ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc., and ChoiceOne Bank (NASDAQ: COFS) (“ChoiceOne”) are pleased to announce that Andy Jackson and Nate VanderWoude have recently graduated from the Graduate School of Banking Program at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Jackson and VanderWoude both graduated with High Honors in the top five percent of their class. They also received the prestigious Certificate of Executive Leadership from the Wisconsin School of Business and Executive Development – the highest-level certificate they offer.
“The Graduate School of Banking is a rigorous program including finance, marketing, management and the environment in which community banks operate today,” said ChoiceOne CEO Kelly Potes. “As Vice Presidents and Commercial Loan Officers, Andy and Nate play a significant role in the growth of our Bank in West Michigan. Their insight into advanced management will help guide us as we grow our community bank franchise in Michigan and fulfill our mission to provide superior service, quality advice, and show our utmost respect to everyone we meet.”
Jackson joined ChoiceOne in 2021 as Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer (West Market). A seasoned banker, Jackson has 25 years of extensive commercial lending, commercial credit, and leadership experience. Jackson has served on a variety of non-profit organizations and is a graduate of Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo.
VanderWoude joined ChoiceOne in 2021 as Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer (West Market). Before joining ChoiceOne, VanderWoude had seven years of banking experience with a regional bank in Grand Rapids where he was Assistant Vice President, Business Banking Relationship Manager. Graduating from Trinity Christian College, in Palos Heights, Illinois, VanderWoude has a Bachelor of Science in Business Finance.
The Graduate School of Banking (GSB) is an industry leader in providing advanced management education for financial professionals. Jackson and VanderWoude completed the three-year program that develops banking leaders through a curriculum of advanced management education. The GSB is widely recognized as the nation's leading and most progressive banking school, offering a comprehensive course of study that reflects the contemporary trends impacting the financial services industry and focuses on meeting the changing needs of today's bank manager.
About Graduate School of Banking (GSB)
Since 1945, the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (GSB) has helped develop banking leaders through a program of advanced management education. Today, GSB is widely recognized as the nation’s leading and most progressive banking school, offering a comprehensive course of study that focuses on meeting the changing needs of today’s bank manager. GSB is sponsored and governed by the Central States Conference of Bankers Associations in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has been the school of choice for more than 23,000 bankers. For more information see https://www.gsb.org/.
About ChoiceOne
ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered in Sparta, Michigan, and the parent corporation of ChoiceOne Bank. Member FDIC. ChoiceOne Bank operates 35 offices in parts of Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon, Newaygo, Lapeer, St. Clair, Macomb, and Oakland counties. ChoiceOne is an approximately $2.6 billion-asset bank holding company making it the eighth largest bank holding company in Michigan based on asset size. ChoiceOne Bank offers insurance and investment products through its subsidiary, ChoiceOne Insurance Agencies, Inc. ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “COFS.” For more information, please visit Investor Relations at ChoiceOne’s website choiceone.bank.