Aaron graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor’s degree in Finance. He later received his Masters’ in Business Administration from Colorado State University. A couple of years later he graduated with honors from Pacific Coast Banking School. Walker has nearly 30 years of experience in …
Ashley is a graduate of the University of Portland with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a focus in Finance. She was elected by her peers to the board of the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders (NAGGL) and is Chair of multiple committees. Ashley also obtained her Advanced …
As Market President of our Central Oregon Region, Gary manages all operations in Central Oregon for Summit Bank. Gary joined the Bank in 2015 and has more than 25 years of financial industry experience in Oregon with National and Regional institutions. He graduated from the University of Portland with a …
Jenny Bennett was promoted to Market President of Summit Bank in September 2021. Prior to that, she served as the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism with an emphasis in Public Relations from the University of Oregon. She joined Summit Bank …
Brian Thomas is Summit Bank’s senior vice president & commercial team lead in the Portland Metro/SW Washington market. Brian has a passion for working with local business owners and nonprofits to help them exceed their financial goals. He has over 12 years of experience in commercial lending with a focus …
Greg Oakes will join the bank as Senior Vice President and Team Leader. Greg has over 34 years of commercial banking experience in the local area. Greg is a graduate of Sunset High School, University of Oregon, and currently serves as the President of the Rotary of Beaverton and is …
Scott Wells is Summit Bank’s new commercial banking team lead with an emphasis on Association lending. Scott is a graduate of UC Santa Barbara with a degree in economics. Prior to joining Summit, Scott spent 21 years in commercial lending in various community banks in California and Oregon with the …
Joshua Adams is currently a Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking Officer for our Portland and Southwest Washington team. Adams was most recently the Senior Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer at Premier Community Bank and served in the same role at Heritage bank since 2008. Adams is a seasoned commercial …
Steve Watts is Summit Bank’s senior vice president & business client advisor. Steve brings over 30 years of experience in commercial banking. He is a graduate of the Pacific Coast Banking School and Oregon State University with a degree in business administration. Steve is an active member and past president …
Costello comes to Summit with over 30 years of banking experience supporting commercial and private banking clients in the Portland and Washington area, most recently as a lender for another community bank. She is also a former team lead for a regional trust bank. Always active in the community, Costello …
