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CBA Board of Directors, CBA office, Thursday, April 20, 2:00pm-4:00pm Page 20.
CBA Officer Suggestions
CBA Chair – Mark Driscoll, First National Bank Fort Collins
Mark Driscoll is currently Colorado Market President of First National
Bank of Omaha. The Colorado bank is a $2.3 Billion institution with 24
retail banking offices. During a 32-year banking career, Driscoll has
served as President of First National Bank for 18 of those years with the
remaining years in various management and lending positions with First
National Bank and one other bank. Driscoll has also worked at Colorado
State University for a total of seven years – four years as an assistant
football coach (1976-1980), and three years (2003-2006) as Director of
Athletics. Driscoll currently serves on the Board of Directors of the
Rocky Mountain Innosphere, the Colorado Bankers Association,
Mountain States Employers Council and Serve 6.8. He is a graduate of Colorado State
University with both a Bachelors and Master’s Degree in Business Administration. Mark and his
wife Neyla have three grown children and two grandchildren.
CBA Chair-Elect – Brendan Zahl, Peoples Bank
Brendan Zahl is president and CEO of Peoples Bank. He joined the
bank in 2007 after working his way to become senior vice president at
FirstBank in El Paso County. He Joined FirstBank in 1998 after
graduating from the University of Nebraska. He counts small business
lending, mortgage lending and banking, retail banking, executive
management and credit analysis as skills. Brendan is an avid hunter
and enjoys spending time in the mountains of Colorado. He is married
to his wife, Trina, and the couple has three sons.
CBA Treasurer – Joanne Sherwood, Citywide Banks
Joanne Sherwood is Division President for Citywide Banks in Denver.
She joined the bank in 2000. Prior to her work with Citywide, she was a
vice president for Mega Bank. She began her career in 1987 at Western
Bank, where she earned the rank of First Vice President. She
emphasizes on business management, real estate financing and
construction lending. Joanne earned her Bachelor’s Degree in
Administration with an emphasis on Finance from California State
University at Fullerton and later received her MBA from Pepperdine
University. She is involved with a number of community organizations
including the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Denver, Arrupe Jesuit High
School and the Home Builders Association. She is also a graduate of
CBA’s Center for Bank Advocacy Training Practicum.
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Phone: 303.825.1575, Fax:303.825.1585, www.ColoradoBankers.org, www.SmallBizLending.org, www.FinancialInfo.org
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