TACOMA, Wash., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Columbia Bank
announced the promotion of Susan Larson to Vice President and Donna Sayre
to Assistant Vice President. Both are members of the Columbia Private
Banking Team in Tacoma.
"Susan is a very talented and dedicated long term employee of Columbia
Bank and has been an instrumental contributor toward the success that we
have enjoyed in Columbia Private Banking," said Dean McSweeney, Senior Vice
President and Columbia Private Banking Manager, "Donna's strong credit
underwriting skills have made a significant contribution toward the success
of our loan growth and excellent credit quality in Columbia Private
Banking," he continued.
Susan Larson has been with Columbia Bank since it moved its
headquarters to Pierce County in 1993. Previous to joining Columbia, she
was with Puget Sound National Bank for 10 years. Ms. Larson earned an AA
Degree in Business Management from the University of Maryland, a Banking
Degree from the American Bankers Association and a Registered Para-planner
Degree from the College for Financial Planning. She lives in Puyallup with
her daughter, where she is very active in the community, volunteering her
time with Werlin Reading, the March of Dimes, United Way and Junior
Achievement, among others.
Donna Sayre has been a Financial Analyst with Columbia Bank for 2 years
and has 12 years of overall banking experience. She was previously with US
Bank. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration - Finance
from Portland State University. Ms. Sayre is a volunteer with Junior
Achievement and the Humane Society and has lived in Tacoma with her husband
Tom for over 7 years.
Columbia Bank is a Washington state-chartered, full-service commercial
bank providing financial products and services to individuals, business and
the real estate community. A wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Banking
System Inc, (Nasdaq: COLB) Columbia Bank currently operates 36 branches in
Pierce, King, Cowlitz, Kitsap and Thurston counties. More information about
Columbia can be found on its website at http://www.columbiabank.com.
Contact: JoAnne Coy, Vice President
Corporate Communications
Columbia Bank
253-305-1965
SOURCE Columbia Bank
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