SALEM, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Oregon Bankers Association (OBA), Oregon’s only trade association dedicated to the banking industry and its customers, elected its 2019-2020 board officers and directors during its annual meeting on June 26.
The OBA membership elected the following officers:
CHAIR: Craig Wanichek
President & Chief Executive Officer
Summit Bank
Eugene
CHAIR-ELECT: Jeffrey Sumpter
President & Chief Executive Officer
Lewis & Clark Bank
Oregon City
SECRETARY-TREASURER: Gordon Zimmerman
President & Chief Executive Officer
Citizens Bank
Corvallis
“The Oregon banking industry will be well-served by these outstanding banking and community leaders. Their dedication to the industry and to the state of Oregon will be incredibly valuable to our Association and the communities we serve,” said OBA President and CEO Linda Navarro.
The OBA membership also elected the following new directors:
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Ted B. Austin, SVP & Market Leader, Private Client Reserve
U.S. Bank, Portland
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Ryan Dempster, President
Willamette Valley Bank, Salem
The following directors were re-elected to new three-year terms on the board:
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David Gorman, SVP & Division Executive – West
Bank of America, Portland
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Thomas Moran, President & Chief Executive Officer
Community Bank, College Place, WA
These new and re-elected directors join the following individuals currently serving terms on the OBA board:
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Immediate Past Chair: Hadley Robbins, President & Chief Executive Officer
Columbia Bank, Tacoma, WA
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Community Banks of Oregon Chair: Kenneth D. Trautman, Jr., President & Chief Executive Officer
People’s Bank of Commerce, Medford
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Synergy by Association Chair: Trey Maust, Executive Vice Chairman
Lewis & Clark Bank, Oregon City
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Eve Callahan, EVP – Corporate Communications
Umpqua Bank, Portland
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R. Shane Correa, SVP – Retail Strategy & Market Development
Banner Bank, Meridian, ID
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Cindy Johnson, Regional Banking Area President
Wells Fargo, McMinnville
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Tawnie Nelson, Region President – Oregon & Southwest Washington
First Interstate Bank, Portland
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Joan Reukauf, President & Chief Executive Officer
Willamette Community Bank, Albany
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Linda Williams, President – Oregon Region
Washington Trust Bank, Portland
The OBA Education Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit focused on financial literacy and developing the next generations of bankers, also held elections for its board of directors. The following new director was elected:
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Joan Reukauf, President & Chief Executive Officer
Willamette Community Bank, Albany
The following directors were re-elected to new three-year terms on the board:
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Stuart B. Allen, President & Chief Executive Officer
Allen Trust Company, Portland
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Chair: Richard E. Brown, Senior Vice President – Environment Social Governance
Bank of America, Portland
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John R. Hancock, Retired CPA
West Linn
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Vice Chair: Daniel J. Hempy, Retired Banker
Bend
These new and re-elected directors join the following individuals currently serving terms on the OBA Education Foundation board:
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Chris Karlin, Retired Banker
Portland
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Peyton Chapman, School Principal
Portland
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Secretary-Treasurer: Linda W. Navarro, President & Chief Executive Officer
Oregon Bankers Association, Salem
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Ryan Killgore, Pacific West Division President – Community Banking
U.S. Bank, Bend
About the Oregon Bankers Association
Established in 1905, the Oregon Bankers Association is Oregon’s only full-service trade association representing FDIC-insured state and national banks and trust companies doing business in Oregon. More information is available at www.oregonbankers.com.
About the OBA Education Foundation
The OBA Education Foundation works toward its vision of a vibrant and diverse banking and business community that attracts the best talent and empowers all Oregonians to be financially educated and secure. It does so by enhancing educational opportunities in banking, finance, financial literacy and business. For more information or to help support the Foundation’s current initiatives, please visit www.OBAEdFoundation.org.
Contacts
Linda Navarro, President & CEO
[email protected]
Andee Rose, VP – Communications Director
[email protected]
(503) 581-3522
