Business Notes
SAN CAP COMMUNITY BANK ADDS GOLDEN TO TEAM
Sanibel Captiva Community Bank Senior Vice President and Director of Business Development Lee Golden has joined the commercial lending team.
With 26 years of experience in community and regional banking, he joined the bank in 2015 to oversee its market expansion and the development, growth and management of its retail locations. In 2019, Golden was named director of business development and is responsible for the cultivation and retention of consumer and commercial clients, as well as leading community relations.
He will continue to manage the business development efforts, pursuing opportunities for long-term growth and revenue in Southwest Florida. Golden’s added responsibilities include originating commercial loans and developing new commercial relationships.
A Fort Myers native, he graduated from the University of Central Florida and the Consumer Bankers Association’s Graduate School of Retail Banking. Golden is a community advocate who has served in leadership roles on multiple boards, including the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce, Edison Ford Winter Estates and Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida.
CHR WELCOMES NEW BOARD MEMBER
Community Housing and Resources recently announced the addition of Sanibel resident Robert “Bob” Glick to its board of directors.
After receiving his MBA from the University of Michigan, Glick served in the U.S. Army, followed by a stint as a CPA at Arthur Andersen & Co. He then founded what later evolved into the Dots chain of women’s fashion stores, his passion for nearly 40 years.
Since retirement, Glick has served on non-profit boards, such as The Cleveland Foundation, The Cleveland Orchestra and Ahuja Medical Center of University Hospitals of Cleveland, as well as on for-profit boards. With his wife, he spends time working with and supporting non-profits with a focus on the health and well-being of the underserved in Cleveland, especially women and children.
MCQUAGGE EARNS NATIONAL CERTIFICATION
Sanibel Captiva Community Bank Vice President and Director of Marketing Amy McQuagge has earned the certified financial marketing professional designation from the American Bankers Association.
The designation is awarded to individuals who demonstrate excellence in the field of financial services marketing. To qualify, individuals must meet ABA criteria for experience and education in the financial services profession, pass a proctored exam and agree to abide by a code of ethics. The exam covers areas including financial principles, laws and regulations, market research, characteristics of marketing plans and marketing components.
McQuagge joined the bank in 2018 as the first in-house marketing director and is responsible for providing direction, guidance and leadership of marketing and community outreach efforts. She was previously the senior marketing and event manager for the Lee County Economic Development Office.
McQuagge holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Florida Southern College, and she graduated from the ABA School of Marketing in May.
BANK REWARDS EMPLOYEES WITH BONUSES
For the fourth year, Sanibel Captiva Community Bank’s board of directors and executive management team rewarded employees with a bonus from the bank’s savings under the federal tax law.
The bonus was issued in recognition of the employees’ hard work and dedication. All employees, except for the executive management team, were eligible and included in the bonus.
Among all 110 employees, the average tenure is five years. Nearly 50 percent of employees have been with the bank five or more years; 21 percent have been employed for 10 or more years; and seven employees have been with the bank since it opened in 2003.
SAN CAP COMMUNITY BANK PROMOTES HAMER
Sanibel Captiva Community Bank has promoted Rudi Hamer to vice president, commercial lending officer and commercial relationship manager at its Operations Center in Fort Myers.
She joined the bank in 2017, when she relocated to Southwest Florida from Pennsylvania. Hamer is responsible for originating commercial loans and developing new commercial relationships.
She has more than 25 years of commercial and residential lending experience in the industry. Hamer has also previously worked as a licensed commercial and residential insurance agent.