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West Gate Bank Promotes Jamie Brummond, Misty Sinica and Johanna Hannemann

May 19, 2023

The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors has elected Jamie Brummond to Senior Vice President, Mortgage Compliance Officer, Misty Sinica to Assistant Vice President, Finance Officer and Johanna Hannemann to Assistance Vice President of Regulatory Compliance & Training Officer.

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West Gate Bank Promotes Kirby Reardon and Jennifer Dougherty

May 11, 2023

The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors has elected Kirby Reardon to Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending and Jennifer Dougherty to Assistant Vice President, Commercial Lending.

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West Gate Bank Promotes Solberg

February 16, 2023

West Gate Bank® announces the promotion of Derek Solberg to Commercial Loan Officer.

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West Gate Bank Welcomes Nienas

January 24, 2023

West Gate Bank welcomes Tony Nienas as Vice President, Correspondent Account Executive.

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West Gate Bank Promotes Tettenborn to Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending

January 10, 2023

The West Gate Bank Board of Directors has elected Chad Tettenborn to Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending.

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West Gate Bank Promotes Taylor Price, Kirby Reardon and Shane Reardon

November 15, 2022

The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors has elected Taylor Price, Kirby Reardon and Shane Reardon to Vice President, Commercial Lending.

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West Gate Bank Promotes Gauchat, Skalak, Mendoza

November 15, 2022

West Gate Bank announces the promotions of Tiffany Gauchat to the title of Vice President of Operations; Jill Skalak to the title of Sr. Operations Specialist; and Elyssa Mendoza to the title of Operations Officer.

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West Gate Bank Welcomes Tanner Belt as Assistant Vice President, Branch Manager

October 27, 2022

The West Gate Bank Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Tanner Belt as Assistant Vice President, Branch Manager. Belt brings more than seven years of experience in banking to his new role at West Gate Bank. As Assistant Vice President, Branch Manager, Belt will be responsible for developing and maintaining business relationships with customers, providing personal service to meet their financial needs and coaching his staff to achieve customer service and sales goals.  

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West Gate Bank Promotes Kay Bartek

September 27, 2022

West Gate Bank announces the promotion of Kay Bartek to Senior Vice President, Retail Banking. She will be taking over for Doug Carey who is retiring at the end of the year after a 45-year career in the banking industry, including the past 20 years at West Gate Bank where he led the Retail banking team. 

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West Gate Bank Welcomes Laura Burford as Senior Vice President, Correspondent Lending

August 25, 2022

The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Laura Burford as Senior Vice President, Correspondent Lending.

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West Gate Bank Promotes Kenzie Meyer

August 15, 2022

West Gate Bank announces the promotion of Kenzie Meyer to the title Operations Specialist.

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West Gate Bank Promotes Emily Phelps

August 11, 2022

The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors has elected Emily Phelps to the title of Assistant Vice President, Branch Manager at the 8400 Eagle Crest location.

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West Gate Bank Promotes Kirstin Lammle

June 17, 2022

West Gate Bank announces the promotion of Kirstin Lammle to the title Human Resources Officer.

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West Gate Bank Welcomes Megan Froehlich

May 2, 2022

The West Gate Bank Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Megan Froehlich as Vice President, Business Banking Solutions Officer.

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West Gate Bank Welcomes Guthrie Steen

February 2, 2022

The West Gate Bank Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Guthrie Steen as an Assistant Vice President, Mortgage Loan Officer.

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West Gate Bank® Welcomes Michael Bittner as Senior Vice President, Omaha Residential Construction Lending

January 31, 2022

The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Michael Bittner as Senior Vice President & Manager, Omaha Residential Construction Lending.

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West Gate Bank Promotes Anderson

September 23, 2021

The West Gate Bank Board of Directors has elected Lindsay Anderson to Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer.

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West Gate Bank Promotes Hamm

September 20, 2021

The West Gate Bank Board of Directors has elected Britton Hamm to the title of Assistant Vice President, Branch Manager at the 97th & Q location.

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West Gate Bank Promotes Reardon and Wheeler

August 10, 2021

The West Gate Bank Board of Directors has elected Shane Reardon to Assistant Vice President, Commercial Lending and Jennifer Wheeler to Commercial Loan Officer.

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West Gate Bank Promotes Glause, Zinnecker

August 10, 2021

The West Gate Bank Board of Directors has elected Mitch Glause to Assistant Vice President, Business Banking Solutions Officer and HolliAnn Zinnecker to Assistant Vice President, Customer Service Officer.

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West Gate Bank Promotes Mendoza

June 23, 2021

West Gate Bank announces the promotion of Elyssa Mendoza to the title Operations Specialist.

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West Gate Bank One of Three Co-Investors With Nelnet Renewable Energy Partners To Complete $9.9 Million Solar Tax Equity Investment in the Northeast

April 20, 2021

Lincoln, Neb. – April 5, 2021 – Nelnet Renewable Energy, a leading solar tax equity investor and fund manager, today announced the completion of a $9.9 million solar tax equity investment into a portfolio of projects in the northeast with three co-investors. The investment received an E1 rating on its Green Transaction Evaluation from S&P Global Ratings for its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) impact.

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West Gate Bank Promotes Wagener, Kerns-Loy

March 29, 2021

The West Gate Bank Board of Directors has elected Tana Wagener to Senior Vice President, Director of Human Resources and Jaci Kerns-Loy to Assistant Vice President, Branch Manager.

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West Gate Bank to Build New Branch at 177th & Maple Street

March 15, 2021

West Gate Bank has announced plans to expand its presence in the Omaha market with the building of a fourth location at 177th & Maple Street.

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West Gate Bank Promotes Blank, Hall, Lutomski

January 12, 2021

The West Gate Bank Board of Directors has elected Clay Blank to the title of Mortgage Officer/Jr. TPO Account Executive for the West Gate Bank Correspondent Mortgage division; Stacy Hall to the title of Vice President in her role as a TPO Account Executive for the West Gate Bank Correspondent Mortgage division; and Kelly Lutomski to the title of Vice President, Mortgage Talent Recruitment & Development.

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West Gate Bank Promotes Jeremey Shiers

January 5, 2021

West Gate Bank® announces the promotion of Jeremey Shiers to Executive Vice President of West Gate Bank and President of the bank’s Mortgage division.

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West Gate Bank Elects Hollinger to Board of Directors

November 23, 2020

West Gate Bank is pleased to announce the addition of Jared Hollinger to its Board of Directors.  

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West Gate Bank Welcomes Tettenborn as Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer

September 1, 2020

The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Chad Tettenborn as Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer. Tettenborn brings 15 years of experience in Financial Services to his new role at West Gate Bank.  

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LCF Announces West Gate Bank as Presenting Sponsor of Give To Lincoln Day

August 24, 2020

The Lincoln Community Foundation enthusiastically announced the continuation of West Gate Bank’s sponsorship for Give to Lincoln Day. West Gate Bank has committed to the event for the next three years as Presenting Sponsor. The 10th annual giving day is scheduled for Tuesday, May 25, 2021.

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West Gate Bank Promotes Bartek, Brandt, Morand-Ackerman

July 29, 2020

The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors has elected Kay Bartek to Senior Vice President, Lincoln Retail Market Manager; Casey Brandt to Assistant Vice President, Branch Manager; and Jennifer Morand-Ackerman to Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer.

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West Gate Bank Welcomes Koehlmoos

July 20, 2020

The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Lance Koehlmoos as an Assistant Vice President, Loan Operations Manager.

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West Gate Bank Promotes Wooster

June 4, 2020

The West Gate Bank Board of Directors has elected Kyle Wooster to Senior Credit Officer.

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West Gate Bank Welcomes Kirkendall

March 27, 2020

The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Lindsey Kirkendall as an Assistant Vice President, Business Banking Solutions Officer.

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West Gate Bank Promotes Hobelman

March 3, 2020

The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors has elected Margaret Hobelman to the title of Senior Vice President/Controller.

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West Gate Bank Welcomes Melichar

December 4, 2019

The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Matt Melichar as a Mortgage Loan Officer.

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West Gate Bank and the UNL Center for Economic Education Partner to Open Student Branch at Wysong Elementary

November 26, 2019

The newest “branch” of West Gate Bank opened its doors for the first time on November 22, 2019. Business will be limited to savings deposits for Wysong Elementary students.

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West Gate Bank Promotes Ashburn and Bauer

September 30, 2019

The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors has elected Taylor Ashburn and Dustin Bauer to Senior Vice Presidents.

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West Gate Bank Welcomes Glause, Sundberg

July 19, 2019

The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Mitchell Glause as a Business Banking Solutions Officer and Amber Sundberg to the Business Banking Solutions team.

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Hannemann Recognized as a Junior Achievement Volunteer of the Year

July 1, 2019

Johanna Hannemann, Retail Training Officer at West Gate Bank, received a Junior Achievement Volunteer of the Year award on June 20, 2019 at the JA Spirit of Achievement luncheon in Lincoln, Nebraska.  Hannemann was nominated by the first-grade team at Roper Elementary School.

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West Gate Bank Welcomes Jeanette Moeller as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

June 25, 2019

The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Jeanette Moeller as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer.

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Miller Completes Advanced School of Banking

June 17, 2019

Katie Miller, Vice President and Branch Manager at West Gate Bank®’s Midtown location, recently completed the 2018/2019 Advanced School of Banking.

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West Gate Bank Welcomes Reardon

April 15, 2019

The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Shane Reardon as a Commercial Loan Officer.

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West Gate Bank Empowers High School Students to Make Informed Financial Decisions Through Innovative Web-Based Program

March 30, 2019

April is Financial Literacy month, making it the perfect time to reflect on the landscape of financial wellness and how West Gate Bank is moving the needle in Lincoln Public Schools.

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West Gate Bank Promotes Johnson, Nelly

March 19, 2019

The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors has elected Nancy Johnson to the title Vice President, Consumer Loan Manager and Teresa Nelly to the title Vice President, Branch Manager.

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West Gate Bank® Elects Homa, Peterson To Board Of Directors

January 10, 2019

West Gate Bank® is pleased to announce the addition of Mike Homa and Todd Peterson to its Board of Directors.  

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West Gate Bank Promotes Hall, Hartwig, Tolle

November 28, 2018

The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors has elected Stacy Hall to the title of Assistant Vice President/Correspondent Mortgage Account Manager for the West Gate Bank Correspondent Mortgage division; Sherry Hartwig to the title of Vice President of the West Gate Bank Mortgage Servicing division; and Scott Tolle to the title of Assistant Vice President/Mortgage Collections Manager.

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West Gate Bank Welcomes Ridgeway

October 19, 2018

The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Kiann Ridgeway as a Mortgage Loan Officer.

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West Gate Bank Welcomes Peterson

July 23, 2018

The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Tyler Peterson as a Mortgage Loan Officer.

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West Gate Bank Promotes Dittenber, Schreiner and Theisen

July 23, 2018

The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors has elected Jon Dittenber to Omaha Chief Lending Officer; promoted Shawn Schreiner to Omaha Business Banking Solutions Officer and Nick Theisen to Business Banking Officer.

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West Gate Bank Promotes Myers

June 8, 2018

The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors has promoted Shane Myers to the title of Vice President, Mortgage Underwriting Manager for the West Gate Bank Mortgage division.

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West Gate Bank Elects Shiers

June 5, 2018

The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors has elected Jeremey Shiers to the title of Senior Vice President/CFO of West Gate Bank® Mortgage.

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West Gate Bank® to Acquire Omaha Branches From Great Southern Bank

May 7, 2018

West Gate Bank announced the signing of an agreement to acquire three Omaha area branches from Great Southern Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: GSBC). The transition is expected to take place in July 2018, pending regulatory approval.

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West Gate Bank® Promotes Miller, Shelton, and Thornton

May 7, 2018

The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors has elected Katie Miller to the title of Vice President, Branch Manager of the Midtown location; Brock Shelton to the title of Senior Vice President, Business Banking Solutions; and Kristi Thornton to the title of Senior Vice President, Omaha Retail Market Manager.

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West Gate Bank Donates $25,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Lincoln

March 28, 2018

West Gate Bank and Habitat for Humanity of Lincoln are partnering together to build a decent and affordable home for future Habitat homeowners, Khasro, Ginar and their four children. West Gate Bank is the $25,000 Silver Sponsor on an upcoming Habitat build to begin Thursday, July 12, 2018.

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West Gate Bank® Promotes Brummond

February 5, 2018

The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors has elected Jamie Brummond to the title of Vice President, Mortgage Compliance Officer for the West Gate Bank Mortgage division.

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West Gate Bank Announces Gift to Lincoln Community Foundation

January 16, 2018

Lincoln, NE — West Gate Bank announced a gift donation to The Lincoln Community Foundation that will provide Give To Lincoln Day the largest match fund in its seven year history. Lincoln’s annual giving day is scheduled for Thursday, May 31. Every participating nonprofit organization will receive a proportional share of the record $400,000 match fund, based upon its percentage of total dollars raised.

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West Gate Bank Promotes Dittenber, Ross, Wooster and Bates

October 23, 2017

The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors has elected Jon Dittenber, Darcie Ross and Kyle Wooster each to Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending.  Tyler Bates has been promoted to Credit Analyst II.

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West Gate Bank® Promotes Hannemann

July 24, 2017

Lincoln, NE — The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors has elected Johanna Hannemann to the title of Retail Training Officer.

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West Gate Bank® Promotes Lutomski

June 19, 2017

Lincoln, NE — The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors has elected Kelly Lutomski to the title of Assistant Vice President, Development & Correspondent Processing Manager for the West Gate Bank Mortgage division.

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Willard Community Center Groundbreaking

May 17, 2017

As one of the many projects West Gate Bank is proud to support, on Wednesday, May 17 the Willard Community Center held a groundbreaking ceremony for their facility renovation. The renovation will include a new three-story addition allowing for expansion of Willard's programs and services.

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Miller Completes School Of Banking Fundamentals

April 28, 2017

Lincoln, NE — Katie Miller, Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager at West Gate Bank®’s 84th & Eagle Crest location, recently completed the 2017 School of Banking Fundamentals.

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West Gate Bank® Promotes Hobelman

March 22, 2017

Lincoln, NE — The West Gate Bank® Board of Directors has elected Margaret Hobelman to the title of Senior Vice President/Cashier.

 

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