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Meet Shanda – Sr. VP at our Main Bank! Shanda is grateful for her health and is inspired by her family’s legacy – in fact her dad was a banker for 37 years. Shanda loves to organize and decorate and completing tasks gives her a sense of responsibility.

How do you like to start your day?
Devotions / Quiet Time

Who has influenced you the most when it comes to your work ethic?
My Parents

What drives you to work hard
The satisfaction of completing something and my sense of responsibility

What inspires you at work?
family legacy

What drove you down this career path?
My Dad, he was a banker for 37 years

What’s your biggest pet peeve at work?
Not respecting a closed door

If you could add one thing to the workspace, what would it be?
A heater

If you could pick a superpower, what would you choose?
Photographic memory

Name one dead celebrity you would like to have dinner with!
Carol Burnett

If you were an animal, what would you be?
Golden doodle

What is the coolest thing about your job?
The people I work with

Imagine you could step in a teleport for a day and go to any place and time in history. Where and when would you travel to?
New York City in the 1920’s

What is the best gift you ever received?
My kids

What is the nerdiest thing you do in your free time?
Organizing and Decorating

What is the soundtrack to your life? Describe?
You Say by Lauren Daigle

Whats one thing you are grateful for today?
Good health

When you grew up, you hoped to become a…
Fashion Merchandiser

The most courageous or embarrassing moment you remember while at school?
Wearing Headgear and braces

Name one of your guilty pleasures
Chocolate!

Meet Sandra – Customer Service Representative / New Accounts in Fredonia. Sandra likes to start her day with a shower and says her biggest pet peeve is negativity. She’d love to have dinner with Elvis and says the theme song to her life is, “Maniac.”

How do you like to start your day?
Shower to wake up

Who has influenced you the most when it comes to your work ethic?
My Mom

What drives you to work hard
My Checkbook

What inspires you at work?
my customers

What drove you down this career path?
I needed a job

What’s your biggest pet peeve at work?
negativity

If you could add one thing to the workspace, what would it be?
add furniture

If you could pick a superpower, what would you choose?
think where you want to go, close your eyes and poof you are there

Name one dead celebrity you would like to have dinner with!
Elvis!

If you were an animal, what would you be?
a dog!

What is the coolest thing about your job?
Being able to give Brad crap! but also work in the AC

Imagine you could step in a teleport for a day and go to any place and time in history. Where and when would you travel to?
No reason but I would like to go to Destin, FL to just sit on the beach

What is the best gift you ever received?
My brother surprised me coming home from the Navy

What is the nerdiest thing you do in your free time?
Crochet

What is the soundtrack to your life? Describe?
Maniac, grandkids

Whats one thing you are grateful for today?
Job, healthy family, kids, grandkids, my 2 labs

When you grew up, you hoped to become a…
photographer

The most courageous or embarrassing moment you remember while at school?
OMG – trying out for cheerleader in middle school. Dumbest thing I ever did

Name one of your guilty pleasures
Strawberry white claw seltzer and Almond M&Ms

Meet Shawn, Operations Assistant in Independence. Shawn starts his day with a cup of coffee and says he’s most influenced by his dad and wife. His biggest pet peeve at work is the phone ringing and if he could have anything at work it would be a “designated phone answerer.” Shawn says he’s inspired to continue learning and the best gift he’s ever received is his kids

How do you like to start your day?
Cup of coffee

Who has influenced you the most when it comes to your work ethic?
My Dad and Wife

What drives you to work hard
My kids

What inspires you at work?
To continue learning

What drove you down this career path?
Opportunity

What’s your biggest pet peeve at work?
Phone ringing

If you could add one thing to the workspace, what would it be?
A Designated Phone Answerer

If you could pick a superpower, what would you choose?
I always wanted to be able to shoot lasers from my eyes like superman, but I would like to be able to fly as well!

Name one dead celebrity you would like to have dinner with!
Chester Bennington

Imagine you could step in a teleport for a day and go to any place and time in history. Where and when would you travel to?
I would go back to September 6 1995 to the game when Cal Ripken Jr. broke the record for consecutive games plays

What is the best gift you ever received?
My kids

What is the nerdiest thing you do in your free time?
watch documentaries

When you grew up, you hoped to become a …
Baseball Player

Christy, Vice President / Retail Banking Manager starts her day talking to her puppy! Christy says her work ethic has been influenced by her parents and is inspired by the employees she works with. Her biggest pet peeve is cludder and say the coolest thing about her job is that it is relaxed and she feels like she can be herself at work.

How do you like to start your day?
Talking to my puppy

Who has influenced you the most when it comes to your work ethic?
Both of my parents

What drives you to work hard?
I always want to do my very best!

What inspires you at work?
The employees. I want to be the best supervisor I can for them. So I hope I lead by example

What drove you down this career path?
I have never thought about banking but had just moved back to town and they took a chance on me!

What’s your biggest pet peeve at work?
Cludder

If you could add one thing to the workspace, what would it be?
Fridays off

If you could pick a superpower, what would you choose?
Fly

Name one dead celebrity you would like to have dinner with!
Robin Williams

If you were an animal, what would you be?
Dog

Imagine you could step in a teleport for a day and go to any place and time in history. Where and when would you travel to?
WoodStock

What’s the coolest thing about your job?
It is a relaxed enviorment where you can be yourself

What is the best gift you ever received?
My kids

What is the nerdiest thing you do in your free time?
Binge watch silly comedy series’

That one song that’s the soundtrack to your life?  Describe.
Hold My Hand – Lady Gaga

What’s the one thing you’re grateful for today?
My family

When you grew up, you hoped to become a …
Dancer

The most courageous or embarrassing moment you remember while at school?
Courageous – Speaking in front of my classmates.
Embarrassing – Getting in trouble and getting paddled in front of the class.

Name one of your guilty pleasures
Pepsi

Meet Chad, Market President at Fredonia. Chad likes to start his day early and says his dad influenced him the most when it comes to work ethic. Chad says he’s driven to be the best banker in town and has always had an interest in banking. The best gift he’s received is his two daughters and when not at the bank, he enjoys smoking cigars and playing video games.

How do you like to start your day?
Early. Getting in the bank early and enjoying the peace and quiet for a couple hours

Who has influenced you the most when it comes to your work ethic?
My father

What drives you to work hard
Motivation to be the best bank and banker in town

What inspires you at work?
My family

What drove you down this career path?
Myself. I have always had an interest in banking since I graduated college

If you could add one thing to the workspace, what would it be?
Driving Range

If you could pick a superpower, what would you choose?
Be able to fly

Name one dead celebrity you would like to have dinner with!
Larry Hagman

If you were an animal, what would you be?
Great White Shark

Where and when would you travel to?
March of 1994, to snow ski with my Grandpa again

What’s the coolest thing about your job?
Professional relationships with my customers

What is the best gift you ever received?
My two daughters

What is the nerdiest thing you do in your free time?
Play video games

That one song that’s the soundtrack to your life?
I don’t have a particular song. I love all music. My library ranges from Sinatra to Zombie.

What’s the one thing you’re grateful for today?
My family

When you grew up, you hoped to become a …
Quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys

The most courageous or embarrassing moment you remember while at school?
Was never courageous and never embarrassed 🙂

Name one of your guilty pleasures
Smoking Cigars

Meet Jon, Assistant Retail Banking Manager at Independence, Main Branch. Jon says his work ethic can be attributed to his family and especially his dad. Jon strives to ensure he is doing what is best for his customers and if he has a super power, he says he wishes he was a human lie-detector. Jon says in his free time, he enjoys playing Farming Simulator and drinking a bourbon neat.

Who has influenced you the most when it comes to your work ethic?
My dad was a big influence on my work ethic growing up. He always stressed the importance of diligence, and doing your best work. If you aren’t proud of what you did, you aren’t done yet.

What drives you to work hard?
I want to make sure I provide for my family. I am a sponge, so I want to absorb and learn as much as I can about what I am doing, and why it works that way

What inspires you at work?
I always want to make sure I am doing what is best for my customers

What drove you down this career path?
I have always enjoyed and been good at math. In high school, I job shadowed an uncle who was a loan officer and I enjoyed it, so I decided finance was a good path to take! I always went into finance with the idea of becoming a loan officer. Once I began working in the bank, i realized how much more there was to banking than lending and tellers. I love the operations side of the bank now and dont plan to change!

If you could add one thing to the workspace, what would it be?
a bar? I feel like we all wish we had a drink at some point during the work week…

If you could pick a superpower, what would you choose?
I think I would want to be a human lie detector. It would be really informative to be able to tell, perfectly, if a person is telling the truth or not. It would allow for so much additional information to be able to make the most informed decisions

Name one dead celebrity you would like to have dinner with!
I think Robin Williams would be a wonderful person to have a chat around dinner with. He was so funny, yet knew when to be serious.

If you were an animal, what would you be?
I would want to be an eagle. They are large, powerful, graceful, beautiful creatures.

Imagine you could step in a teleport for a day and go to any place and time in history. Where and when would you travel to?
I would love to travel to ancient Greece. I have always loved the architecture, and I think it would be incredible to see the colosseum full of people during a show

What is the nerdiest thing you do in your free time?
I enjoy playing video games. I play one game called Farming Simulator where your mission is to operate a farm, animals crops or both and make it profitable. The possibilities are endless, and I have many hours logged to show that

When you grew up, you hoped to become a …
a farmer. Unfortunately, my family farm was not large enough to sustain my grandfather, father and me, so I looked for other opportunities so I could pursue my dream in my spare time/future

Name one of your guilty pleasures
I like to enjoy a nice glass of bourbon. Almost always neat. The longer aged and stronger proof, normally means a better quality bourbon. I want to start a collection of bourbon.

How do you like to start your day?
Being happy and grateful 

Who has influenced you the most when it comes to your work ethic?
My Dad 

What drives you to work hard
My family

What inspires you at work?
Everyone around me

What drove you down this career path?
I was offered a job at the bank many years ago

What’s your biggest pet peeve at work?
If my desk gets messy when I’m working

If you could add one thing to the workspace, what would it be?
A space heater!  Lol         

If you could pick a superpower, what would you choose?
fly

Name one dead celebrity you would like to have dinner with!
Robin Williams 

If you were an animal, what would you be?
A dog

Imagine you could step in a teleport for a day and go to any place and time in history. Where and when would you travel to?
Anytime with any of my Grandparents that have passed away.

What’s the coolest thing about your job?
I get to learn all different aspects of the bank.  

What is the best gift you ever received?
My Children & Grandchildren

What is the nerdiest thing you do in your free time?
Clean & organize

That one song that’s the soundtrack to your life?  Describe.
“Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey Don’t ever stop believing in Yourself 

What’s the one thing you’re grateful for today?
My family 

When you grew up, you hoped to become a …
Secretary or a teacher 

The most courageous or embarrassing moment you remember while at school?
Probably dropping my retainer in the trashcan and having to dig it out, Yuck!

Name one of your guilty pleasures
Chocolate

How do you like to start your day?
Walk with my dog and then a cup of coffee.

Who has influenced you the most when it comes to your work ethic?
My longtime mentor and friend Jim Koch.

What drives you to work hard
My family.

What inspires you at work?
Helping people achieve their dreams.

What drove you down this career path?
When I was growing up being a banker was the best job in town and I like numbers.

What’s your biggest pet peeve at work?
Too many emails.

If you could add one thing to the workspace, what would it be?
Starbucks café in the lobby.

If you could pick a superpower, what would you choose?
Invisibility

Name one dead celebrity you would like to have dinner with!
Robin Williams

If you were an animal, what would you be?
Hawk

Imagine you could step in a teleport for a day and go to any place and time in history. Where and when would you travel to?
I would travel back in time to when my Grandpa Moore was in the Navy and be there to see first-hand my favorite story he told me.

What’s the coolest thing about your job?
The people I work with.

What is the best gift you ever received?
My daughter.

What is the nerdiest thing you do in your free time?
“Research publicly traded companies

That one song that’s the soundtrack to your life?
“Eye of the Tiger”

What’s the one thing you’re grateful for today?
Family

When you grew up, you hoped to become a …
Pilot

The most courageous or embarrassing moment you remember while at school?
Hurt my knee messing around on the diving board at the swimming pool.

Name one of your guilty pleasures
Watching MTV’s “Ridiculousness”

Business Questions
How do you like to start your day?
COFFEE!!!

Who has influenced you the most when it comes to your work ethic? Ancestors/Parents

What drives you to work hard
My families pride in the work they did was instilled in me a young age.

What inspires you at work?
Never want to disappoint!

What drove you down this career path?
John Thompson

What’s your biggest pet peeve at work?
Drama

If you could add one thing to the workspace, what would it be?
A patio deck off the second floor

If you could pick a superpower, what would you choose?
Invisibility

Name one dead celebrity you would like to have dinner with!
Marilyn Monore

If you were an animal, what would you be?
Cheetah

Imagine you could step in a teleport for a day and go to any place and time in history. Where and when would you travel to?
Elvis Presley-1969 Comback Special Concert-Las Vegas!

What’s the coolest thing about your job?
The people I work with!

What is the best gift you ever received?
My parents collection of Super 8 reel movies converted to DVD’s!

What is the nerdiest thing you do in your free time?
Build Excel spreadsheets

That one song that’s the soundtrack to your life?  
Only the Good Die Young!

What’s the one thing you’re grateful for today?
for my Family both living and deceased

When you grew up, you hoped to become a …
Graphic Artist

The most courageous or embarrassing moment you remember while at school?
Air Band to AC/DC Back in Black

Name one of your guilty pleasures
OH no–any answer here is not going to be appropriate!

How do you like to start your day?
Drinking coffee!

Who has influenced you the most when it comes to your work ethic?
My Dad most definitely the most! I am fortunate to have been influenced by many wonderful people!

What drives you to work hard?
Taking care of our bank, our customers and such good co-workers. I do not always “nail it” but I like to feel that I have done a good job and put forth my best!

What inspires you at work?
My co-workers, the trust our customers put in us, hearing positive things from customers and co-workers.

What drove you down this career path?
Funny when I was little I thought being a teller was so glamorous, the tellers were dressed so pretty, had cool stuff in their areas and were so friendly. I was working retail heading into management and loved it but did not like the hours. A friend asked if I would be interested in a teller position at Colorado National Bank. I was hooked.

What’s your biggest pet peeve at work?
Negativity. Grumbling and complaining to co-workers instead of addressing concerns in a constructive way.

If you could add one thing to the workspace, what would it be?
Starbucks on tap! Seeing the atmosphere of working as one team continue to grow across the whole bank.

If you could pick a superpower, what would you choose?
A hard one for some reason! Flying. I always thought it would be fun! I could go anywhere I want, right now. Eat yummy food in different places, avoid traffic, visit family and friends super easy. Yup, flying!

Name one dead celebrity you would like to have dinner with!
John Lennon

If you were an animal, what would you be?
The tellers here say I’m a Quokka! You’ll have to look it up but it made me smile.

Imagine you could step in a teleport for a day and go to any place and time in history. Where and when would you travel to?
The 1920s in the states! Or the 1960s!

What’s the coolest thing about your job?
The people!

What is the best gift you ever received?
A helicopter ride from and with Anthony! It was amazing!

What is the nerdiest thing you do in your free time?
Watch or read Harry Potter.

That one song that’s the soundtrack to your life?  Describe.
One Republic, I Lived. At least I hope to always feel that way!

What’s the one thing you’re grateful for today?
The people in my life!

When you grew up, you hoped to become a …
I thought professional golfer so many times! Don’t laugh! An archaeologist.

The most courageous or embarrassing moment you remember while at school?
The day I fell off the risers during a choir concert!

Name one of your guilty pleasures
Coffee and Chocolate!