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for developing and growing its customer base. Prior, she was vice president and branch manager at both Capital Bank and Colonial Bank. She earned a Bachelor’s in Business Administration degree from Florida International University.

spent the first half of his career in the automotive industry working with General Motors, Ford and Dodge Daimler Chrysler. In 2005, he relocated to Southwest Florida and began his mortgage lending career in 2008, helping to create the bank’s residential lending division. He is a member and former vice president of the Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals.

Terrabank has also announced the promotion of Esther Pascual-Diaz to executive vice president, chief credit officer. In her role, she will direct and monitor the application of the bank’s credit policy and will have oversight over loan personnel to ensure the

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank also announced the promotion of Mike Hartman to vice president. Previously, Hartman was an assistant vice president and residential loan officer based in the bank’s Bridge branch. Hartman joined the

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bank’s loan policies and procedures are followed. Pascual-Diaz joined Terrabank in 2014 and has more than 25 years of experience in credit governance and management, loan review and business development. Before joining Terrabank, she was executive vice president and chief credit and corporate risk manager at Intercredit Bank N.A. Prior to that she was senior vice president, chief credit officer at Bank of Coral Gables. Pascual-Diaz earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Augusta University in Georgia. Ocean Bank announced that Sergio Pinto , vice president and manager of the Coral Way branch, will also head the Kendall branch. Pinto, who has more than 25 years of experience in banking, joined Ocean Bank in March 2020. Active in the community, Pinto has been a member of the Florida Lawyers Network and Doral Bar Association. He has also served on the boards of directors of the Deering Estate Foundation, the Economic Development Council of South Miami, and Chamber South. PENSACOLA Pinto

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bank in 2015 and works with both conventional and portfolio lending. He brings decades of experience in the real estate, development and construction fields to the bank’s lending division; he specializes in construction lending, refinancing and residential purchases. Karen Miller has joined Sanibel Captiva Community Bank as a teller at its Periwinkle Branch. She is

responsible for assisting customers with personal and business banking transactions. In addition to a retail banking background, Miller also

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has over two decades of experience in customer service and office management in the medical field.

Tracey Lentz has joined Sanibel Captiva Community Bank as a teller at its Gateway branch. She is responsible for assisting customers with personal and business banking transactions. A seasoned banking professional, Lentz has more than

Steve Kerr has joined Community Bank as assistant vice president. A native of Alexander City, Ala., Kerr has been in banking for 27 years. In his new role, Kerr will build his commercial loan portfolio with a primary focus on the Pensacola

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three decades of experience in the banking industry. She has worked as a teller and customer service representative for various community, regional and national financial institutions. MIAMI

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market. He is a graduate of Auburn University, Montgomery, Ala., with a Bachelor of Science degree in business, and a Master of Business Administration degree in finance. He is also a graduate of the Alabama Banking School at the University of South Alabama. Active in his community, Kerr is a member of the Perdido Key Chamber of Commerce, Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce as well as the EscaRosa Financial Stability Coalition.

Terrabank announced that Mari Colina has joined the bank as vice president branch relationship manager. She will be responsible for helping to maintain and develop the bank’s existing client base and acquire new relationships, as well as assist

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clients with their transactional and lending needs and more. Previously, Colina was vice president and financial sales manager at First Citizens Bank, formerly Biscayne Bank, where she was responsible

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