CBA Management

Rodney K. Brown
President & CEO

Maurine C. Padden
Executive Vice President,
Chief Administration Officer

Michael Doerr
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Leland Chan
Senior Vice President, General Counsel

Kevin Gould
Senior Vice President, Director of State Government Relations

Stephen Clark
Senior Vice President, Strategic Partners

Beth Mills
Vice President, Communications

Linda Odell
Vice President, HR/Administration

Executive Committee

Dan Doyle
Chairman

Richard Smith
Chairman-Elect

James W. Lokey
Immediate Past Chairman

John Onsum
Treasurer

Mary Allis Curran
Vice Chairman at Large

Steve Buster
Vice Chairman at Large

Rudy Medina
Vice Chairman at Large

Paul Rodeno
Vice Chairman at Large

Rodney K. Brown
President and Chief Executive Officer

Rodney K. Brown is the president and chief executive officer of the California Bankers Association. In this role, Rod provides CBA's member institutions with the leadership and direction necessary to successfully guide the industry through its many challenges and capitalize on its many opportunities. Brown joins CBA after serving as the president and CEO of Montecito Bank & Trust in Santa Barbara, California for 12 years. Prior to his tenure as the chief executive at Montecito Bank & Trust, Rod served as a senior vice president at Santa Barbara Savings and Loan, and also as a vice president at Bank of America for nearly 10 years. Rod began his banking career in the Midwest, starting out as the director of marketing for East Side National Bank in Wichita, Kansas and then as the director of marketing for the First National Bank of Kansas City in Missouri. Brown also served on the CBA board of directors, and as the organization's treasurer. He was elected to the American Bankers Association's board of directors in 2005. Brown is a graduate of Wichita State University, where he received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration. He completed his Graduate Banking School program at the University of Virginia.

Maurine C. Padden
Executive Vice President, Chief Administration Officer

Since January of 2008, Maurine Padden has been the Chief Administrative Officer for CBA, after serving as CBA’s lead lobbyist in the most active state legislature in the country. Maurine continues to manage CBA’s legislative advocacy efforts. Immediately prior to joining CBA in 1989, Maurine was counsel for the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS), and also served as trial counsel for the Department of Industrial Relations. Maurine received her law degree from University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law and holds her bachelor’s degree in Government and Economics from California State University, Sacramento.

As the chief financial officer of the California Bankers Association, Michael Doerr is responsible for providing financial direction and management over the investment, accounting, fixed assets, budgeting/business analysis, and reporting functions of the association. Doerr joined CBA in 2005, after having served as the chief financial officer for five years with the California Restaurant Association. Prior to that, he served as the controller for KVIE, a Sacramento-area public television station, a position he held for 10 years. Mike has more than 15 years of experience in both public and private sector finance including administration, information technology, accounting, treasury and budgeting. Mike received his bachelor’s degree in Accountacy from the California State University, Sacramento and also holds a degree in Computer Science.

Leland Chan
Senior Vice President, General Counsel

Since 2000, Leland Chan has been the general counsel for CBA, after serving for six years as associate counsel. In addition to advising the association on legal matters, Leland directs the litigation activities for the association, frequently acts as amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) in state and federal courts, and, in some cases, files suit on behalf of the industry. He is also responsible for regulatory matters affecting banking, frequently preparing comment letters on regulatory proposals, and analyzing new laws and regulations for CBA members. Prior to joining CBA, Leland was an attorney with the Hong Kong office of Baker & McKenzie, an international law firm. Mr. Chan received his law degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1989, and graduated magna cum laude from Brigham Young University with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology.

Kevin Gould
Senior Vice President, Director of State Government Relations

Kevin Gould joined the California Bankers Association (CBA) in 2004, bringing with him more than seven years of legislative experience. As Senior Vice President and Director of State Government Relations, Kevin serves as one of CBA’s registered lobbyists, focusing mainly in the areas of bank operations, commercial lending, residential property lending, construction dispute resolution, wealth asset management and trust issues. Kevin began his career with Assemblyman Gary Miller representing California’s 60th Assembly District. He continued his employment with Assemblyman Bob Pacheco as the legislative director and chief of staff. During his time with Assembly Member Pacheco, Kevin advised the member on the Assembly Committee on Judiciary where Pacheco was the Vice-Chair. Additionally, he staffed the Assemblyman on numerous policy and budgetary committees including, but not limited to, the Assembly Budget and Budget Subcommittees while also advising the member on the Assembly Committee on Health and Committee on Appropriations. Kevin graduated from California State University, Sacramento with a degree in Government.

Stephen Clark
Senior Vice President, Strategic Partners

Prior to joining the CBA in 2008, Stephen Clark served eight years as the vice president and general manager of BancSource, the for-profit subsidiary arm of the Oregon Bankers Association.  Stephen has significant additional experience in the private sector.  He was previously an account executive with John H. Harland Company and served as a sales executive and service representative for Rocky Mountain Banknote and Rocky Mountain Bankcard.  Stephen will leverage his comprehensive knowledge of the banking industry along with his strategic planning and marketing skills to identify critical needs of the California bankers and develop innovative solutions to meet these needs. Stephen received his Bachelors of Science degree from Montana State University, and is a graduate of the Western School of Bank Management program at the University of Nevada.

Beth Mills
Vice President, Communications

Beth Mills joined CBA in 2008, bringing with her nearly 10 years of communications experience.  Beth is responsible for all internal and external communications for CBA, and serves as the association’s spokesperson.  Prior to joining CBA, Beth was appointed by the governor and served as the Assistant Deputy Director of Public Affairs in the California Department of General Services where she managed all media contacts and served as the department’s spokesperson on the key department issues. She has work experience in both the private and public sectors having held positions as a media consultant, campaign consultant, press secretary, corporate communications deputy director and account executive.   In addition, she has significant prior communications experience in the private sector, including work with Perry Communications Group in Sacramento, where she served as the lead manager of media relations for several of the firm’s top clients. Beth also worked at Randle Communications, where she led several public affairs accounts and served as the spokesperson for several political campaign initiatives.  Beth is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College. 

Linda Odell
Vice President, HR/Administration

Linda Odell joined the CBA in 2005, and oversees the human resources and administrative support functions of the office, and manages CBA’s Annual Compensation and Benefits Benchmark Survey.  Linda has more than 10 years of human resources experience and more than 25 years of administrative experience.  Prior to joining the CBA, Linda worked for the California Restaurant Association (CRA) where she managed human resources efforts, administered employee benefit programs and managed the accounts receivables.  Before joining the CRA, Linda worked for KVIE, the public television station for northern and central California.  At KVIE, Linda maintained personnel and benefit records, and processed payroll for nearly 200 employees.

CBA Executive Committee

Dan Doyle - Chairman
President/CEO, Central Valley Community Bank

Dan Doyle joined Central Valley Community Bank (formerly named Clovis Community Bank) in June 1998 as President and CEO following the retirement of the founding President and CEO. Over the past nine years under Doyle’s leadership, the Bank has experienced great financial success as one of the fastest growing community banks in California’s Central Valley region. With 37 years of banking experience and a variety of educational degrees, Doyle’s previous banking experience and business values contributed greatly to Central Valley Community Bank’s current success. Previously, Doyle served as Regional President for US Bank in Washington State. In 1990, Doyle served as the first President and CEO of US Bank of California, where he built a strong foundation and expanded the bank to reach a total of 71 offices and $2 Billion in assets over a five-year period. In addition to his financial experience, Doyle holds graduate and under-graduate degrees from the University of Washington, he graduated with honors from Pacific Coast Banking School and holds Advanced Certificates from the American Institute of Banking.

Richard Smith - Chairman-Elect
President/CEO, Tri Counties Bank

Richard P. Smith serves as president and CEO for Tri Counties Bank. In his position, he is responsible for establishing and implementing long-range planning objectives and policies, directing bank activities such as acquisition, branch growth and marketing to augment the bank and maximize returns on capital and assets, acting as the primary representative for the bank with shareholders, major customers, community and industrial associations, regulatory agencies and the press.  Prior to becoming the bank’s CEO, Smith began serving Tri Counties Bank in 1993 as vice president-supermarket banking.  In 1994, he served as vice president and chief information officer of the bank, then in 1995 he became senior vice president – customer/employee support and control, and in 1997, executive vice president in the same capacity.  Smith then advanced to president and chief operating officer in September 1998.  Previously, Smith worked for several supermarket franchises, including Lucky Fruit & Produce in Sacramento, Safeway, and J.C. Produce Company.  His experience in his respective capacities as operations officer, systems analyst and partner for these companies laid the foundation for his vision of supermarket banking that is now a driving factor in the success of Tri Counties Bank.  Smith was born and raised in Northern California and graduated from California State University in Sacramento. 

James W. Lokey - Immediate Past Chairman
President/Community Banking, Rabobank, NA

James “Jim” Lokey is the president of Rabobank, N.A., a California community bank. Lokey, who started his banking career in 1973, has been involved in many large mergers and acquisitions throughout his career. Previous to his current position, Jim was the president and chief executive officer of Mid-State Bank & Trust, only the third person to hold the position since the Bank’s inception in 1961. On April 30, 2007, Mid-State Bank & Trust merged with California community bank Rabobank, N.A. Active in civic and community affairs, Mr. Lokey is the immediate past president of the Foundation for the Performing Arts Center in San Luis Obispo, a director for the San Luis Obispo County UCSB Economic Forecast Project, a director for the French Hospital Foundation, and a director for the Ventura County Medical Resource Foundation. He is the 2007-2008 honorary chair of the American Cancer Society of the Tri-Counties, a member of the President’s Cabinet at Cal Poly, and a director and investment committee member of Cal Poly Corporation. He is a past director and chairman of the board for Junior Achievement of Southern California. Mr. Lokey is a director of the California Bankers Association’s Banker Benefits subsidiary.