RIVER VALLEY COMMUNITY BANK - Key Persons

Gurjeet (Gary) S. Thiara

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director of the Bank
Gurjeet(Gary)S.ThiaraisadirectoroftheBankandresidesinYubaCity,California.HeisthePresident&CEOofEmpireFarmingCompanyandGeneralPartnerofThiaraAgribusiness.Mr.ThiaraisaBoardMemberatSunsweetGrowerswhereheservedasChairmanfor17years.Mr.ThiaraearnedhisB.S.inAgriculturalEconomicsfromCaliforniaStateUniversity,FresnoandanM.B.A.fromSantaClaraUniversityandcompletedtheExecutiveEducationProgramofHarvardUniversityinCambridge,Massachusetts.

Harry J. Cheim

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director of the Bank
  • President of Union Lumber Company of Marysville
J.TerryEagerisadirectoroftheBankandresidesinElMacero,California.Mr.EagerisaCertifiedPublicAccountantandretiredPartnerofPriceWaterhouseCoopers,LLP.DuringhistenurewithPriceWaterhouseCoopersfrom1969to2004,Mr.Eagerservedasthepartner-in-chargeoftheSacramentooffice'staxpractice,specializinginrealestate,agricultureandCaliforniataxation.Mr.EagerhasconsiderableagricultureandbusinessinterestsinYubaandSuttercounties.Mr.EagerearnedhisB.S.inAccountingfromtheUniversityofOregonandhisM.B.A.fromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley. HarryJ.CheimisadirectoroftheBankandresidesinYubaCity,California.Since1986,Mr.CheimhasservedasthePresidentofUnionLumberCompanyofMarysville.From2004to2005,heservedasamemberoftheAdvisoryBoardofHumboldtBankandUmpquaBank.Mr.CheimearnedhisB.S.inBusinessManagementfromtheUniversityofWyoming.

J. Terry Eager

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Certified Public Accountant and Retired Partner of PriceWaterhouseCoopers
  • Director of the Bank
KurtG.HilbersisadirectoroftheBankandresidesinYubaCity,California.Since1983,Mr.HilbershasbeentheownerandPresidentofHilbers,Inc.,alargecommercialconstructionanddevelopmentcompanyheadquarteredinYubaCity,California.During2004,heservedasamemberoftheAdvisoryBoardofUmpquaBank.Mr.HilbersgraduatedfromCaliforniaStateUniversity,Chico. J.TerryEagerisadirectoroftheBankandresidesinElMacero,California.Mr.EagerisaCertifiedPublicAccountantandretiredPartnerofPriceWaterhouseCoopers,LLP.DuringhistenurewithPriceWaterhouseCoopersfrom1969to2004,Mr.Eagerservedasthepartner-in-chargeoftheSacramentooffice'staxpractice,specializinginrealestate,agricultureandCaliforniataxation.Mr.EagerhasconsiderableagricultureandbusinessinterestsinYubaandSuttercounties.Mr.EagerearnedhisB.S.inAccountingfromtheUniversityofOregonandhisM.B.A.fromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.

Joe M. Griggs

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director of the Bank
JoeM.GriggsisadirectoroftheBankandresidesintheGrassValleyareaformorethanfivedecades.Mr.Griggsisasecondgenerationlogger,whohasworkedintheNorthernCaliforniaTimberIndustriesfor35years.Workingthroughtheranksofthefamilyownedloggingandtruckingcompany,hebecamePresidentofRobinsonEnterprises,Inc.in2011.Mr.GriggsearnedaB.S.ofBusinessAdministrationandFinanceatChicoStateUniversityin1984.Mr.GriggsisalsoaboardmemberofAssociatedCaliforniaLoggers. JohnI.JelavichistheretiredChiefExecutiveOfficerandadirectoroftheBanksinceitsinceptionandhasresidedinYubaCity,California,mostofhislife.From2002to2004,Mr.JelavichwasthePresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficerofFeatherRiverStateBankanditsparentCaliforniaIndependentBancorp.From2000to2004,healsoservedasadirectorofFeatherRiverStateBankanditsparentCaliforniaIndependentBancorp.Priorto2000,Mr.Jelavichservedwithmajorbanksinvariousmanagementcapacitiessince1973intheSacramentoValley.Mr.JelavichearnedhisB.S.DegreeinEconomicsfromtheUniversityofNevada.

John A. Morrison

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director of the Bank
Gurjeet(Gary)S.ThiaraisadirectoroftheBankandresidesinYubaCity,California.HeisthePresident&CEOofEmpireFarmingCompanyandGeneralPartnerofThiaraAgribusiness.Mr.ThiaraisaBoardMemberatSunsweetGrowerswhereheservedasChairmanfor17years.Mr.ThiaraearnedhisB.S.inAgriculturalEconomicsfromCaliforniaStateUniversity,FresnoandanM.B.A.fromSantaClaraUniversityandcompletedtheExecutiveEducationProgramofHarvardUniversityinCambridge,Massachusetts. JohnA.MorrisonisadirectoroftheBankandresidesinYubaCity,California.Since1980,Mr.MorrisonhasworkedforSunsetMouldingCompany,afamilyoperatedwoodmouldingandwindowpartsmanufacturingbusinessheadquarteredinLiveOak,California.Since1998,hehasservedasthePresidentofSunsetMouldingCompany.Mr.MorrisonearnedhisB.A.inBusinessAdministrationfromCaliforniaStateUniversity,Sacramento.

John M. Jelavich - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Director
  • President
JohnM.Jelavich,PresidentandCEOat(530)821-2469oremailusatinfo@rivervalleycommunitybank.com. JohnM.JelavichisthePresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficerofRiverValleyCommunityBank.John,anativeofYubaCity,graduatedfromCaliforniaPolytechnicStateUniversityinSanLuisObispowithaB.S.inFinance.Hespent22yearswithThePMIGroup,aproviderofcreditenhancementtofacilitatemortgagelendingandsecuritization.AtPMI,Mr.Jelavichservedinnumerousseniorlevelfinance,operations,creditriskmanagement,andlossmitigationcapacities.InJuly2010,heandhisfamilyrelocatedfromtheSanFranciscoBayAreabacktoYubaCitywhenhejoinedtheBank.InJuly2012,heearnedhisgraduatebankingdegreefromtheGraduateSchoolofBankingatColorado,UniversityofColoradoinBoulder.Mr.JelavichhasservedasPresidentandCEOsinceApril2014. HarryJ.CheimisadirectoroftheBankandresidesinYubaCity,California.Since1986,Mr.CheimhasservedasthePresidentofUnionLumberCompanyofMarysville.From2004to2005,heservedasamemberoftheAdvisoryBoardofHumboldtBankandUmpquaBank.Mr.CheimearnedhisB.S.inBusinessManagementfromtheUniversityofWyoming.

Kurt G. Hilbers

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director of the Bank
LawrenceS.RaberisadirectoroftheBankandresidesinElMacero,California.Mr.RaberisaCertifiedPublicAccountantandretiredinearly2017asanauditpartnerofCroweHorwathLLPanditspredecessorinSacramento,Perry-SmithLLP.Mr.RaberjoinedPerry-Smithin2000andhadbeenapartnersince2001.HeledCrowe'sNorthernCaliforniaBankAuditpracticesincethefirmsmergedin2011.Mr.Raberbringsadeepknowledgeoffinancialinstitutionstotheboardintheareasoffinancialmanagementandinternalcontrolsandisactivelyinvolvedintradegroupsfocusingonthecommunitybankingindustry.Mr.RaberearnedhisB.A.inEconomicsfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.

Lawrence S. Raber

Job Titles:
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Director
  • Director of the Bank
LawrenceS.RaberisadirectoroftheBankandresidesinElMacero,California.Mr.RaberisaCertifiedPublicAccountantandretiredinearly2017asanauditpartnerofCroweHorwathLLPanditspredecessorinSacramento,Perry-SmithLLP.Mr.RaberjoinedPerry-Smithin2000andhadbeenapartnersince2001.HeledCrowe'sNorthernCaliforniaBankAuditpracticesincethefirmsmergedin2011.Mr.Raberbringsadeepknowledgeoffinancialinstitutionstotheboardintheareasoffinancialmanagementandinternalcontrolsandisactivelyinvolvedintradegroupsfocusingonthecommunitybankingindustry.Mr.RaberearnedhisB.A.inEconomicsfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley. JohnA.MorrisonisadirectoroftheBankandresidesinYubaCity,California.Since1980,Mr.MorrisonhasworkedforSunsetMouldingCompany,afamilyoperatedwoodmouldingandwindowpartsmanufacturingbusinessheadquarteredinLiveOak,California.Since1998,hehasservedasthePresidentofSunsetMouldingCompany.Mr.MorrisonearnedhisB.A.inBusinessAdministrationfromCaliforniaStateUniversity,Sacramento.

Michael C. Wheeler

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director of the Bank
  • General Manager, President and Chief Executive Officer of Wheeler Oldsmobile - Cadillac
JoeM.GriggsisadirectoroftheBankandresidesintheGrassValleyareaformorethanfivedecades.Mr.Griggsisasecondgenerationlogger,whohasworkedintheNorthernCaliforniaTimberIndustriesfor35years.Workingthroughtheranksofthefamilyownedloggingandtruckingcompany,hebecamePresidentofRobinsonEnterprises,Inc.in2011.Mr.GriggsearnedaB.S.ofBusinessAdministrationandFinanceatChicoStateUniversityin1984.Mr.GriggsisalsoaboardmemberofAssociatedCaliforniaLoggers. MichaelC.WheelerisadirectoroftheBankandresidesinLiveOak,California.Since1973,Mr.WheelerhasbeentheGeneralManager,PresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficerofWheelerOldsmobile-CadillacdbaWheelerChevroletCadillacMazdainYubaCity,California.Duringthatsametimeperiod,hehasservedastheGeneralManagerofYubaSutterCarWashalsolocatedinYubaCity,California.In1975,Mr.WheelerwasafoundingmemberofCaliforniaIndependentBancorpandFeatherRiverStateBank.From1975through2004,heservedontheboardofdirectorsofbothentitiesandallrelatedcommittees.Mr.WheelerwastheChairmanofFeatherRiverStateBankfrom1988to1993.Mr.WheelerearnedbothhisB.A.inEconomicsandM.B.A.fromStanfordUniversity.

Nicole Montna Van Vleck - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Director
  • President
  • Director of the Bank
NicoleMontnaVanVleckisadirectoroftheBankandresidesinNorthernNevada.Ms.VanVleckisthePresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficeroffamilyownedandoperatedMontnaFarms,inYubaCity,California.MontnaFarmsisamajorgrowerofJapaneseshortgrainspecialtyriceaswellasaleaderinworkinglandsconservation.Sheisathird-generationricefarmerbornandraisedinSutterCounty.Sheservesonnumerousstateandnationalassociationsasanadvocateforthestate'sfarmersforwhichshehasbeenrecognizedwithseveralawardssuchastheSacramentoBusinessJournal'sWomenWhoMeanBusinessandUSARiceFarmeroftheYear.SheisagraduateoftheCaliforniaAgriculturalandUSARiceLeadershipProgramsaswellasaregularparticipantintheUCDavisCaliforniaAgribusinessExecutiveSeminar.VanVleckearnedherB.A.inPoliticalSciencewithanemphasisinbusinessadministrationfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngeles.

Reno Loan

Job Titles:
  • Production Office
OurnewLoanProductionOffice(LPO)at401RylandStreetSte.205inRenooffersavarietyoflendingsolutionscateredtomeetyourbusinesslendingneeds.StopintochatwithourfriendlystaffandyouwillseethatRiverValleyCommunityBankisyourfriendandneighbor,aswellasyourcommunitybank.TheRenoLPOisnotafullservicebranchandcannotprovidebankingrelatedtransactions. OurnewLoanProductionOfficeinRenoislocatedat401RylandStreetSuite205.Officehourswillbefrom9:00a.m.until5:00p.m.MondaythroughFridayorbyappointment.Callusat(775)237-2574forinformationortosetupanappointmentwithalendingprofessional.

Stephen F. Danna - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board
  • Chairman / Director of the Bank
JohnM.JelavichisthePresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficerofRiverValleyCommunityBank.John,anativeofYubaCity,graduatedfromCaliforniaPolytechnicStateUniversityinSanLuisObispowithaB.S.inFinance.Hespent22yearswithThePMIGroup,aproviderofcreditenhancementtofacilitatemortgagelendingandsecuritization.AtPMI,Mr.Jelavichservedinnumerousseniorlevelfinance,operations,creditriskmanagement,andlossmitigationcapacities.InJuly2010,heandhisfamilyrelocatedfromtheSanFranciscoBayAreabacktoYubaCitywhenhejoinedtheBank.InJuly2012,heearnedhisgraduatebankingdegreefromtheGraduateSchoolofBankingatColorado,UniversityofColoradoinBoulder.Mr.JelavichhasservedasPresidentandCEOsinceApril2014. StephenF.DannaistheChairman/DirectoroftheBankandresidesinBrownsValley,California.Since2010,Mr.DannahasservedasthePresidentofDannaFarms,afamilyownedfarmingandrealestateinvestmentcompanyheadquarteredinPlumasLake,California.Mr.DannaearnedhisB.S.inCivilEngineeringatCaliforniaPolytechnicStateUniversityinSanLuisObispo.