Who we are

Edward Jamison, Managing Director of Consulting

Edward Jamison has over 30 years of executive level experience with financial institutions. From 1976 to 1984, Mr. Jamison served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Commerce First Thrift, and Commerce Financial, a financial institution holding company, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. From 1984-1989, Mr. Jamison served as the Senior Vice President of First Security Financial, a wholly owned subsidiary of First Security Corporation in Salt LakeCity, Utah. In 1989 he co-founded Nevada Community Bank where he served as its President, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman until its sale to First Security Corporation in 1994. Subsequent to the sale of Nevada Community Bank, he co-founded Community Bank of Nevada (1994), where he served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board until the creation of Community Bancorp. In 2005, Community Bancorp (a bank holding company) was formed, of which Community Bank of Nevada became a wholly-owned subsidiary. He then assumed the positions of President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Community Bancorp (positions he held until the bank ceased operations in August 2009) and oversaw its initial public offering of stock and listing on NASDAQ.

Patrick Hartman, Director

Patrick Hartman brings more than 35 years of experience in the accounting and finance profession, primarily serving as Chief Financial Officer for community banks in the greater Los Angeles area. From 1979 through 1997, Mr. Hartman served as the chief financial officer for Community Bank and CU Bancorp/California United Bank. In 1997, he founded the Alpha Consulting Group, which provided project management services and network support to companies challenged by increased technology requirements. In early 2005 he accepted the position of Chief Financial Officer of Center Financial Corporation/Center Bank, a position he held until February 2007 when he accepted the Chief Financial Officer position with Community Bancorp in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Hartman served as Community Bancorp's Chief Financial Officer until Community Bancorp's bank subsidiaries ceased operations in August 2009. Mr. Hartman has substantial experience in cash management, financial projections, balance sheet management, SEC reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley implementation, mergers and acquisitions and bank regulatory matters. Mr. Hartman started his career with Peat Marwick in Chicago, Illinois and has also taught a variety of graduate and undergraduate accounting and finance classes at the University of Redlands in California. Mr. Hartman earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater and Masters of Business Administration from Northern Illinois University.

Jeffrey R Chase, CPA

Jeffrey Chase has over 29 years of experience which includes twenty-two years of public accounting, twelve in a partner position. Clients serviced in public accounting include those in the finance, distribution, oil & gas, not-for-profit, entertainment and construction industries. Most recently, he has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of a publicly traded financial with over $1.7 billion in assets, with responsibility for all financial reporting to the Board of Directors and Securities & Exchange Commission filings. He has substantial experience in accounting and financial institution operations, Securities & Exchange Commission filings, strategic planning, complex business and tax issues, Sarbanes-Oxley implementation and monitoring, cash flow analysis, budget development and implementation, and regulatory compliance filings. Mr. Chase started his career with Grant Thornton LLP (Dallas office) and graduated from Abilene Christian University with a bachelor's degree in accounting in 1980.