Meet Our Business Development Team

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Jon Blackstad, Regional President, South Valley Region
Jon
Blackstad
Regional President /
South Valley Region
FAITH BASED BANKING GROUP

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George Cook, SVP, Business Development Officer
George
Cook III
Senior Vice President /
Business Development Officer
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE BANKING GROUP
916.306.1655
gcook@fivestarbank.com

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Jon Gregory, SVP, Venture Banking Manager
Jon
Gregory
Senior Vice President /
Venture Banking Manager
VENTURE BANKING GROUP
530.924.5125
jgregory@fivestarbank.com

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Jason Hartmann, SVP, Director of Specialty Finance
Jason
Hartmann
Senior Vice President /
Director of Specialty Finance
SPECIALTY FINANCE BANKING GROUP
916.626.5013
jhartmann@fivestarbank.com

DJ Kurtze, San Francisco Bay Area President
DJ
Kurtze
Executive Vice President /
San Francisco Bay Area President
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
415.259.5478

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Lakhwinder Kaur
Lakhwinder
Kaur
Senior Vice President /
Sacramento Valley Market President
PRACTICE BANKING GROUP
916.627.8297

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Casey Grafeld, SVP, Managing Director
Casey
Grafeld
Senior Vice President /
Managing Director
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
415.635.6524
cgrafeld@fivestarbank.com

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Micah
Horgen
Senior Vice President /
Managing Director
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
507.261.1544

Jeff Winkel, SVP, Managing Director
Jeff
Winkel
Senior Vice President /
Managing Director
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
415.404.7955 | 415.706.6645 (m)
jwinkel@fivestarbank.com

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Henrini Suyono, SVP, Managing Director
Henrini
Suyono
Senior Vice President /
Managing Director
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
415.259.5786

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Jason Saslow, SVP, Director of Private Client Services and SBA
Jason
Saslow
Senior Vice President /
Managing Director of
Private Client Services
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE BANKING GROUP
916.640.1506
jsaslow@fivestarbank.com

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Greg Kogan, SVP, Managing Director
Greg
Kogan
Senior Vice President /
Managing Director
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
415.595.2273

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Dan Sozzi, SVP, Business Development Officer
Dan
Sozzi
Senior Vice President /
Business Development Officer
AGRIBUSINESS BANKING GROUP
916.801.1585
dsozzi@fivestarbank.com

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Bill Speer, Regional President, North Valley Region
Bill
Speer
Regional President /
North Valley Region
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE BANKING GROUP
530.722.1565
bspeer@fivestarbank.com

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Brian Toohey, SVP, Business Development Officer
Brian
Toohey
Senior Vice President /
Business Development Officer
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE BANKING GROUP
707.292.0892
btoohey@fivestarbank.com

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Maxwell Comerford, VP, Business Development Officer
Maxwell
Comerford
Senior Vice President /
Business Development Officer
SPECIALTY FINANCE BANKING GROUP

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Reagan Ballo, AVP, Government Banking Officer
Reagan
Ballo
Senior Vice President / 
Managing Director of Government Banking
GOVERNMENT BANKING GROUP

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Morgan Elgebali, VP, Director
Morgan
Elgebali
Senior Vice President /
Managing Director
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

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Sergey Shikhvarg, SVP, Managing Director
Sergey
Shikhvarg
Senior Vice President /
Managing Director
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
415.259.5790

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Harman Gosal, SVP, Business Development Manager
Harman
Gosal
Senior Vice President / 
Business Development Manager
AGRIBUSINESS BANKING GROUP
916.660.5685

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JC Avakian, SVP, Managing Director
JC
Avakian
Senior Vice President /
Managing Director
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
415.297.0489

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Kyle Woodstrom, AVP, Business Development Associate
Kyle
Woodstrom
Assistant Vice President /
Business Development Associate
SPECIALTY FINANCE BANKING GROUP
916.273.6562

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Chris Rudberg, SVP, Managing Director
Chris
Rudberg
Senior Vice President /
Managing Director
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
925.413.0148

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Alicia Valle, Vice President, Director
Alicia
Valle
Vice President /
Director
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
415.404.7950

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Irene Montalvo, Senior Vice President, Managing Director
Irene
Montalvo
Senior Vice President /
Managing Director
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
415.404.7956

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Renzo Lujan, Senior Vice President, Managing Director
Renzo
Lujan
Senior Vice President /
Managing Director
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
415.404.7964

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Eiko Arashiro, VP, Business Development Officer
Eiko
Arashiro-Koerber
Vice President /
Business Development Officer
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
BANKING GROUP
916.306.1622

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Kellie Stroud, SVP, SBA Business Development Officer
Kellie
Stroud
Senior Vice President /
SBA Business Development Officer
SBA BANKING GROUP
916.306.1123

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Kevin Claypool, SVP, Managing Director
Kevin
Claypool
Senior Vice President /
Managing Director
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
415.287.7810

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Erik Ortiz, SVP, Managing Director
Erik
Ortiz
Senior Vice President /
Managing Director
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
415.259.6230

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Reginald Calaguas, VP/Treasury Solutions Advisor
Reginald
Calaguas
Vice President /
Director
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

Luke Ziegenmeyer, VP, Faith Based Lending
Luke
Ziegenmeyer
Vice President /
Faith Based Lending
FAITH BASED BANKING GROUP

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Evan Busby, VP, Business Development Officer
Evan
Busby
Vice President /
Business Development Officer
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE BANKING GROUP
530.519.3451

Justin Miley, SVP / Business Development Officer
Justin
Miley
Senior Vice President /
Business Development Officer
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE BANKING GROUP