WBA Celebrates Newest Executive Development Program Graduates

In mid-November, the WBA celebrated the newest graduates of the Executive Development Program. Forty students successfully completed the 2019 program, spanning 12 months.

Students, all of whom were nominated by their bank’s leadership to attend the program, learned about a wide variety of areas within the bank, helping build a foundation of executive-level knowledge to be used throughout their careers.

Beginning in January, students took on the challenge of understanding bank financials, asset-liability management, credit, ethics and more. Students were required to meet regularly with mentors and complete homework assignments designed to enhance their learning.

The graduates were celebrated during a special ceremony at the 2019 Pacific Northwest Bank Leadership Symposium in December. Since the program began in 2010, over 300 bankers have successfully completed this program.

Congratulations to: Jorge Alvarez, Heritage Bank; David Armstrong, Columbia Bank; Jennifer Arnold, Olympia Federal Savings; Michael Ayers Jr., Columbia Bank; Britni Babington, Heritage Bank; Ryan Betz, Olympia Federal Savings; Josh Bolinger, First Sound Bank; Don Brown, Kitsap Bank; Kyle Bruggman, Cashmere Valley Bank; Jeff Burton, Cashmere Valley Bank; Ingrid Campbell, Washington Trust Bank; Monica Clayton, Banner Bank; Whitney Crawford, Bank of the Pacific; Michael Cruz, Columbia Bank; Marlo Dresser, First Federal; Christian Fobian, Sound Community Bank; Becky Fowers, Zions Bank; Edy Larson, 1^st Security Bank of Washington; Chad LeGate, Washington Trust Bank; Liz Morgan, Columbia Bank; Areti Moularas, Peoples Bank; Scott Napier, WaFd Bank; Chad Nickisch, Peoples Bank; Jim Ostendorff, Peoples Bank; Beth Palmer, Washington Trust Bank; Dean Peterson, Heritage Bank; Christopher Pitts, Washington Trust Bank; David Platt, Banner Bank; Natasha Pugh, Kitsap Bank; Torie Ramirez, Zions Bank; Addie Roberge, Heritage Bank; Mike Sautebin, First Interstate Bank; Toni Smith, Kitsap Bank; Ben Spicer, First Federal; Andrena Vogt, Washington Trust Bank; Ashley Walker, Bank of the Pacific; Tami Wetherbee, Washington Trust Bank; Jessica Witte, Heritage Bank and Dennis Zender, WaFd Bank.

The 2020 Executive Development Program will be offered in Oregon, Montana, Utah and Washington. The WBA program has limited space available. Learn more about the program online: https://wabankers.com/edp-1/