41 Hoosier Banker August 2015 The La Porte Savings Bank Karin Contri has been named branch manager, Michigan City location. She has 11 years of banking experience. Contri volunteers with the in-patient unit of Hospice-Franciscan Communities of St. Anthony Hospital and serves as treasurer of the Westville Area Chamber of Commerce. Joseph Watterson has been named branch manager, eastside location. He joined the bank in 2004, serving as customer service representative and most recently as branch manager of the bank’s Michigan City location. Watterson volunteers with the La Porte County United Way, Junior Achievement and Michigan City Rotary Club. Tiffany Stacy has been promoted to branch manager, Westville location. She has 13 years of banking experience. Stacy joined the bank in 2006 as teller and has served as customer service representative and assistant branch manager. Your Community Bank, New Albany Darren Spainhoward has been named regional president of the bank’s Evansville market. He has 25 years of banking experience, serving most recently as senior vice president of commercial lending with Old National Bank. Spainhoward serves on the boards of United Way of Southwestern Indiana, Youth First and the Ark Crisis Childcare Center. Salin Bank, Indianapolis James P. Alender has been named president and chief executive officer. He has served on the board since 2013 and as executive vice president, chief operating officer, since 2014. Alender previously served as district president of KeyBank and of Society National Bank, as well as senior vice president for Ameritrust National Bank in Indianapolis and Union Bank and Trust in Kokomo. He is active with the Indiana UniversityKokomo advisory board, Kokomo Noon Rotary Club and American College of Healthcare Executives. Citizens State Bank, New Castle Andrew Kirchoff, retail banking officer, has been promoted to branch manager, Rushville location. A graduate of Ball State University, he is active with the Optimist Club. Brian Bess has been promoted to relationship manager, serving Rush County. He has 22 years of banking experience, serving as manager for the past 12 years. Bess serves on the Rushville City utility board. Susie Downey has been promoted to branch manager, Knightstown location. She has 25 years of experience with the bank, joining as a teller and most recently serving as assistant branch manager. First Financial Bank, Columbus Kevin Hockaday has joined the bank as banking center manager, Fort Wayne location. He has 10 years of banking experience, serving previously as banking center manager. Hockaday is involved with Little League baseball and the Fort Wayne music community. Jose Sampoll has joined the bank as mortgage loan originator, serving the Indianapolis Harrison Crossing location. He has 10 years of real estate and mortgage banking experience. Sampoll is an active member of the Indiana Army National Guard, in addition to the Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of Realtors and Indiana Mortgage Bankers Association. He attended Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Alender has past board experience with the Greater Kokomo Economic Development Alliance, United Way of Howard County, Community Foundation of Howard County, Howard Regional Health System Hospital Foundation and the YWCA. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and completed the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin.
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