Florida Banking May 2022

PERSONAL TRANSACTIONS

PROMOTIONS/NEW HIRES FORT MYERS

and private wealth advisor to high-net-worth families. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Marquardt attended Indiana University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in finance, followed by the University of Miami, where she received her Certificate of Financial Planning. Additionally, she is a graduate of the Florida Bankers Associates Graduate Trust School and obtained the Certified Trust & Fiduciary Advisor designation in 2020 through the Institute of Certified Bankers, a subsidiary of the American Bankers Association. Marquardt is affiliated with the Estate Planning Council of Lee County, serves as a United Way Allocation Committee Team Lead, is a Sheriff’s Youth Activity League board member, and a past treasurer and executive board member of the Guardian Ad Litem Foundation. SANTA ROSA BEACH Progress Bank announced surrounding areas. Redding has 12 years of banking experience from major institutions in New Mexico, Texas and Northwest Florida, where her roles primarily involved the areas of credit analysis and commercial banking. She graduated from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, and then went on to graduate from Eastern New Mexico University with aMaster of Business Administration degree. Active in the local community, Redding serves on the board for the Walton Area Chamber of Commerce and is the chair-elect for the Destin Charity Wine Auction. She is also a member of the Destin Rotary Club. Redding was awarded “Best in Destin: Best Banker” by VIP Destin Magazine the past two years, named “40 Under 40” by United Way Emerald Coast, and was also recently named “Woman of the Year in Banking” by Scarlett Magazine. STUART Redding that Lane Redding has been named South Walton and Bay County market president. She joined the bank in 2020 and previously served as SVP/senior lender in Inlet Beach and the

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank announced that Puja Romero has been named residential loan officer. Romero has more than 15 years of banking experience and has been with Sanibel Captiva Community Bank since 2012.

Romero

She worked on the retail side of the bank until five years ago when she transitioned to the residential lending division as a loan processor. NAPLES The Naples Trust Company

announced the appointment of Dena Rae Hancock as senior vice president, wealth services advisor. She will be responsible for working with clients to address their investment and estate planning

Hancock

needs. Hancock joins The Trust Company from Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples where she served as chief executive officer. While there she worked to improve efficiencies in operations and outreach, and led all areas of the museum, including fundraising and delivering the educational mission. Hancock is a native of Indiana and obtained her Bachelor of Science in Education from Indiana University. She is still active with the university today, where she has just successfully completed Chairing the Women’s Philanthropic portion of the IU Bicentennial $3,000,000,000 Dollar Campaign and is the incoming president of the National Varsity Club Board. Hancock also recently joined the Board of Advisors of the internationally known Center on Philanthropy. SANIBEL The Sanibel Captiva Trust Company announced that Megan

M. Marquardt, CFP, CTFA has joined the Wealth Services team as senior vice president, wealth services advisor. Marquardt brings more than 20 years of

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experience serving trust and investment clients. Her responsibilities encompass understanding her clients’ financial and estate planning needs and determining how best to apply the company’s resources to reach their goals. Marquardt joined The Trust Company from Busey Wealth Management of Fort Myers, Fla., having served as a senior vice president

Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida announced that James C. Stallings , a banking and credit expert with more than 24 years of experience, joined Seacoast Bank as executive vice president and chief credit officer. Stallings’ career

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