Santa Clara Valley Bank announces promotions

President and CEO Michael D. Hause recently announced that Barbara Doane and Cynthia Lavery have been promoted to Vice President, based on their significant contributions toward the success of Santa Clara Valley Bank (SCVBank). Vice President Barbara Doane serves as the Bank’s Compliance Officer. “Barbara has an increasingly difficult job, as government regulations have increased over the past several years including the implementation of the Patriot Act. Barbara has worked extremely well with the Bank’s employees in all three branches with training and oversight which ensures the Bank complies with all State and Federal regulations,” stated Hause. Recent audits and exams have disclosed that SCVBank has satisfactory complied with all applicable regulations, and Barbara has been instrumental in achieving these results.Vice President Cindy Lavery is a Commercial Lender but that doesn’t say it all. Besides being an accomplished lender, she also assists the Bank’s Chief Credit Officer, Charles Elliott, in several credit administrative duties. Cindy provides excellent customer service and has a very loyal following. She represents the Bank well in offering commercial real estate and operating loans, Home Equity Loans, as well as SBA loans for small businesses.We are every fortunate to have team members of the quality of Barbara Doane and Cynthia Lavery, and they are very deserving of the Vice President title.Both Barbara and Cynthia live in East Ventura.