Team - Detail

Louise A. Walker served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and First Northern Bank from 2011 through 2022.  Ms. Walker joined First Northern Bank in 1979 and became a member of Senior Management in 1989.  During her career, she held a variety of positions, including Head of Operations and Data Processing and the oversight of Human Resources, Risk Management, Compliance, Accounting, and Finance.  Prior to assuming the position of President and Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Walker held the position of Senior Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer for 14 years.  She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Management from Saint Mary’s College of California.  Ms. Walker is a board member of Pacific Coast Bankers Bank and treasurer and member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Valley Vision. Ms. Walker is also a member of American Banker Association’s Investment Advisory Committee and president of Lambda Alpha International, Sacramento Chapter and board member of the Sutter Club.  She is also a member of the Finance Committee of Yolo Food Bank and a member of the ERISA Trust Committee of California Bankers Association.  She is past treasurer of American Bankers Association Board of Directors and is past Chairwoman and a member of the Board of Directors and Finance Committee of the California Bankers Association, past board member of the Yolo Food Bank, a past board member of Roseville Community Development Corporation, a member of Dixon Rotary, and past president of Soroptimist International of Dixon.  Ms. Walker’s extensive service as a board member of both private and public organizations has provided her with extensive knowledge and experience in the banking industry, financial management, risk management, corporate governance, and marketing.  Ms. Walker is a member of the Bank’s Asset/Liability, Loan, Information Services Steering, Asset Quality, Compliance and Profit Sharing Committees.