Sierra Bancorp Names Susan M. Abundis and Julie Castle to its Board of Directors
December 17 2020 - 4:00PM
Business Wire
Sierra Bancorp (NASDAQ: BSRR), the holding company for Bank of
the Sierra, announced today that it has named Susan M. Abundis and
Julie Castle to the Board of Directors of both Sierra Bancorp and
Bank of the Sierra. Abundis and Castle will join the boards
immediately. In addition, the board of Sierra Bancorp has appointed
both Ms. Abundis and Ms. Castle to the Governance and Nominating
Committee. Also, the respective boards appointed Ms. Abundis to the
Senior Loan Committee while Ms. Castle has been appointed to the
Audit Committee and the Risk Committee.
Susan M. Abundis has 40 years of banking experience and is
currently on the Board of Trustees at Community Medical Center,
California Health Sciences University, and Tesoro Viejo
Conservancy. Most recently, she was Chief Operating Officer at
California Health Sciences University in Clovis. Her last banking
role was as Managing Director–Division Credit Manager at Bank of
the West–BNP, where she started as an Area Manager and Senior Vice
President. Abundis also held several jobs at Bank of America
culminating in her position as Market President, Area Manager and
Senior Vice President. Originally from Arroyo Grande, she currently
resides in Fresno, earned her bachelor’s degree at Fresno State,
and attended Pacific Coast Banking School. Among her many
professional awards, Abundis was named Woman of the Year by both
Soroptimist of Ventura and Girl Scouts of America–Tres Condados of
Ventura County and made the Marjoree Mason Center’s list of Top Ten
Women of the Year.
Julie Castle was most recently a Member of the Board for
Rabobank, N.A. She was also previously a Board Member for Pacific
Coast Banking School (PCBS) and First Interstate Bank. Castle’s
financial experience spans over 35 years, and includes managing and
leadership positions at Wells Fargo, E.F. Hutton, Bank of America,
First Interstate Bancsystem, Zions Bancorporation, and Cannon
Financial Institute, where she served as Executive Vice President
and Managing Consultant. She earned a bachelor’s degree at the
University of California, Davis and a Graduate Degree of Banking at
the University of Washington, PCBS. She is also a Certified
Financial Planner (CFP).
“We are excited for Susan and Julie, two great leaders and
incredibly talented individuals, to join our Board of Directors,”
said Kevin McPhaill, President and Chief Executive Officer. “It’s
yet another sign of the ongoing growth of our Bank as we strive to
provide value for our shareholders and continue to help the
communities we serve.”
Sierra Bancorp’s Board of Directors include Chairman Morris A.
Tharp, Vice-Chairman James C. Holly, President and CEO Kevin J.
McPhaill, and Directors Albert L. Berra, Gordon T. Woods, Lynda B.
Scearcy, Robb Evans, Vonn R. Christenson, Laurence S. Dutton,
Ph.D., Susan M. Abundis, Julie Castle, and Director Emeritus Robert
L. Fields.
About Sierra Bancorp
Sierra Bancorp is the holding company for Bank of the Sierra,
which since its founding in 1977, has grown to become the largest
independent bank headquartered in California’s southern San Joaquin
Valley, with over $3 billion in assets. Bank of the Sierra is a
community-centric regional bank, which offers a full range of
retail and commercial banking services with full-service branches
located within the counties of Tulare, Kern, Kings, Fresno, Los
Angeles, Ventura, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara. The bank also
maintains a loan production office and an online branch and
provides specialized lending services through an agricultural
credit center and an SBA center. Bank of the Sierra is recognized
as one of the strongest and top-performing community banks in the
country with a 5-star rating from Bauer Financial.
Category: Financial
Source: Sierra Bancorp
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