Image Above, Clockwise from left: Clint Stein, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer; Kent Roberts, Executive Vice President, Human Resources Director; Andrew McDonald, Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer; Mark W. Nelson, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer; Melanie J. Dressel, President & Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Banking System, Inc. and Columbia Bank
Officers & Directors
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Senior Management
Melanie J. Dressel President & Chief Executive Officer
Melanie J. Dressel was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Columbia Bank, the sole commercial banking subsidiary of Columbia Banking System, Inc. in January 2000, and has served as CEO of Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB) since February of 2003. Columbia Banking System, Inc. is the holding company for Columbia State Bank, headquartered in Tacoma, Washington, with over 100 branches in Washington and Oregon. Columbia State Bank also does business under the Bank of Astoria name.
Dressel joined Columbia Bank in 1993, at the beginning of the Company’s major expansion into Tacoma/Pierce County, as senior vice president of private banking. In May 1997, Dressel was promoted to executive vice president of retail banking where she directed the operations, investments, private banking and marketing/communications divisions of Columbia Bank, as well as the branch network.
Prior to Columbia, Dressel directed the private banking division of Puget Sound Bank. Between 1974 and 1988, she held various positions with the Bank of California.
Ms. Dressel is a graduate of the University of Washington with a degree in Political Science. She is a member on the Boards of The American Bankers Association, Puget Sound Energy, Executive Council for a Greater Tacoma (past Chair), Washington Bankers Association (past Chair), Washington Roundtable, and the Washington State Historical Society (Treasurer). She also serves as the Vice Chair of the American Bankers Association Grassroots Committee.
In the past, she served as Board member of Foss Waterway Development Authority. She further served as Chair of the Boards of Mary Bridge Children’s Foundation, Bellarmine Preparatory School and Tacoma/Pierce County Chamber of Commerce. Other past volunteer activities include serving on the board and executive committees for various organizations, including the Tacoma Art Museum and United Way of Pierce County.
Melanie Dressel was honored as 2011 Community Banker of the Year by American Banker Magazine. She was also named for the fourth time by the magazine as one of 2011’s 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking.
Mark Nelson EVP & Chief Operating Officer
Mark W. Nelson joined Columbia Bank in 2002 as Executive Vice President and Senior Credit Officer. In February 2008, he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer. As Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, he directs the bank's commercial and consumer lending and branch banking functions, as well as the Wealth Management, Cash Management, Marketing, Information Services, and International departments.
Prior to joining Columbia Bank, Mr. Nelson was in executive positions at Whidbey Island Bank. His 35 years of banking experience include serving in different capacities with Evergreen Bank, Bank of America and Puget Sound National Bank.
Mr. Nelson is a graduate of Western Washington University, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration and a Masters of Business Administration. He is a graduate of the Pacific Coast Banking School and earned a Certified Risk Professional designation from the Bank Administration Institute.
Mr. Nelson serves on the Board of Directors of the Bank of Astoria and the Tacoma-Pierce County Economic Development Board and as Treasurer of the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce. He is a Past National Board Member of the Risk Management Association (RMA) and is a Past President of the Puget Sound Chapter of the RMA, where he has served as Director/Treasurer since 1982. He also serves on the Western Washington University MBA Advisory Board, and the Business Advisory Board of the Milgard School of Business located at the University of Washington Tacoma. He is also a Past Member of the Washington Bankers Association Senior Credit Committee, of which he served as Chairman from 2004-2006.
Andy McDonald EVP & Chief Credit Officer
Andy McDonald joined Columbia Bank on June 1, 2004 as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer. Prior to joining Columbia Bank, Mr. McDonald was Senior Vice President and Team Leader at US Bank. In 18 years of banking, he has served as a Team Leader for a Media and Telecommunications Banking Group, as well as a Senior Credit Officer and Relationship Manager.
Mr. McDonald has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Washington, and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame, where he was accepted into the accelerated MBA Program and graduated with Honors.
Mr. McDonald is currently a Board member of the Pierce/Thurston County Junior Achievement Association, and the South Sound Boys and Girls Club and was recently the Chair of the American Heart Association’s 2012 Heart Ball. He is a former Board Member of the Tacoma Pierce County Chamber of Commerce as well as Big Brothers and Big Sisters of King, Pierce and Kitsap Counties.
Kent Roberts EVP & Human Resources Director
Mr. Roberts joined Columbia’s executive management team in April 2007 as EVP and Human Resources Director. He brought with him over 30 years of strategic and functional experience across the full-range of Human Resource management activities at both the regional and corporate level. He has over 20 years of involvement with various community organizations within Tacoma-Pierce County, including 10 years as board member of the United Way of Pierce County and the MultiCare Health Foundation. Mr. Roberts has been an active member and contributor to the Society for Human Resource Management and the Human Resource Planning Society.
Clint E. Stein EVP & Chief Financial Officer
Clint Stein joined Columbia in 2005 as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to Columbia, Mr. Stein was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Albina Community Bank in Portland, Oregon. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Business Administration from the University of Idaho. His post-graduate education includes the Graduate School of Bank Financial Management, and the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin.
Board of Directors
William T. Weyerhaeuser Chairman
Mr. Weyerhaeuser, 65, is the Chairman of the Board of Columbia. He is a clinical psychologist who retired from private practice in Tacoma, Washington in 1998. Mr. Weyerhaeuser is currently the chairman of the board of EDEN Bioscience Corporation which has a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Mr. Weyerhaeuser is director of Clearwater Paper Corporation.
David A. Dietzler
Melanie J. Dressel
Melanie J. Dressel was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Columbia Bank, the sole commercial banking subsidiary of Columbia Banking System, Inc. in January 2000, and has served as CEO of Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB) since February of 2003. Columbia Banking System, Inc. is the holding company for Columbia State Bank, headquartered in Tacoma, Washington, with over 100 branches in Washington and Oregon. Columbia State Bank also does business under the Bank of Astoria name.
Dressel joined Columbia Bank in 1993, at the beginning of the Company’s major expansion into Tacoma/Pierce County, as senior vice president of private banking. In May 1997, Dressel was promoted to executive vice president of retail banking where she directed the operations, investments, private banking and marketing/communications divisions of Columbia Bank, as well as the branch network.
Prior to Columbia, Dressel directed the private banking division of Puget Sound Bank. Between 1974 and 1988, she held various positions with the Bank of California.
Ms. Dressel is a graduate of the University of Washington with a degree in Political Science. She is a member on the Boards of The American Bankers Association, Puget Sound Energy, Executive Council for a Greater Tacoma (past Chair), Washington Bankers Association (past Chair), Washington Roundtable, and the Washington State Historical Society (Treasurer). She also serves as the Vice Chair of the American Bankers Association Grassroots Committee.
In the past, she served as Board member of Foss Waterway Development Authority. She further served as Chair of the Boards of Mary Bridge Children’s Foundation, Bellarmine Preparatory School and Tacoma/Pierce County Chamber of Commerce. Other past volunteer activities include serving on the board and executive committees for various organizations, including the Tacoma Art Museum and United Way of Pierce County.
Melanie Dressel was honored as 2011 Community Banker of the Year by American Banker Magazine. She was also named for the fourth time by the magazine as one of 2011’s 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking.
John P. Folsom
Mr. Folsom, 64, served as the president of Brown & Brown, Inc. of Washington, formerly Raleigh, Schwarz & Powell (insurance brokers and consulting), Tacoma, Washington, from 1990 through December 31, 2006 and currently serves as an independent consultant on insurance and risk management matters.
Frederick M. Goldberg
Mr. Goldberg, 69, has been a shareholder of SaltChuk Resources, Inc., Seattle, Washington, since 1982 and is currently a member of the Executive Committee and chairman of the Audit Committee of that company. Mr. Goldberg has been a managing partner of Goldberg Investments since 1986. Mr. Goldberg has also been chairman of the board of Panorama City, Lacey, Washington, since 1990 and Gibbons Lane Vineyard, Tenino, Washington, since 1997.
Thomas M. Hulbert
Mr. Hulbert, 62, has been the president and chief executive officer of Winsor Corporation (lighting technologies), Olympia, Washington, since 1996 and the president and chief executive officer of Hulco, Inc. (real estate investments), Olympia, Washington, since 1984.
Michelle M. Lantow
Ms. Lantow is currently the Chief Administrative Officer at New Seasons Market, LLC and has been since July of 2012. Previously, she was the CFO at McCormick & Schmick’s, Portland, Oregon, from January 2010 to January 2012 and was responsible for all financial reporting, SEC filings, cash management, accounting, human resources and information technology functions. She was the President of lucy activewear Inc., Portland Oregon, from November 2007 to November 2009 and was responsible for all product design, store & web operations, marketing, merchandising and administrative functions. From October 2000 to November 2007, Ms. Lantow was Chief Financial Officer of lucy activeware Inc. with the responsibility for all financial reporting, cash management, accounting, human resources and information technology functions.
S. Mae Fujita Numata
Through Mae’s consulting business Numata Consulting PLLC, she is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for Schnitzer Investment Corp., a family-owned investment business in Portland, Oregon. Mae is a former partner with a national consulting firm, a former Chief Financial Officer in the media industry of 11 years, and a former banker of 24 years. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Washington CFO Roundtable and the National Institute of Investor Relations. She graduated from the University of Washington and holds a B.A. in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting. She is also a graduate of the Executive Development Institute.
Daniel C. Regis
Mr. Regis, 69, has been part owner and managing director of Digital Partners, LLC, Bellevue, Washington since January 2000. He is currently a director of two other public companies; Cray, Inc. and Art Technology Group. Mr. Regis was a certified public accountant and a partner at Price Waterhouse from 1964 until 1996 and is the designated “Financial Expert,” as defined by Sarbanes Oxley.
James M. Will
Mr. Will, 62, serves as the president of Titus-Will Enterprises (automobile dealerships and property management), Tacoma, Washington and also as president of that company's subsidiary, Titus-Will Chevrolet, Cadillac & Hyundai, Olympia, Washington. Prior to that time and since 1969, Mr. Will was the president of Tam Engineering Corp. (automotive engine re-manufacturing), Tacoma, Washington.
Image Above, Clockwise from left: Frederick M. Goldberg, Managing Partner, Goldberg Investments; James M. Will, President, Titus-Will Enterprises; John P. Folsom, Past President, Brown & Brown of Washington, Inc.; Daniel C. Regis, General Partner, Regis Investments; Donald H. Rodman, Owner & Executive Officer, Rodman Realty; Thomas L. Matson, Owner & President, Tom Matson Dodge; Thomas M. Hulbert, President & Chief Executive Officer, Hulco, Inc. and Winsor Corporation; Melanie J. Dressel, President & Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Banking System, Inc. & Columbia Bank; William T. Weyerhaeuser, Chairman of the Board, Columbia Banking System, Inc.
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