Mr. Myers held various front-line positions with Security Pacific National Bank in Los Angeles, California, and began specializing in credit administration where he held progressive positions with Security Pacific, Manufacturers Bank and Olympic National Bank. Mr. Myers worked with the bank's Chief Executive Officer, Gerald J. Lukiewski, when he joined the Bank of A. Levy in 1993. He was responsible for commercial credit administration and credit approval for the east county region of Ventura County. After Bank of A. Levy's merger with First Interstate Bank, Mr. Myers joined East West Bank in San Marino as a Credit Administration Manager. In 1999, he rejoined Mr. Lukiewski at American Commercial Bank where he was the Chief Credit Officer until the bank merged with Mid-State Bank & Trust in September 2001. Mr. Myers received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management/Economics from San Jose State University and a MBA in Finance/Accounting from the University of Southern California. He has held part-time teaching positions at Pasadena City College and California State University, Los Angeles. He is a member of the board of the Robert Morris and Associates, a banking trade association where he is also the Programs Chairman. Mr. Myers has participated in numerous community organizations, serving as President of the Mid-City Chamber of Commerce, in Los Angeles, youth basketball and hockey coach, Treasurer and Finance Committee Chairman of Church of Our Savior, Director of Christian Services for the Blind, and he is currently President of the Barton Flats Cabin Owners Association. |