Before joining Blue Gate Bank, Bryan D. Borders held the role of both Executive and Senior Vice President at various companies including Sonoma National Bank’s loan department, CIT Small Business Lending in Denver, Colorado, specialty finance division for Bank of the West, and the small business lending division for a community bank. Mr. Borders’ primary focus includes the development and implementation of small business lending strategies with a special emphasis on SBA loan origination platforms, government relations, as well as credit and portfolio risk management.In his spare time, Mr. Borders enjoys both recreational and competitive golf, live sporting and performing arts events, traveling and spending time with his wife of 29 years, Vanda, and their three children.BLUE GATE BANK (in organization)is Orange County's Premier,Client-Focused Business Bank.Funding $500k to $5 million commercial real estate (CRE) and multifamily loans in California.www.bankbluegate.com