First Commonwealth, visit www.fcbanking.com.

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