DIXON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Louise Walker, President & Chief Executive Officer of First Northern
Bank (OTCQB:FNRN), is pleased to announce that T. Joe Danelson has
joined the senior management team as Executive Vice President/Chief
Credit Officer. Joe is succeeding Patrick S. Day, who retired December
31, 2014.
Joe is an experienced senior credit and banking officer who has enjoyed
working for both large and small banks. He has broad experience in
commercial and retail bank management, sales management, operations, and
credit risk management. He has also held a variety of increasingly
responsible positions in the lending area, including the position of
Chief Credit Officer and Chief Banking Officer.
Most recently, Joe served as the Chief Credit Officer for Coastal
Community Bank in Everett, Washington.
In 2008, Joe was Chief Banking Officer for PremierWest Bank in Medford,
Oregon. In 2012, while at PremierWest, he was asked to serve in the role
of Chief Credit Officer for his credit expertise during a very
challenging time; he served in this capacity until the Bank was acquired
by American West Bank of Spokane. Joe also worked 21 years for US Bank,
serving in the roles of Regional President-Oregon Valley Coast Region
and Regional President-Southern Oregon/Northern California Region. He
began his career in the Farm Credit System.
During his distinguished 32-year banking career, Joe has served on a
number of boards, including Providence Hospital Foundation, the American
Red Cross, and the Chamber of Commerce.
Joe received a B.S. in Agricultural Business from Montana State
University and an MBA from Colorado State University. He is a graduate
of Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington, as well
as the Western Agriculture Credit School at Washington State University.
He is married, with two grown children and five grandchildren.
About First Northern Bank
First Northern Bank, an independent community bank headquartered in
Solano County since 1910, serves Solano, Yolo, Sacramento, Placer and
the west slope of El Dorado County. First Northern has nine branches
located in Dixon, Davis, West Sacramento, Fairfield, Vacaville, Winters,
Woodland, Roseville, and Auburn. The Bank has a full-service Trust
Department in Sacramento, and a commercial lending office in Walnut
Creek. First Northern Bank also offers 24/7 real estate mortgage loans,
SBA Loans (Preferred Lender), and non-FDIC insured Investment and
Brokerage Services at each branch location. In addition, the Bank has a
Real Estate Mortgage Loan office located in Davis, and real estate loan
representatives are available to meet customers at any of the Bank’s
branches by appointment. The Bank specializes in relationship banking
and employs experts in the area of small business, commercial,
agribusiness, and real estate lending, as well as wealth management, and
is rated as a “Superior” 5-Star Bank by BauerFinancial Inc. (www.bauerfinancial.com).
The Bank can be found on the Web at www.thatsmybank.com,
on Facebook
and on LinkedIn.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may include certain "forward-looking statements"
about First Northern Community Bancorp (the "Company"). These
forward-looking statements are based on management's current
expectations and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and changes
in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from these
expectations due to changes in global political, economic, business,
competitive, market and regulatory factors. More detailed information
about these risk factors is contained in the Company's most recent
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Forms 10-K,
10-Q and 8-K, each as it may be amended from time to time, which
identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking
statements. The financial information contained in this release should
be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and
notes thereto included in the Company's most recent reports on Form 10-K
and Form 10-Q. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances arising
after the date on which they are made. For further information regarding
the Company, please read the Company's reports filed with the SEC and
available at www.sec.gov.
First Northern Bank
Kimberly A. DeBra, 707-678-3041
EVP/Corporate
Communications
Source: First Northern Bank