Staff
Patrick Corrigan, President & CEO
Pat has served in various leadership roles in mid-sized banking organizations throughout the Midwest during his 28 year banking career, which includes the past twelve years in Omaha. Pat’s banking experience has been mainly focused in commercial banking covering nearly every facet of providing banking services to small, mid-sized and corporate business clientele. He has most recently served in a market leadership role overseeing both retail and commercial banking activities for a regional bank holding company. Pat has been very active in various professional, civic and community organizations over his career and currently serves on the board of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce and the College of Saint Mary. Pat and his wife, Mary, have seven grown children.
John Griffith, Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer
John is a lifelong resident of Omaha and has been in banking sine 1984. John has experience in corporate finance, treasury management, residential mortgage lending, community investment, investor relations and human resources. He has been involved with a number of local boards and committees including Children’s Respite Care, Boys Town Boosters and Rebuilding Together. John is a graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a BSBA and a MS in Economics.
Mark Ellerbeck, Executive Vice President & Chief Lending Officer
Mark was born and raised in Omaha. Upon graduation from Creighton University in Omaha in 1991, Mark began a 16 year career with a regional bank in Omaha. His experience includes retail banking, commercial & small business banking, credit approval & administration, and regional sales management. Mark is a member of the Board of Directors of Special Olympics Nebraska and the 2010 US National Games. Mark and his wife, Sharon, have 3 children.
Kevin Albertsen, SVP & Senior Credit Officer
Kevin brings 16 years of varied banking experience to
in prior positions ranging from bank regulator to commercial loan department manager to credit manager. He is a native of Iowa with an undergraduate degree in Finance from the University of Northern Iowa. Kevin and his wife, Jennie have two young children and reside in Elkhorn.
Janet Olson-Finken, SVP & Controller
Janet is a Certified Public Accountant, with over twenty years of accounting and finance experience in local community banks. In addition, she has ten years of experience in corporate tax accounting and publicly traded companies. Janet, a native of Nebraska, completed her undergraduate work at Arizona State University in Finance and graduate work at Wayne State College in Accounting. Janet, Neal (husband) and Kevin (son) reside in Bennington, Nebraska.
Nannette Rybin, VP & Operations Officer
Nannette has worked in the financial industry for over 20 years holding such positions as Teller, Corporate Trainer, Retail Operations Manager and District Customer Service Manager for several financial institutions here in Omaha. Nannette was born and raised in Omaha and has two teenage children. She enjoys boating, camping and spending time with her family.
Nathan Christ, Vice President & Retail Sales Manager
With ten years in the banking industry, Nathan specializes in retail and commercial banking products. Before his current appointment, he served at a regional bank in Omaha. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Doane College, in Crete, Nebraska. He and his wife, Vicki, have 2 children.
Larissa Eckman, Operations Assistant
Larissa has 10 years experience with 3 national banks, working in Wisconsin, Utah and Nebraska. She has extensive background in banking operations, with a strong commitment to personal service. Larissa and her husband Mike have two small boys. She enjoys reading, scrapbooking and laundry.
Cheryl McCall, Administrative Assistant
Cheryl McCall has over 20 years of administrative experience, having spent the last 12 years with regional banks in Omaha. She has previously worked with all members of
’s management team as well as members of the Bank’s Board of Directors. Cheryl and her husband Gary enjoy spending time with their four grandchildren, and also boating and fishing.
Tom Corrigan, Retail Banker
Tom started his banking career in 2002 as a teller. He graduated from Omaha Creighton Prep in 2002 and went on to college at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Tom graduated from UNO in 2006 with a degree in Business Finance and Banking. Recently married, Tom enjoys spending his free time with his wife Amanda and playing sports.
Katy Waldron, Retail Banker
Katy graduated from Saint Louis University in 2006 with a degree in Biology and a certificate in Forensic Science. Since her graduation, she has pursued a banking career which brought her to
. She is also currently working on her MBA at UNO. When Katy is not opening accounts, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, starting art projects, and watching Arrested Development.
Heidi Gass, Retail Banker
Heidi began her banking career in 2002 and has enjoyed working with both personal and business customers. She is currently pursuing degrees in Finance, Banking and Small Business Management at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and her studies have already been put to good use, both in the branch and while out meeting with customers. When Heidi is not helping customers reach their financial goals or studying for her next test, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Jonathan, and their puppy, Bella.