I graduated from Iowa State University with a triple major in Marketing, International Business and Spanish. After graduation, I began my career as a banker at a large national bank in 2002 where I focused on retail and small business clients. The following year, I was one of ten people in the Midwest selected to participate in the bank's commercial banking training program. During the program, I went through a formal credit training program (dubbed College of Commercial Credit) where I further studied commercial credit analysis, tax analysis, commercial / industrial lending, and real estate lending. Following the successful graduation from College of Commercial Credit, I developed a niche for the financing of wholesale, manufacturing, commercial and industrial type of companies. In 2015 I graduated from Graduate School of Banking in Boulder, CO. For more than twenty years, I have focused on building customized banking solutions for my clients to help them achieve their goals. In order to deliver the maximum value to my clients and my financial institution, I have gained significant experience with complex treasury management services, SBA lending, real-estate lending, and commercial/industrial financing. Today as Market President, I lead our central Iowa team of commercial bankers and maintain portfolio of clients. I also serve on multiple bank committees including ALCO and Wealth Management. Outside of work, I feel it is important to be heavily involved in the community. Most recently, I finished up my term as Chair of the Board for the Iowa State University Alumni Association Board of Directors. I also spend 12 years on the board for Children and Families of Iowa. In 2010, I was selected to participate in the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute and was also inducted into the Business Record's Forty under 40 that same year. Later in 2015, I was recognized by the Des Moines Register as a leader you should get to know.