DEAN GORENFLO - Key Persons


Brian Kuelbs - CFO, EVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Executive Vice President
  • Member of the Leadership Team

Bryan Neitzelt

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President, Capital Markets
Bryan has been in mortgage banking for over 23 years with experience in hedging, forecasting, advanced modeling, lock desk, investor delivery, post-closing, product development, accounting, and servicing. Prior to joining Northpointe Bank, he was Vice President of Secondary Marketing for The Huntington National Bank.

Charles Williams - President

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • President
  • Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Northpointe Bancshares
Charles Williams is the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Northpointe Bancshares and its subsidiary Northpointe Bank. He founded Northpointe Bank in 1999 and successfully lead the company through the 2008 credit crisis to be one of the highest performing banks in the nation 1. Charles has over 35 years of experience in the banking industry. Prior to founding Northpointe Bank, he served as a Senior Vice President, Senior Lending Officer, and Director of First National Bank of America. He was responsible for loan origination, credit approval and loan administration and served on the executive committee of the Board of Directors. Williams has a degree from the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin.

David Christel

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • President Mortgage Purchase Program
David Christel joined Northpointe Bank in 2010. He is responsible for building and overseeing the highly successful Mortgage Purchase Program. David has over 25 years of mortgage warehouse lending and commercial banking experience. Prior to joining Northpointe Bank, he served as President of Natty Mac, a nationwide warehouse lender. He also held senior level management positions with Citigroup, Republic Bank, and HSBC. David has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Buffalo.

Gary Dykstra - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Controller
  • Senior Vice President

John Scattergood - CIO, SVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Information Officer
  • Senior Vice President
John Scattergood leads Northpointe Bank's enterprise-wide information technology organization and strategic programs. John has more than 30 years of financial services technical expertise and is a forward-thinking and innovative leader with significant experience in residential lending and customer service systems. Most recently, Scattergood was chief information officer of JJS CIO Advisors, performing critical enterprise technology assessments for large organizations and private equity firms. In addition, he has held leadership roles at Freedom Mortgage Corporation, JPMorgan, AHMS/Wilbur Ross and Bear Stearns / Hudson Global Advisors. John holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Minnesota.

Kevin Comps - COO, EVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Credit Officer
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Executive Vice President
  • Member of the Leadership Team

Michael Winks

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • President, Lending & Retail Banking
Michael Winks joined Northpointe Bank in 2012. He is responsible for overseeing the company's residential lending business channels. This includes retail sales and operations, consumer-direct lending, correspondent lending, capital markets and loan hedging activities. In addition, he is responsible for the company's retail banking, branch operations and the customer support team. Michael has 30 years of financial and credit risk management experience. Prior to joining Northpointe Bank, he held various senior positions with financial institutions, most recently as Senior Vice President of Lending at Lake Michigan Credit Union. In this role, he grew the company to become one of the largest credit union mortgage lenders in the nation. He has served as an officer of Michigan's Department of Insurance and Financial Regulation's Mortgage Industry Advisory Board and is an active member of Freddie Mac's Industry Advisory Board. Michael has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from Western Michigan University.

Nathan Smith - CFO, SVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Accounting Officer
  • Senior Vice President
  • Northpointe 's Accounting and Finance Department
Charles Williams is the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Northpointe Bancshares and its subsidiary Northpointe Bank. He founded Northpointe Bank in 1999 and successfully lead the company through the 2008 credit crisis to be one of the highest performing banks in the nation 1. Charles has over 35 years of experience in the banking industry. Prior to founding Northpointe Bank, he served as a Senior Vice President, Senior Lending Officer, and Director of First National Bank of America. He was responsible for loan origination, credit approval and loan administration and served on the executive committee of the Board of Directors. Williams has a degree from the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin. Nathan has over 17 years of financial services experience with a focus on transformation and efficiency. Prior to Northpointe Bank, he served as P&C Controller for Kemper Corporation. In addition, he has held senior positions with Banc of California, Inc., Automobile Club of Southern California, North Group Holdings, LLC, and Cornerstone Ventures, Inc. Nathan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Southern California.

Sara Amy

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Senior Vice President, Sales & Operations
Sara Amy joined Northpointe Bank in 2012 and is continuously looking to enhance products, processes and resources leveraged - with a focus on the client experience and growing production in a thoughtful way. With more than 25 years of experience in the home lending field, Sara started her career as a Processor, moved into sales as a Loan Officer and then into sales and operations management. Sara has a bachelor's degree from Kalamazoo College as well as a Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

Sheri duChemin

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Sheri DuChemin has been with Northpointe Bank since 2006. She partners with business leaders to drive performance and make a direct impact on business results, and is integral in helping to advance culture, grow operational excellence, recruit top talent, benefits/payroll, performance development, talent development, training, and enrichment for more than 1,000 employees throughout the United States. Sheri has 27 years of human resources experience. Prior to joining Northpointe Bank, she held a leadership position as the Director of Human Resources for Provia Software and was instrumental in the growth of the company. Sheri has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Davenport University and a Master's in Human Resource Development from Michigan State University.

Steven Davids

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Senior Vice President, Correspondent Lending
Steven Davids develops creative solutions to serve Northpointe Bank's Correspondent Lending clients. With 15 years of experience in the banking industry, Steven oversees project operations as well as the execution of pricing and sales strategies. He has become an established leader responsible for the company's Correspondent Lending business. Steven has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Michigan State University and graduated from the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin.