PARADISE BANK - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Director
- Retired Chairman, President and CEO of Radiology Corporation of America
Allen D. McGee is the retired Chairman, President and CEO of Radiology Corporation of America. Before founding RCOA with a partner. Mr. McGee was Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Dialysis Centers of America (acquired by Renal Care Group and later by Fresenius Corporation). Prior to that he served as Senior Vice President responsible for marketing and sales and acquisition development at Damon Corporation (acquired by Met Path Laboratories). The position at Damon was proceeded by serving as Senior Executive Vice President at Specialty Laboratories in Los Angeles and before that Vice President of International Clinical Laboratories (acquired by Smith Kline) and National Marketing Director of American Biomedical Laboratories (acquired by National Health Laboratories). Mr. McGee served on the Board at Hendrix College where he headed the Finance and Investment Committee. He currently is an active member of The Board of Directors at Paradise Bank in Boca Raton, Florida and is Chairman of The Board of Directors of Spin Label Technologies, Inc.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Retired President of the Law Firm of Dickenson
David Dickenson is the retired President of the law firm of Dickenson, Murphy, Rex & Sloan, PA. Mr. Dickenson founded the firm where he practiced law since 1968. He also served as a Director of Admiralty Bancorp, Inc. and Admiralty Bank until the sale of the bank to Royal Bank of Canada in 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Dickenson also served as a Director of 1st United Bank in Boca Raton, Florida from 1987 to 1997.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Member of the Commercial Banking Team
- Founding Chief Business Development Officer and Executive Vice President
David Englert is the founding Chief Business Development Officer and Executive Vice President. Mr. Englert was an Executive Vice President and Regional Manager of Admiralty Bank in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida from 1998 until the recent sale of the bank to the Royal Bank of Canada. Prior to Admiralty Bank, Mr. Englert served as Senior Vice President/ Commercial Lending for 1st United Bank in Boca Raton, Florida until the sale of the bank to Wachovia Bank in 1998. Mr. Englert attended Ball State University.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Member of the Commercial Banking Team
- Founding Chief Credit Officer and Executive Vice President
Dennis W. Gavin is the founding Chief Credit Officer and Executive Vice President. Mr. Gavin was an Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of Admiralty Bank in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida from 1998 to 2003 until the sale of the bank to the Royal Bank of Canada. Prior to Admiralty Bank, Mr. Gavin served as Senior Vice President and Regional Lending Manager for 1st United Bank in Boca Raton, Florida, until the sale of the bank to Wachovia Bank in 1998. Mr. Gavin received his B.A in Finance from Iowa State University in 1987.
Job Titles:
- Director
- President and CEO of Toney Capital Holdings
G. Robert Toney is President and CEO of Toney Capital Holdings, LLC, specializing in marine related businesses. Companies include National Maritime Services, Maritime Capital Group, and the largest component, a yacht auction business, National Liquidators. Mr. Toney formerly spent over sixteen years in banking including management positions in marine finance, consumer lending, commercial loan operations and workout transactions.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Managing Member of the Goldsmith Investment Group
Howard Goldsmith is a managing member of the Goldsmith Investment Group. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer and principal owner of Panamedia Radio Group, a holding company for several radio stations in the southeast United States, from 1989 until June 2004 when the company was sold. Mr. Goldsmith received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1969 from New York University.
Job Titles:
- VP of Residential Mortgage Lending
Job Titles:
- Director
- President of Sunrise Bank
Kevin M. Sacket is the President of Sunrise Bank located in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Mr. Sacket was Chief Financial officer of Paradise Bank until December 2010 and was also Chief Financial Officer of Admiralty Bank in Palm Beach Gardens from 1998 until the sale of the bank to Royal Bank of Canada. Prior to Admiralty Bank, Mr. Sacket served as Chief Financial Officer at First Western Bank in Cooper City, Florida for two years and was with 1st United Bank in Boca Raton, Florida for four years. Mr. Sacket was with Florida Department of Banking in West Palm Beach Florida for three years and prior to that the Ohio Department of Banking in Columbus, Ohio from 1986 to 1989. Mr. Sacket received his B.B.A. from Ohio University.
Job Titles:
- Director
- EVP of SBA Operations
- Executive Vice President of SBA
Kevin Rafferty is the Executive Vice President of SBA and runs the SBA Lending Division. He brings over 30-years of banking and SBA lending experience. He has assisted many clients structuring deals to acquire owner-occupied real estate for as little as 10% down, and acquire other businesses with real estate, including hotels, gas stations, and car washes, with high leverage, long-term financing.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Retired Vice President of JM Family Enterprises
Lisa Wheeler is the retired Vice President of JM Family Enterprises, where she had held various positions since 1984. JM Family Enterprises Inc. is a diversified automobile corporation involved in vehicle distribution, finance, and insurance, with its headquarters in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Ms. Wheeler is a founding Director of Best Foot Forward Foundation, whose mission is to empower foster care youth to maximize their potential by providing essential academic support and guidance. She earned her Bachelor of Science from Furman University in 1982.
Job Titles:
- Loan Officer
- Vice President
- VP SBA Loan Officer
Maria McCullough serves as the Vice President and SBA Loan Officer at Paradise Bank, specializing in owner-occupied commercial real estate. Her expertise extends to special-purpose properties like car washes, gas stations, daycares, and hotels. With a finance degree from Florida Atlantic University, Maria is a key contributor to Paradise Bank's reputation as a top SBA lender in Broward and Palm Beach. She's also actively involved in the Boca Raton community.
Thomas McMurrain has served since 1983 as a Vice President in charge of site development of Ocean Properties, Ltd., a hotel and real estate developer located in Delray Beach, Florida. From 1981 to 1983, Mr. McMurrain served as a Senior Vice President of First Federal Savings and Loan in Delray Beach, Florida. From 1978 to 1981, Mr. McMurrain served as a Senior Vice President of Carteret Savings and Loan in Delray Beach, Florida. Mr. McMurrain received his Bachelor of Science from Georgia Southern College in 1972 and performed graduate work at the University of Georgia.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Director
- Founding Chairman
Ward Kellogg is the founding Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Kellogg was President and Chief Executive Officer of Admiralty Bank in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida from 1998 until the sale of the bank to the Royal Bank of Canada in 2003. Prior to Admiralty Bank, Mr. Kellogg served for ten years as the Chief Credit Officer of 1st United Bank in Boca Raton, Florida, until the sale of the bank to Wachovia Bank in 1998. Mr. Kellogg received his B.B.A in Business Management from FIU in 1981.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Director
- Founding President
- Member of the Commercial Banking Team
- Vice Chairman
William J. Burke is the founding President, Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Burke has 37 years of banking experience in Florida.
From 1998 to 2003, he served as Chief Operating Officer for Admiralty Bank in Palm Beach Gardens, which grew from 40 million in assets to over 650 million in assets, and was sold to RBC Centura Bank. Prior to 1998, Mr. Burke was Senior Vice President and Regional Senior Lending Officer of 1st United Bank in Boca Raton, Florida, until the sale of the bank to Wachovia Bank in 1998. Prior to 1st United Bank, Mr. Burke served in a variety of commercial lending and banking positions at large regional commercial banks in South Florida. Mr. Burke received his B.B.A in Management from FIU in 1981.