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Mandee Smith is the manager of Core Bank’s Virtual Center and Headquarters locations. She loves to stay active, whether that’s working out, hiking, or playing outside with her two dogs. Mandee is passionate about growing her team and fostering a focus around the Core Bank culture. She strives to create a culture where her customers turn into family and feel like they’re at home, whether they come into the branch or reach out to our Virtual Center. Mandee and her teams are excited to help pave the way for a new world of banking, all while maintaining a customer-first focus.

Kathryn Barker, Chief Credit Officer, oversees all of the lending processes at Core Bank, including loan administration and cash management services. Her career-long experience in banking was enhanced by a nine-year venture into private business. That experience, and perspective from “the other side of the desk”, drives Kathryn’s passion for serving entrepreneurs, and provides wisdom and insight that our business customers find invaluable.

Jill Hruska, Relationship Manager, is a self-proclaimed Willy Wonka candy connoisseur. This Omaha native is an avid runner and sports fan. Jill is drawn to community banking because it affords her the ability to build strong and lasting relationships with her customers, and deliver personalized service that people love!

Travis David is the Banking Center Manager of our Bel Air location. He has vast experience in banking from managing a few years in Brooklyn, NY and now back in Omaha, NE. He is committed to professionalism for himself and his team. He is an active Board Member of Papillion Community Foundation and the Papillion YMCA.

Travis and his team are committed to providing excellent service. He always puts his clients first and is more committed to building a relationship with you and getting to know you. Travis can be more than your banker but an advisor for your all around financial needs.
When Travis is not at work, you can always find him watching, playing and crying about soccer. He is huge Manchester United fan. He also likes to stay in shape, so you will always see him lifting a snack into his mouth.

Travis has spent his life on three different continents, so if you are ever in the Bel Air area, please stop in to our location and hear his life story.

Lindsay Borgeson leads Core Bank’s Deposit team. She is a huge Husker fan, and describes Core Bank as having a small town banking feel, with big bank products and opportunities. She’s always up for a challenge, and loves to find creative solutions for customers and her team. Lindsay lives by the motto “follow through and follow up.

Deb Hansen is the manager of Core Bank’s West Center and Pacific banking centers. This office cheerleader loves her family, chocolate, and the changes of season. She takes pride in knowing each customer by name, and being able to deliver a level of service that doesn’t exist in bigger banks. Deb is drawn to community banking because she enjoys working for a company that gives back to the community.

Chuck Holsapple is just one of the great Lenders on Core Bank’s Bellevue Mortgage Team. When not in the office taking care of customers, you can probably find him out on the golf course, or rooting on his Huskers, Chiefs, and Royals. For Chuck, his remarkable co-workers are his favorite part about Core Bank, which he describes as “small town feel but big city benefits.”

As a member of Core Bank’s mortgage lending team, Rochelle Eigsti is proud that her bank serves the community with the same values and principles that she holds personally. When she’s not guiding home buyers through their lending process, this wife, mother and Nana loves participating in physical activities with her grandchildren and is an active member of her local church and Optimists Club.

Brett Davis loves being a part of the Core Bank mortgage lending team, but his passion for teamwork started on ice skates in Michigan. A youth hockey standout, and member of the 2000 USA Junior Hockey team that won gold in Alberta, the sport brought him to Omaha as a high schooler to play for the Lancers, and later the UNO Mavericks. Brett’s favorite part about Core Bank is the desire and commitment each employee has to serve every customer internally and externally, and what a genuinely fun place it is to work.

As a member of Core Bank’s Bellevue Mortgage Lending Team, Joe Drollinger’s friendly, fun-seeking personality is noticeable right away. He proudly describes Core Bank as “big enough to offer great banking services and small enough to not feel like just an account number.” An active member in the community, Joe also enjoys playing the guitar, and treasures time spent during dinners with his family.

Brian Dryak is a passionate guy, with a zest for life. A consummate professional and committed customer advocate, he delivers. Period. A member of the Core Bank mortgage lending team, Brian describes Core Bank as “on top of the game in every aspect….lending, service, friendliness, integrity…above and beyond any other bank.” He grew up in Niobrara, Nebraska with his high school sweetheart (now wife) and loves his family, and all things outdoors and sports.

Chris Banyay is a loyal leader of Core Bank’s Omaha Mortgage Lending Team. After more than twenty years in the banking profession, Chris’ customer-service and lending relationships are shaped by the advice “surround yourself with positive people, and never ever, ever give up.” And this father of four knows a thing or two about success. You’re looking at the 6th grade county spelling champion!

Matt Brown’s fun, easy going, “don’t quit” spirit is what makes him a valuable member of the Core Bank team. His passion for communication allows him to relate to customers on a personal level, truly making them feel like more than just another customer. Outside of banking, you can find Matt enjoying time with his wife and two kids at sporting events. Just as Matt loves his family, he truly enjoys working for a community centered bank who loves their customers like family.

Greg Beach learned the value of relationships growing up in rural Nebraska. Perhaps it’s that small-town upbringing that forged this member of Core Bank’s real estate team’s work ethic, and commitment to responsiveness and customer service. Never one to sit idle, Greg enjoys hunting and adventure races, and lives by one of Thomas Edison’s mottos, “Good things come to those who hustle while they wait.”

David Hartman, Senior Vice President of Real Estate Lending, leads our team of residential construction and mortgage lenders. He’s an avid Creighton Bluejays basketball fan, but you’re more likely to find him investing time serving any one of the many numerous community boards that he sits on. A favorite local charity is Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Midlands where he’s been a “big” to a young man for the last 8 years. David’s experience and expertise in the industry make him a trusted advisor to the team and our customers.

Katey Lenczowski is an Omaha native who has lived abroad, started and grown her own private business, and is actively involved Omaha’s CREW (Commercial Real Estate Executive Women) organization as a director. In her role as Vice President of Commercial Lending, she contributes to business development, customer relationship management, and brings a strong expertise in SBA lending to the Core Bank team.

Ron Baumert, Vice President of Commercial Lending, loves the camaraderie and cohesiveness of the entire Core Bank team; and having the opportunity to work closely with customers to building lasting relationships and helping them achieve their financial goals. A Scribner, Nebraska native, this genuine, Midwest approach is appreciated and admired by his colleagues and customers.

Tom Pritchard, Vice President of Commercial Lending, describes Core Bank as a bank that works really hard to say “yes” as opposed to issuing a quick “no” to customer needs that don’t easily fit into a typical banking or lending “box”. An Omaha native, this father of five hit a hole-in-one back in his teen years. But, you’ll have to take his word for it, because he was golfing by himself that day!

In business and life, Gary Seeger welcomes a good challenge. As Core Bank’s Senior Vice President of Commercial Lending, Gary leads our commercial lenders by example, promoting teamwork, collaboration, and customer focus. He brings a wealth of diverse experience, earned over 27 years in banking. Banking is a competitive industry, but Gary knows that what sets Core Bank apart is strong leadership and local decision making, empowering team members to act in the customer’s best interest and deliver responsive service.

Jill Hruska, Relationship Manager, is a self-proclaimed Willy Wonka candy connoisseur. This Omaha native is an avid runner and sports fan. Jill is drawn to community banking because it affords her the ability to build strong and lasting relationships with her customers, and deliver personalized service that people love!

Lindsay Borgeson leads Core Bank’s Deposit team. She is a huge Husker fan, and describes Core Bank as having a small town banking feel, with big bank products and opportunities. She’s always up for a challenge, and loves to find creative solutions for customers and her team. Lindsay lives by the motto “follow through and follow up.”

Nick Parker, manager of Core Bank’s Q Street and Maple Street banking centers, is all about Family and Red Sox Baseball — and Customer Service. When Core Bank promises to deliver the ‘Best Banking Experience of Your Life,’ Nick means it. Each time a customer comes in, he wants that experience to be memorable. “Customers trust us to be their banking expert and find needs to help save them time, save them money, and set them up for the financial freedom to be able to enjoy life.”

Mark Rodgers is the manager of Core Bank’s Bel Air banking center. Mark’s energetic and humorous personality, and knack for impeccable customer service, has made him a favorite with customers over five years. When he’s not at work, you’re likely to find this avid reader with a book in hand, enjoying the outdoors, or working on home improvement projects.