Executive Committee
Stan Ivie – Chairman
Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer of PacWest Bancorp and Pacific Western Bank
Mr. Ivie is executive vice president, chief risk officer of PacWest Bancorp and Pacific Western Bank. Prior to joining the company in March 2016, Mr. Ivie served as the regional director for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) San Francisco Region since April 2007. Prior to becoming the regional director for the San Francisco Region, Mr. Ivie was regional director for the FDIC’s Dallas Region. Before those appointments, Mr.
George Leis – Immediate Past Chairman
President & Chief Operating Officer, Montecito Bank & Trust
George Leis is the president & chief operating officer for Montecito Bank & Trust. George joined the bank in July, 2016. Montecito Bank & Trust is the oldest and largest locally owned community bank in the Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. Founded in 1975, the bank operates 13 branch offices in Santa Barbara, Goleta, Solvang, Montecito, Carpinteria, Ventura, Camarillo, and Westlake Village.
Krista Snelling – Chairman-Elect
President & CEO, Santa Cruz County Bank
Krista Snelling is the president and chief executive officer of Santa Cruz County Bank and a member of its Board of Directors. With over 25 years of experience, Snelling joined Santa Cruz County bank in March 2021 after serving as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Five Star Bank. She is a graduate of the University of the Pacific with a Bachelor of Science degree with a double major in Mathematics and Economics. She also holds a Master of Arts degree in Economics from UC Davis.
Martin Plourd – Treasurer
President & CEO, Community West Bank
Martin Plourd was named a director and president/chief executive officer of Community West Bank and vice president of Community West Bancshares on November 2, 2011. Plourd has been in banking for 30 years and a bank executive for 20 years. Since July 2009, he has worked as a consultant on engagements with bank strategic planning, acquisitions and compliance. From July 2005 to July 2009, Plourd served first as chief operating officer and then president and director of Temecula Valley Bank, in Temecula, California.
Rudy B. Medina – Vice Chairman at Large
President, Southern California Market, U.S. Bank
Rudy Medina serves as the Southern California market president for U.S. Bank, the fifth largest commercial bank in the United States. Medina will lead the market in companywide efforts and activities and will direct commercial banking in the greater Southern California area.
Steve Miller – Vice Chairman at Large
President & CEO, Fresno First Bank
Mr. Miller brings over 25 years of commercial banking, retail banking, operations, and sales and marketing experience to the board. He graduated from Columbia University and began his career with MBNA America in their management development program, where he held a variety of roles during his 12-year tenure. Mr. Miller then moved overseas to Taiwan and worked with GE Money in a joint venture.
Russell Colombo – Vice Chairman at Large
Director, Bank of Marin and Bank of Marin Bancorp
Russell A. Colombo is a lifelong resident of Marin County. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics and Business Management from the University of California, Davis and his Master of Business Administration in Banking and Finance from Golden Gate University. Mr. Colombo joined Bank of Marin in 2004 as Executive Vice President and Branch Administrator after twenty-nine years in banking at Comerica Bank, Security Pacific, and Union Bank in San Francisco.