TACOMA, Wash., June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Columbia Bank welcomes
Allisha McVay as Assistant Vice President and Manager of the bank's downtown
Gig Harbor Branch, located at 3006 Judson St. She will manage daily branch
operations and continue the bank's outreach to the consumer and business
communities.
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"Allisha is at home in Gig Harbor. She is a resident and she really knows
the community -- both the people and the challenges and opportunities facing
businesses. She will help us continue to be a real positive force in the
community," said Avery Johnson, Senior Vice President of Retail Banking.
Allisha McVay has 10 years of banking experience and was previously with
Venture Bank's (formerly Harbor Bank) Pioneer Branch in Gig Harbor as a
Financial Center Manager. She began her career at US Bank and was there for 8
years.
Ms. McVay is a board member of Communities in Schools and a member of the
Gig Harbor Mid-Day Rotary Club and Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce. She lives
in Gig Harbor with her husband and two children.
Columbia Bank is a Washington state-chartered, full-service commercial
bank providing products and services to individuals, business and the real
estate community. A wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Banking System Inc.,
(Nasdaq: COLB) Columbia Bank currently operates 34 branches in Pierce, King,
Cowlitz, Kitsap and Thurston counties.
Contact: JoAnne Coy, Vice President, Marketing Director
253-305-1965
Columbia Bank
1301 A Street
Tacoma, WA 98402
SOURCE Columbia Bank
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/CONTACT: JoAnne Coy, Vice President, Marketing Director, of Columbia
Bank, +1-253-305-1965/
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CO: Columbia Bank; Columbia Banking System Inc.
ST: Washington
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