OBA And OBA Education Foundation Elect Board Officers And Directors -12/09/20

The Oregon Bankers Association (OBA), Oregon's only trade association dedicated to the banking industry and its customers, elected its 2020-2021 board officers and directors during its annual meeting on December 8.  

The OBA membership elected the following officers:

CHAIR: 
Jeffrey D. Sumpter
President & Chief Executive Officer
Lewis & Clark Bank, Oregon City

CHAIR-ELECT:
Gordon Zimmerman
President & Chief Executive Officer
Citizens Bank, Corvallis

SECRETARY-TREASURER:
Joan Reukauf
President & Chief Executive Officer
Willamette Community Bank, Albany

“The Oregon banking community is fortunate to have these experienced and dedicated individuals at the helm of the Oregon Bankers Association,” said OBA President and CEO Linda Navarro. “Our membership will be well-served by these banking and community leaders who are committed to a vibrant banking industry that supports the economic well-being of Oregon families and businesses.”

The OBA membership also elected the following new directors:

• Jeffrey Deuel, President & Chief Executive Officer
  Heritage Bank, Olympia, WA
• Chris Merrywell, EVP & Chief Operating Officer
  Columbia Bank, Tacoma, WA

The following directors were re-elected to new three-year terms on the board:

• Cindy Johnson, Regional Banking Area President
  Wells Fargo, McMinnville
• Craig Wanichek, President & Chief Executive Officer
  Summit Bank, Eugene
• Gordon Zimmerman, President & Chief Executive Officer
  Citizens Bank, Corvallis

These new and re-elected directors join the following individuals currently serving terms on the OBA board:

• Ted B. Austin, SVP & Market Leader, Private Client Reserve
  U.S. Bank, Portland
• Eve Callahan, EVP – Corporate Communications
  Umpqua Bank, Portland
• R. Shane Correa, SVP – Retail Strategy & Market Development
  Banner Bank, Meridian, ID
• Ryan Dempster, President & Chief Executive Officer
  Willamette Valley Bank, Salem
• David M. Gorman, SVP & Division Executive – West
  Bank of America, Portland
• Thomas Moran, President & Chief Executive Officer
  Community Bank, College Place, WA
• Tawnie Nelson, Region President – Oregon & Southwest Washington
  First Interstate Bank, Portland
• COMMUNITY BANKS OF OREGON CHAIR:
  Ron Green, President & Chief Executive Officer
  Oregon Pacific Bank, Florence
• SYNERGY BY ASSOCIATION CHAIR:
  Trey Maust, Executive Chairman
  Lewis & Clark Bank, Oregon City

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 OBA membership elected the following new directors:

• Cheryl Cebula, Retired Banker
  Clackamas
• Trang Sumpter, SVP & Senior Product & Credit Risk Manager
  U.S. Bank, Portland

Also joining the board for in an ex officio seat is Hadley Robbins, retired banker and penultimate past chair of the OBA.

These new directors join the following individuals currently serving on the OBA Education Foundation board:

• CHAIR:
  Richard E. Brown, Senior Vice President – Environment Social Governance
  Bank of America, Portland
• VICE CHAIR:
  John R. Hancock, Retired CPA
  West Linn
• SECRETARY-TREASURER:
  Linda W. Navarro, President & Chief Executive Officer
  Oregon Bankers Association, Salem
• Stuart B. Allen, President & Chief Executive Officer
  Allen Trust Company, Portland
• Chris Karlin, Retired Banker
  Portland
• Joan Reukauf, President & Chief Executive Officer
  Willamette Community Bank, Albany
• Becky Tymchuk, Chair
  Beaverton School Board, Beaverton

About the Oregon Bankers Association
Established in 1905, the Oregon Bankers Association is Oregon's only full-service trade association representing state and national commercial banks, thrifts and savings banks chartered to do 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.