USAmeriBank | Corporate Profile | Leadership Team & Boards

(left to right; front to back)
(John P. Connelly, Thomas (Brad) B. McMurtrey, Jennifer W. Steans, Joseph V. Chillura, George P. Bauer, Robert C. George, Joseph Capitano, Jr., Michael Benstock, James T. Ayers, William I. Sultenfuss, John E. Oliva, Harrison I. Steans, Mark S. Klein, Larry C. Morgan, William B. Tiller, Allan S. Martin, Michael H. Bynum)

Leadership Team & Boards

Board of Directors

James T. Ayers Director

Mr. Ayers graduated from the University of South Florida in 1968. He has significant experience with community banks, serving both as a director and shareholder. Mr. Ayers was an organizing director, chairman of the audit committee and member of the loan committee for Premier Community Bank of Florida in Largo, Florida from 1984 to 2004. He was organizing director, corporate secretary and chairman of the audit committee for PCB Bancorp in Largo, Florida from 1989 to 2004. From 2004 until 2006 he was a member of the West Coast North Advisory Board for Colonial Bank in Tampa, Florida. Mr. Ayers founded the CPA firm Ayers, Saclarides & Company in Clearwater, Florida, in 1983 and currently serves as President and Managing Director.

Mr. Ayers is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Largo Medical Center and Suncoast Hospital. He has previously served as Chairman of the Largo Chamber of Commerce, and President of the National Alumni Association of the University of South Florida, and the Clearwater Beach Rotary Club.

George P. Bauer Director

Mr. Bauer graduated from Washington University with a B.S. in Engineering and received his Masters in Engineering from Washington University in 1957. He was an organizer of USAmeriBank and has served as a director since the Bank was approved. Mr. Bauer has significant experience with community banks, serving as both a director and shareholder. Most recently, Mr. Bauer was a director and shareholder of PCB Bancorp, Inc. located in Largo, Florida from 1996 through 2004. In 1990, Mr. Bauer helped found and is a current owner of G.P.B Group, Ltd., a Connecticut-based investment banking firm.

Michael Benstock Director

Mr. Benstock attended Lehigh University, Tel Aviv University and served with distinction in the Israeli Defense Forces. He has spent the past 30 years in Seminole, Florida employed by Superior Uniform Group, a global apparel design, manufacturing and distribution company, where he was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2003. He is also an active Director of The Office Gurus, a nearshore call/contact center business located in Central America.

Mr. Benstock has served in many charitable capacities within Pinellas County and the West Coast of Florida. He has served on the Board at The Pinellas County Jewish Day School and multiple times on the Executive Board at Congregation B'nai Israel in St. Petersburg. He was also the West Coast Campaign Chairman of the Israel Development Corporation (Israel Bonds). He is a founding Board Member of Camp Ramah Darom in Clayton, Georgia, the conservative Jewish movement's first summer camp experience in the south. In addition he has served for over 20 years as an Editorial Board Member of Apparel Magazine and its predecessor magazine, Bobbin Magazine.

Joseph V. Chillura Director and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Chillura graduated from University of Florida. He began his professional banking career in 1988 at First Union National Bank in the Corporate Training Program. Mr. Chillura was a successful corporate banker with First Union in Tampa, Florida through 1997 when he joined Manufacturers Bank of Florida in Tampa, Florida. He served as Chief Operating Officer and Senior Lender as well as a member of the Board of Directors for Manufacturers Bank at the time Colonial Bank acquired Manufacturers in 2001. Until July 2007, Mr. Chillura served as Chief Executive Officer and President as well as a member of the Board of Directors for Colonial Bank's Florida West Coast Region where he managed over $3 billion in assets and over 400 employees. Mr. Chillura joined USAmeriBank in July 2007.

Mr. Chillura served on the Board of Trustees of St. John's Episcopal Day School, and is a member of the Jesuit Alumni Association, Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla, the Tampa Yacht and Country Club, and the Longboat Key Club.

John P. Connelly Director

Mr. Connelly graduated from the University of South Florida in 1977. He was an organizer of USAmeriBank and has served as a director since the Bank was approved. He has been a Pinellas County, Florida, resident since 1968. Mr. Connelly has started multiple businesses in the Tampa Bay area. He founded Connelly Insurance Group in 1982, which he sold to Brown & Brown in 2002. He currently is a founding partner of Baldwin Connelly Group. Baldwin Connelly Group has partnered with USAmeriBank to create a regional insurance brokerage. They have acquired Carlisle Fields & Company and Nichols Insurance. The Baldwin Connelly Family of Companies has offices in Tampa, Clearwater, Brandon and Safety Harbor. John is also the founding partner of two additional Tampa Bay area businesses: Labor for Hire, Inc. which provides labor to the construction industry throughout the state of Florida, and Dynamic Solutions Group, Inc. which provides information technology services to small businesses.

Mr. Connelly currently serves on the Board of Directors for House of Prayer, Colliers Arnold International and Morton Plant Hospital. He is a graduate of Leadership Pinellas and a past President of the Florida Gulf Coast Museum of Art and Belleair Country Club. He has served ten years on the Executive Board of the Clearwater Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Connelly currently sits as a member on the University of South Florida Athletic Department Board of Directors.

Robert C. George Director

Mr. George graduated from the School of Banking of the South at Louisiana State University in 1971. His forty year career in banking took place in the Pinellas County market. In January 1991, he joined Indian Rocks State Bank as Executive Vice President and was promoted to President & CEO in January of 1994. He was also elected to serve on the Board of Directors. In late 1997, Indian Rocks State Bank was sold to F.N.B. Corporation, Hermitage, PA. The bank changed the name to Indian Rocks National Bank and then to First National Bank of Florida. Mr. George continued to serve as President & CEO until late 1998, when F.N.B. Corporation purchased and consolidated Bank of Seminole, Seminole, FL. and Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Clearwater, FL. He then served as Chairman of the Board of Directors. In early 2001, all Florida banks owned by F.N.B. Corporation were consolidated into First National Bank of Florida, Naples, FL and Mr. George was appointed as Area President & CEO of Pinellas County. He served in that capacity until his retirement in December 2004.

In retirement, Mr. George has continued to be active in the community. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Sun Coast Hospital and Sun Coast Health Systems. Also, he serves on the investment committee for Upper Pinellas Association for Retarded Citizens and the finance committee for Oakhurst United Methodist Church.

Mark S. Klein Director

Mr. Klein graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Rutherford, New Jersey. He was an organizer of USAmeriBank and has served as a director since the Bank was approved. He has been a resident of Clearwater, Florida, since 1967. From 1974 to 1980, Mr. Klein worked in the commercial brokerage department of Rodgers and Cummings, eventually managing a branch office until the company was acquired by Merrill Lynch in 1980. In 1982 Mr. Klein started his own company, Klein and Heuchan, Inc. which focuses on the brokerage and management of commercial investment properties. It is listed as the 12th largest Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Company in the Tampa Bay SMA. Mr. Klein served on the advisory board of First National Bank of Clearwater in 1984 before it was acquired by AmSouth Bank. In 1997, Mr. Klein became a director of Premier Community Bank of Florida and later was elected as a director of PCB Bancorp, Inc. As a director of Premier Community Bank, Mr. Klein served as chairman of the Loan Committee and sat on the Audit Committee. He remained on the Board through PCB Bancorp, Inc.'s acquisition by Colonial BancGroup, Inc. and then served on Colonial Bank's Regional Advisory Board and Loan Committee. Mr. Klein was a founding director of the Florida Gulf Coast Association of Commercial Realtors and is the immediate past president and was a director of the Clearwater Association of Realtors. He has been a director of the Mease Hospital Board of Trustees, The Morton Plant Mease Hospital Foundation, the Jewish Federation of Pinellas County, and Temple B'nai Israel.

Thomas (Brad) B. McMurtrey Director and President

Mr. McMurtrey graduated from Florida State University. He was an original organizer of USAmeriBank and has served as a Director since the Bank was approved. He has 28 years of banking experience in Pinellas County.

He began his career with Barnett Bank in 1981, completing both management and credit training programs. In 1986, he joined First National Bank of Clearwater as a commercial loan officer and was subsequently promoted to Vice President, managing residential and commercial real estate divisions for the bank until its sale to AmSouth in 1992. In 1995, he joined Premier Community Bank of Florida as a Senior Loan Officer. He was promoted to President in 2003 and was actively involved in Asset Quality and Liability Review (ALCO) and other risk management and financial functions, until the bank was sold to Colonial BancGroup Inc. in 2004. As an Executive Vice President and a Senior Lender with Colonial Bank, Mr. McMurtrey managed the commercial lending function for the Pinellas County market.

Mr. McMurtrey has served Pinellas County in various positions with the local Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, and as a mentor and a tutor for children in the local public school system. Mr. McMurtrey previously served as the Board President of Big Brothers Big Sisters for Pinellas, Hernando, and Citrus Counties.

Larry C. Morgan Director

Mr. Morgan graduated from the University of Missouri with a B.S. in Business Administration and Economics. In 1991, Mr. Morgan acquired a retail tire business located in Clearwater which he grew from 33 to 600 stores under the Tires Plus name and which generated $1 billion in sales. In 2000 Mr. Morgan sold the company to Bridgestone. In 2001, the tire industry recognized Larry Morgan and named him "Tire Dealer of the Year". In 2008, he was inducted into the Tire Industry Association's Hall of Fame. In 2004, he was recognized regionally by being inducted into the Tampa Bay Business Hall of Fame. Mr. Morgan and his son, Brett Morgan, now own and operate 6 automobile dealerships under Morgan Auto Group. Their dealerships include Toyota of Tampa Bay, BMW of Sarasota, Lamborghini Sarasota, Honda of Ocala, Wade Raulerson Honda, and Wade Raulerson Buick GMC. In 2008, Toyota and Time magazine recognized Larry Morgan for his outstanding sales, customer service, and contributions to the community. In 2007, Tampa Bay Business Journal named Morgan Auto Group the 2nd largest new car automobile dealereship in their market. In 2009, Tampa Bay CEO Magazine named Larry CEO of the Year in Retail Services and one of the Top 100 Most Influential Business Leaders in Tampa Bay. Mr. Morgan's non-automotive businesses include: a multi-use office and warehouse park known as ComPark 75 located in Pasco County; a highway specialty contractor; a sales and manufacturing company of mailbox systems and signs; and a speech therapy provider. The Morgan businesses are known as LCM Investments II which is also known as Larry Morgan Family Enterprises. In October 2008, LCM Investments II was listed 21st in the Tampa Bay Business Journal's list of Tampa Bay Business 100 (the 100 largest companies in Tampa Bay market). In August 2008, Larry Morgan Family Enterprises was listed 45th in the Gulf Coast Business Review's Gulf Coast 500 (a directory of the Gulf Coast's largest companies) and in August 2009 moved up to 40th.

Mr. Morgan is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Morton Plant Mease Health Care, Inc. (a large 5 hospital system); Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bay Care Health Systems, Inc. (largest healthcare provider in Tampa Bay); member of the Executive Board of Directors of the Transitions Championship PGA Golf Tournament; and member of the Board of Directors of the Florida Council on Economic Education. Mr. Morgan and his family also made a gift of $5,000,000 to Morton Plant Hospital to build the Morgan Heart Hospital and a majority of the funds to build a new church for the Grace Fellowship congregation in Largo, Florida.

John E. Oliva Director

Mr. Oliva graduated from University of Florida with a degree in Engineering. He is a Tampa resident and President and CEO of Oliva Tobacco Company, a grower and supplier of cigar tobacco from Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Connecticut, and Indonesia. Prior to joining Oliva Tobacco Company, he served as Sectional Vice President for Computer Complex, Inc., a computer timesharing company from Houston, Texas, primarily servicing the Oil and Aerospace industry. He served on the Board of Directors of JRCIGARS, Inc., one of the largest cigar mail order companies in the world, from the time it went public until it was reacquired by the original owners. Mr. Oliva served on the Board of Directors of the Independent Bank until its acquisition by The Bank of Tampa and also served as Financial and Management consultant to Cox Wholesale Seafood.

Mr. Oliva holds memberships in The Jesuit Alumni Association, The University of Florida Alumni Association, The University of Florida Lettermen's Club, The Tampa Chamber of Commerce, The Ybor City Chamber of Commerce, Exchange Club of Tampa, Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club, The Cuban Club, The Centro Asturiano, The Italian Club, The Krewe of Sant Yago, The Knights of Columbus and is a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church.

Harrison Steans Director

Mr. Steans was an organizer of USAmeriBank and has served as a director since the Bank was approved. He is the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Financial Investments Corporation ("FIC") and Chairman of the Steans Family Foundation. FIC was formed in 1994 to serve as the Steans family office. From 1967 through 1988, Mr. Steans was Chairman of NBD Illinois, Inc. and its predecessor institutions. During his tenure, the organization grew from a single $40 million bank to a six-bank holding company with assets exceeding $1.8 billion. In 1987, the bank holding company was sold to NBD Corporation, which is now part of the J.P. Morgan Chase organization. From 1973 through 1978, Mr. Steans was also Chairman of LaSalle National Bank in Chicago, Illinois which is now part of Bank of America. In December 1994, a group led by Mr. Steans acquired a controlling interest in PCB Bancorp Inc., the parent bank holding company of Premier Community Bank of Florida (f/k/a Pinellas Community Bank). Mr. Steans served as Chairman of the Board of PCB Bancorp, Inc., which grew from a single-bank holding company with $64 million in assets to a four-bank holding company with approximately $675 million in assets. In May 2004, PCB Bancorp Inc. and its subsidiary banks were sold to Colonial BancGroup, Inc. Mr. Steans' other current business affiliations include service as a Director of Boulevard Healthcare, LLC, Chicago Deferred Exchange Corp., Mortgage Services Holdings LLC, Provest Holdings LLC, and Taylor Capital. Throughout his career, Mr. Steans has taken a leadership role in a variety of nonprofit organizations, with a particular focus on helping under-privileged communities. Some of Mr. Steans' current and past nonprofit affiliations include serving as Chairman of the Education Committee of the Civic Committee, Chairman of the I Have a Dream Foundation/Chicago, Chairman of the Academic Affairs Committee for the Board of Trustees at DePaul University, past President and Life Trustee of Ravinia Festival, Life Trustee of Highland Park Hospital, Trustee of the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs, Trustee of the Chicago Humanities Festival, Trustee of Leadership for Quality Education, and Trustee for The Ounce of Prevention Fund. Mr. Steans graduated cum laude from Princeton University with a B.A. degree in economics. In addition to maintaining a residence in Florida, Mr. Steans is active in two Tampa Bay area businesses, Mortgage Services Holdings LLC and Provest Holdings LLC.

Jennifer Steans Chairman of the Board

Ms. Steans, Chairman of the Board, was an original organizer of USAmeriBank and has served as a director since the Bank was approved. From 1989 through 1993, Ms. Steans served as a Senior Consultant and Manager for Deloitte & Touche. Ms. Steans then served as Treasurer of Prime Graphics, Inc., from 1993 until founding Financial Investments Corporation ("FIC") in 1994. As President of FIC she oversees private equity investments and the Steans family office operations. Since inception, FIC has invested equity in over 200 transactions totaling $900 million. In 2000, Ms. Steans joined the Board of Directors of PCB Bancorp, Inc. Upon its sale to Colonial BancGroup, Inc. in May 2004, PCB Bancorp, Inc. had grown to a four-bank holding company with approximately $675 million in assets. Ms. Steans' other current business affiliations include service as a Director of Boulevard Healthcare, LLC, Chicago Deferred Exchange Corp., Dynamic Solutions Group, Mortgage Services Holdings LLC, Provest Holdings LLC, and Taylor Capital. In addition, she serves as an Advisory Board Member of Linden Capital Partners, LP, Prairie Capital Mezzanine Funds, Resource Land Fund III, LP, and Siena Capital Partners. Dynamic Solutions Group, Mortgage Services Holdings LLC and Provest Holdings LLC are based in Tampa, Florida. Ms. Steans also actively helps lead a number of nonprofit entities, including current service as Board member of Steans Family Foundation, Eleanor Foundation, The Ravinia Festival and Northwestern University, and past Board Chair of Leadership Greater Chicago. Ms. Steans holds a B.S. degree in mathematics from Davidson College and a M.M. from the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Business at Northwestern University.

William I. Sultenfuss Director

Mr. Sultenfuss graduated from the University of Tampa. He is the founder of WISCO Holdings, Inc., a firm which purchases, repositions, and develops multi-family housing in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo and Temple Terrace, Florida. Mr. Sultenfuss began his real estate career in 1986 in property appraisal. Mr. Sultenfuss served on the advisory board of Florida Capital Bank in 2006.

Mr. Sultenfuss is a member of Tampa Yacht and Country Club, Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club, Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla, and St. Andrew's Episcopal Church.

William B. Tiller Director

Mr. Tiller serves as President of Southeast Dairy Processors, Inc., a manufacturer of Grade A dairy products that are distributed throughout the Southeast United States. In addition, Mr. Tiller has been employed by Tiller Foods, Inc., since 1975. Tiller Foods was established in 1938 and is a manufacturer and distributor of food products. He also serves on the Board of Directors of InstantWhip Foods, Inc. of Columbus, Ohio, a position he has held since 1977, and the Florida Dairy Products Association which represents dairy processors throughout the State of Florida, a position he has held since 1988. Mr. Tiller has served on the Board of Directors of Plant State Bank from 1991 – 1995 until its acquisition by SouthTrust Bank.

Mr. Tiller is a member of Avila Country Club.

Advisory Board

The Advisory Board is comprised of business leaders from Pinellas and Hillsborough counties. Their role is to guide us in our mission to have the strength, services and talent to be Tampa Bay's bank of choice.

Carlos H. Alfonso: CEO and founder of Alfonso Architects, Inc. and Alliant Partners, Inc.
Michael H. Bynum: Founder and President of TFS Holdings, Inc. and former President of Tampa Farm Service, Inc.
Joseph Capitano, Jr.: Principal of The Radiant Group, LLC
J. Rex Farrior, III: Owner of Farrior Enterprises, LLC
Allan S. Martin: CEO of Mortgage Contracting Services, LLC, a national property preservation company based in Tampa
Luis A. Plasencia: Chairman and CEO of The Plasencia Group, Inc., a multi-faceted, full-service hotel investment and consulting operation based in Tampa

Executive Officers

(left to right, front to back- Joseph V. Chillura, Thomas (Brad) B. McMurtrey, Christina (Tina) E. Ford, Gene Evans, Victoria A. Alderman, Thomas E. Kelley, Amanda Stevens, Alfred T. Rogers, Jr., Alicia (Lisa) M. Steinagel)

Victoria A. Alderman Executive Vice President

With 22 years of commercial banking experience in the Tampa Bay area, Ms. Alderman has vast knowledge of bank loan administration functions, including loan documentation, loan operations, regulatory compliance, and denovo bank organization. Through her career she has been responsible for successfully setting up and managing numerous loan administration departments in both community and regional bank environments, including Commonwealth Savings & Loan, Premier Community Bank and Colonial Bank of Pinellas County.

Joseph V. Chillura Chief Executive Officer

Gene Evans Senior Vice President — Retail Banking Administrator

Mr. Evans attended East Carolina University. He is a 26 year banking veteran who has spent his career working in Retail Banking, Residential Lending and Commercial Banking.

In 2008, Mr. Evans joined USAmeriBank from Colonial Bank where he served as the Residential Lending Manager for the Florida West Coast Region and most recently, Market President for Pasco and Pinellas Counties. He has also managed Retail and Residential Lending Teams for SunTrust Bank in the Bay Area. Mr. Evans began his banking career with Barnett Bank working as a Consumer Lending Officer, Branch Manager and Market Manager.

Mr. Evans serves on the Boards of the Largo Chamber of Commerce and CHSI (Community Housing Solutions Inc.).

Christina (Tina) E. Ford Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Ms. Ford attended the University of South Florida. Christina started with Columbia Bank in 1974, and performed various roles including Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer as well as serving as a Board Member from 1990 until 2000, when the bank was sold to Southern Exchange Bank. From 2000 to 2007, she served as Senior Vice President and Regional Operations Administrator for a 65 branch region of Colonial Bank. Ms. Ford joined USAmeriBank in July 2007.

Ms. Ford's professional and civic organization involvements include the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, the Ybor City Chamber of Commerce, March of Dimes, Fiesta Italiana, and Paint Your Heart Out Tampa Bay.

Thomas E. Kelley Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer

Mr. Kelley graduated from the University of South Florida. He has 24 years of large regional and community bank experience.

Prior to joining USAmeriBank in 2007, Mr. Kelley spent six years with Colonial Bank in Tampa, Florida. In his most recent role he served as the Chief Credit Officer for the Florida West Coast Region and the Central Florida Region. His experience includes Commercial Credit Administration and various lending roles dealing in middle market lending, commercial real estate lending, small business lending, residential lending and consumer lending. Mr. Kelley also served as Chief Credit Officer for Manufacturers Bank of Florida prior to its sale to Colonial Bank in 2001.

Thomas (Brad) B. McMurtrey President

Alfred T. Rogers, Jr. Executive Vice President and Senior Loan Officer

Mr. Rogers graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. He began his professional career in the banking industry in 1987 at First Union National Bank where he was hired into the bank's Corporate Training Program in Charlotte, North Carolina. Upon completion of First Union's training program, he served as a Commercial Banker in the Tampa, Lakeland and Nashville markets. In 1997, Mr. Rogers, along with Joe Chillura, joined Manufacturers Bank of Florida in Tampa ultimately serving as CEO, as well as a member of the Board of Directors. During this time, he was involved in all aspects of expanding the bank's franchise through internal growth as well as an acquisition. In 2001, when Colonial Bank acquired Manufacturers Bank, Mr. Rogers began serving Colonial in the capacity of President and Senior Lender ultimately managing over $1 billion in loans. He also served as a member of the West Coast Florida Region's Board of Directors. Mr. Rogers joined USAmeriBank in his current capacity in July 2007.

Mr. Rogers previously served on the St. Joseph's Children's Hospital Board, and is a volunteer youth coach with the YMCA and Little League. He holds memberships in the Tampa Yacht and Country Club, Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club, Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla, the University Club, and is a member of the Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church.

Amanda Stevens Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Stevens graduated from Michigan State University. She began her professional career in 1998 with the accounting firm Crowe Horwath LLP. Ms. Stevens served in the Financial Institutions practice for over ten years working exclusively with community banks, primarily in the audit function.

Until late 2008, in her most recent role as Executive, she consulted with numerous community banks on various accounting and regulatory issues. She holds a Certified Public Accountants license in Florida and Michigan. Ms. Stevens joined USAmeriBank in November 2008.

Alicia (Lisa) M. Steinagel Senior Vice President — Risk Management

Ms. Steinagel graduated from St. Leo University. She has 27 years of banking experience and holds certifications as both a Certified Community Bank Internal Auditor and a Certified Loan Review Professional. She also attended the ABA Graduate School of Compliance Management.

Prior to joining USAmeriBank in 2009, Ms. Steinagel spent six years with First State Bank as the banks Sr. Audit Manager, where she managed the Audit, Compliance and Loan Review functions of the bank. She is an active member of the Institute of Internal Auditors and the Suncoast Bankers Compliance Association.

Branch Managers and Commercial & Residential Lending Officers Hillsborough

(left to right, front to back- Scott McClelland, Angelie Spurling, Emma Weisman, Maria Roman, Anthony DiTinno, William Woodroffe, David Ogburn, Gilly Dominguez, Linda Hinze, Cami Gibertini, Joe Taggart, Trey Korhn, Vince Chillura)

Branch Managers

Cami Gibertini Senior Vice President/Retail Branch Manager - Brandon Office: Ms. Gibertini has 20 years of banking experience in the Tampa Bay area. She is a gradute of the Florida School of Banking at the University of Florida in 2003 and a gradute of the BAI Graduate School of Retail Banking at the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 2007. She is also a member of Brandon Kiwanis, ECHO Board of Director, Leadership Tampa Class of 2004, and Leadership Brandon Class of 2000.
Scott McClelland Senior Vice President/Retail Branch Manager - Tampa Office: Mr. McClelland has over 10 years of banking experience and 10 years of management experience in the Tampa Bay area. He is a graduate of Florida State University, the University of Florida School of Banking, and a member of the Merrymakers Club of Tampa.
Emma D. Weisman Senior Vice President/Retail Branch Manager - South Tampa Office: Ms. Weisman has 32 years of banking experience in the Tampa Bay area. She has been involved in multiple South Tampa organizations for the past 30 years.

Treasury Management

Maria Roman Senior Vice President/Treasury Management Officer – Tampa Office: Ms. Roman has 20 years of banking experience with twelve in Florida. She is a member of Business & Professional Women, United Way of Florida, Carrollwood Running Club, and Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center.

Commercial Lending Team

Vincent M. Chillura Vice President/Commercial Lender- Tampa Office: Mr. Chillura has several years of banking experience, three in the Tampa Bay area. He is a member of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla, Real Estate Investment Council - Tampa Bay, Urban Land Institute - Tampa Bay Young Leaders Group, the Westshore Alliance, Florida Bankers Association, a Florida School of Banking attendee, and a member of Christ the King Catholic Church.
Anthony DiTinno Commercial Lender - Tampa Office: Mr. DiTinno has 4 years of banking experience in the Tampa Bay area. He is a member of Largo Rotary Club, Largo Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Pinellas and a Florida School of Banking attendee, as well as the U.S. Marine Corp. ‘95-‘01.
Gilly Dominguez Residential Lender, South Tampa Office: Mr. Dominguez has 7 years of banking experience in the Tampa Bay area. He is a member of Christ the King Church.
Linda Hinze Senior Vice President/Commercial Lender - Tampa Office: Ms. Hinze has 32 years of banking experience in the Tampa Bay area. She is involved in various social clubs and philanthropic organizations. Ms. Hinze is a member of Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church.
Trey Korhn Vice President/Commercial Lender - Tampa Office: Mr. Korhn has 7 years of banking experience in the Tampa Bay area. He is a member of the Real Estate Investment Council, Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla, Merrymakers Club of Tampa, University Club of Tampa, National Football Foundation, and Christ the King Catholic Church.
David Ogburn Senior Vice President/Commercial Team Leader - Tampa Office: Mr. Ogburn has 22 years of banking experience in the Tampa Bay area. He is a member of University Community Ministries, Inc., CDC of Tampa, Inc., Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club and LifePoint Community Church.
Angelie Spurling Vice President/Commercial Lender - Tampa Office: Ms. Spurling has 10 years of banking experience in the Tampa Bay area. She is a member of the Junior League of Tampa, University of South Florida Alumni Association, Boys and Girls Club of Tampa Bay Steak Dinner Committee, and a Florida School of Banking attendee.
Joseph E. Taggart Vice President/Commercial Team Leader - Tampa Office: Mr. Taggart has 9 years of banking experience in the Tampa Bay area. He is an LSU Graduate School of Banking attendee and a member of Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church, University Club of Tampa, Tampa Yacht and Country Club, Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla and Past Chair of Chamber of Commerce Fishing Tournament.
William Woodroffe Vice President/Commercial Lender – Tampa Office: Mr. Woodroffe has 9 years of banking experience in the Tampa Bay area. He is a member of Palma Ceia Presbyterian, Merrymakers Club of Tampa, Tampa Yacht and Country Club, University Club of Tampa, Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla, Board Member of the TAMCO Foundation, Ducks Unlimited, and a member of the Children's Cancer Center Sporting Clays Fundraiser Committee.

Branch Managers and Commercial & Residential Lending Officers Pinellas

(left to right, front to back- Rob Shaw, Nick Patel, Jeanette Renfrow, Gary Gray, Brian Chunn)

Branch Managers

Nick Patel Senior Vice President/ Retail Branch Manager - East Bay Office: Mr. Patel has14 years of banking experience in the Tampa Bay area. He is a board member of Fostering Hope Florida Inc., Make a Difference Fishing Tournament, and Largo Chamber of Commerce.
Jeanette G. Renfrow Senior Vice President/Retail Branch Manager - Clearwater Office: Ms. Renfrow has 37 years of banking experience in the Tampa Bay area. She previously served as Chairwoman of the Board of the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce, and serves on the Boards of Clearwater Jazz Holiday Foundation, Charity Works, Inc. and the Morton Plant Mease Hospital Community Board. She has also been named a "Woman of Distinction" by the Suncoast Girl Scout Council and received the "Tribute to Women in Industry Award" from the YWCA.

Commercial Lending Team

Brian Chunn Vice President/Commercial Lending – East Bay Office: Mr. Chunn has 4 years of banking experience in the Tampa Bay area. He is a member of the Tampa Yacht and Country Club, Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla, Emerge Tampa Bay, and Hyde Park United Methodist Church.
Gary S. Gray Senior Vice President/Commercial Lending – Clearwater Office: Mr. Gray has 20 years of banking experience in the Tampa Bay area. He is a Board Member of Ye Mystic Krewe of Neptune and has served as Past Chairman for the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce, Tampa Bay Community Reinvestment Corporation Board of Directors, the City of Clearwater Brownsfields Advisory Board and Morton Plant Hospital's Corporate Associates Board
Rob Shaw Senior Vice President/Commercial Lending - Clearwater Office: Mr. Shaw has 11 years of banking experience in the Tampa Bay area. He is a member of the Downtown Clearwater Rotary Club and Clearwater Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Selection Committee.