OLYMPIA, Wash., July 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Heritage Bank
("Company" or "Heritage"), subsidiary of Heritage Financial
Corporation (Nasdaq: HFWA), is pleased to announce the addition of
a new commercial banking team in downtown Portland, Oregon. The new team includes
Emily Leach, Kristen Connor, Doug
White, Kathy Swift,
Joanie Miller, and Sheldon Alexander.
Emily Leach joins Heritage as the
Commercial Team Leader and has been in the banking industry for 17
years. Most recently, she led a team at a regional community bank
and focused on commercial, non-profits, schools, and corporate
sustainability. In her community, Emily volunteers at and supports
Neighborhood House, the Bonneville Environmental Foundation, and
the Portland Rotary Club.
Kristen Connor joins the team as
the Community Impact Officer. She has more than 13 years of
experience in the commercial banking field, with expertise in
business development and portfolio management for commercial and
non-profit businesses, including some of the region's leading law
firms, whose missions focus on a broad range of sustainability and
social justice issues as well as independent and alternative
schools. Actively involved in her community, Kristen serves as a
board member of the Oregon Law Foundation and Jessie F. Richardson
Foundation. She also volunteers her time with EarthShare Oregon,
Off the Sidelines, Know Your City, and Corporate Sustainability
Collaborative.
Doug White joins the team as a
Commercial Banking Officer. Doug comes to Heritage with 42 years of
banking experience. In addition to continuously growing his loan
portfolio, Doug is respected for training new officers, guiding
sales efforts, and providing high-quality customer service. Doug is
also Treasurer and board member of the Columbia Corridor
Association and volunteers with St. Vincent DePaul and Community
Café at St. Anthony in Tigard,
Oregon.
Kathy Swift joins the team as the
Non-Profit Development Officer. Kathy has 34 years of banking
experience as well as expertise managing a portfolio of both
for-profit and non-profit companies including real estate loans,
lines of credit, tax-advantaged bonds, and affordable housing
credits. Kathy stays active in her community by serving as a member
of the Risk Management Association and other non-profit boards such
as Parish Trust Fund of the Portland Archdiocese, Jesuit Volunteer
Corp NW, Portland Community Reinvestment Initiative (PCRI),
Catholic Charities of Oregon, and
the Oregon Business Association.
Joanie Miller joins Heritage as a
Commercial Banking Officer. She has more than seven years of
experience in the banking industry with expertise in account
management, financial statement analysis, cash flow, collateral
support, guarantor analysis, loan structure, and industry trends.
Joanie's main focus, though, is her clients and their success –
always ensuring their needs are met effectively and efficiently.
Joanie has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and
Accounting from Southern Oregon
University, and a certificate in Business Information
Systems with an emphasis on Accounting Information Systems.
Sheldon Alexander joins Heritage
Bank as a Senior Cash Management Relationship Officer. Sheldon has
more than 28 years of cash/treasury management experience and holds
a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) certificate. He has
expertise in business development and portfolio management for
general industry clients, including supporting the gaming industry
throughout the State of Nevada, as
well as working with Native-America Indian Tribes and their related
gaming businesses. Sheldon has also worked closely with
government entities, nonprofit organizations, law firms, hospitals,
school districts, colleges, and universities. Sheldon has been a
board member with the Special Olympics of Oregon and with St. Andrews Legal Clinic.
Sheldon has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a
minor in marketing from the University of San
Francisco.
Bryan McDonald, Executive Vice
President and Chief Lending Officer, comments, "We are excited to
have this talented group of bankers join Heritage Bank, and we look
forward to supporting their efforts to deliver an expanded set of
high quality banking services in the dynamic Portland market."
The new team is currently located at 1001 SW 5th
Avenue, Suite 250, Portland, OR,
and will move to the 1000 Broadway Building in downtown
Portland in the early fall.
Heritage Bank plans to bring additional capacity to the team and is
in the process of recruiting for a Senior Credit Administrator,
Commercial Bankers, and a number of other support roles.
About Heritage Financial Corporation
Heritage Financial Corporation is an Olympia-based bank holding company with
Heritage Bank, a Washington
state-chartered full-service commercial bank, as its sole
wholly-owned banking subsidiary. Heritage Bank has a network of 59
banking offices to serve customers in Washington and Oregon. Heritage Bank also does business under
the Central Valley Bank name in the Yakima and Kittitas counties of Washington and under the Whidbey Island Bank
name on Whidbey Island. Heritage's stock is traded on the NASDAQ
Global Select Market under the symbol "HFWA." More
information about Heritage Financial Corporation can be found on
its website at www.hf-wa.com and the Heritage Bank website at
www.HeritageBankNW.com.
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