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LEADERSHIP TEAM

People Taking Heritage into Tomorrow

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Our Leadership Team

Bryan McDonald

Bryan McDonald
President
Chief Executive Officer

Bryan joined Heritage Bank in 2014 as Executive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer. He has more than 20 years of managerial experience in sales, credit, operations, commercial banking and residential real estate. At Whidbey Island Bank, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer from 2012–2014. He currently serves on the board of the Washington Bankers Association.

Nic Bley

Nic Bley
Executive Vice President
Chief Operating Officer

Nicholas (Nic) joined Heritage Bank as the chief operating officer. He has an extensive background in banking, including business development, sales operations, business systems analysis and financial/management reporting. Over the last 28 years, he has worked in both support and leadership roles at two of the largest financial institutions in the U.S. In his most recent position, he was the managing director of sales and operations for a digital rent management platform. Before that, Nic led a multifamily lending unit for 12 years that originated over $1.0 billion in loans annually. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Western Washington University, majoring in business administration/finance, and has an Executive Master of Business Administration from the University of Washington. Nic was also nominated to the board of trustees for the Seattle Chamber of Commerce from 2022-2025 and currently serves on the nominations and member development committee.

Tony Chalfant

Tony Chalfant
Executive Vice President
Chief Credit Officer

Tony joined Heritage Bank in 2018 as Senior Vice President, Regional Credit Officer through the acquisition of Puget Sound Bank where he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer for 13 years. He started his career with the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, where he worked for eight years, and then held commercial lending and leadership positions with U.S. Bank for 11 years. He obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration in finance from Washington State University and is a graduate of Pacific Coast Banking School. He previously served on the board of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Bellevue.

Amy Curran

Amy Curran
Executive Vice President
Director of Commercial Lending

Amy joined Heritage Bank in 2015 as team leader for the Seattle commercial lending team. With over 30 years of banking experience, primarily in commercial lending, she provides guidance to her team of bankers in identifying, structuring and working with nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Amy is active in the community and was recently a workshop presenter for S.C.O.R.E., a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) that helps entrepreneurs start and grow their small businesses. Her ideal day would be spending time with her family or in her garden.

Bill Glasby

Bill Glasby
Executive Vice President
Chief Information Officer

Bill joined Heritage in 2017 as Chief Technology Officer. More than 20 years ago, Bill started in the banking industry as a teller. Since then, he’s held multiple leadership roles in product management, operational excellence and technology at Washington Mutual and JPMorgan Chase. Bill holds a bachelor’s degree from Western Washington University and a Master of Business Administration from the Yale School of Management.

Tom Henning

Tom Henning
Executive Vice President
Chief Risk Officer

Tom joined Heritage in 2016 as Chief Risk Officer. Tom has 35 years of banking experience, including 25 years in leadership roles in internal audit and enterprise risk management. Tom holds a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Colorado Boulder and a Master of Business Administration from California State University. Tom has spoken at national conferences on the importance of strategic risk management and teaches the strategic risk component of the Washington Bankers Association Enterprise Risk Management Development Program.

Don Hinson

Don Hinson
Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer

Don has been with Heritage Bank since 2005, joining the team as Vice President and Controller before stepping into his current role in 2007. Prior to joining Heritage, he spent more than ten years in the banking industry at the firms of Knight, Vale and Gregory and RSM McGladrey. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Central Washington University and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Western Washington University. He currently serves on the board of Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity.

Kaylene Lahn

Kaylene Lahn
Senior Vice President
Corporate Secretary

Kaylene has been with Heritage Bank since 1999, joining the team as a Senior Staff Accountant after spending three years at the public accounting firm of Knight, Vale and Gregory. She has taken on several roles at Heritage, including Controller in 2001 and Internal Control Officer in 2005 before being appointed Corporate Secretary in 2008. She earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Western Washington University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Matt Ray

Matt Ray
Executive Vice President
Chief Lending Officer

Matt joined Heritage Bank in 2010. He's held leadership positions as commercial banking team leader, regional manager and market president. Matt has more than 25 years of experience in sales, credit, operations, commercial banking and residential real estate. He has a bachelor's degree in business administration-finance and is also a graduate of Pacific Coast Banking School. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Chinook Enterprises.

Sabrina Robison

Sabrina Robison
Executive Vice President
Chief Human Resources Officer

Sabrina joined the Heritage team more than thirty years ago as an intern, contributing in a variety of roles throughout the years before rising in the ranks to Human Resources Director in 2002. In 2018, Sabrina was promoted to her current leadership position. She attended Saint Martin's University and is SPHR and SHRM-CP certified.

Kelli Wilson

Kelli Wilson
Executive Vice President
Chief Banking Officer

Kelli joined Heritage Bank in 2013 as a regional manager. She was named director of branch banking in 2020 before stepping into her current role. She has worked in the financial industry for over 34 years and has a broad mix of retail, sales and management experience. She is a graduate of Pacific Coast Banking School and currently serves on the Retail Banking Committee for the Washington Bankers Association.