About Us
Bank of Feather River is dedicated to service and the tradition of personal banking. You might say we are committed to banking "the way you remember". At Bank of Feather River our first priority is you. We'll stay on top of the technological innovations which are state of the art, while at the same time, we'll deliver extraordinary service to you, because you'll know us and we'll know and understand your banking needs.
Jeff Cryer, Senior Vice President, Julie Shackleford, President,CEO (sitting)
Liz Gates, SVP, Chief Operating Officer (standing).
Bank Officers
Julie Shackleford, President,
A lifetime and third generation Yuba City resident, Julie Shackleford attended local schools entering into community banking shortly after high school. A graduate of the University of Phoenix and the Texas Graduate School of Community Bank Management, Ms. Shackleford has spent the past 30years working at local community banks. Her vast experience includes branch operations, business development, finance, loan administration as well as shareholder and customer relations to name a few. She has held positions such as Operations Manager, Cashier, Controller, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, as well as President and Chief Executive Officer. She is on the Board of the Yuba/Sutter Chamber of Commerce and is active in a wide array of community activities and organizations.
Jeffrey W. Cryer, Senior Vice President, has resided in the Yuba City area most of his life attending local grammar schools and high school in the nearby town of Live Oak. He attended Yuba College and graduated in 1980 from Chico State University with a Bachelors degree in Agriculture business with a business administration minor.
He has been involved in consumer and commercial lending in the Yuba City area his entire adult life working for Transamerica Financial Services, Feather River State Bank and Gold Country National Bank.
Harman Gosal, VP, Commercial Loan Officer with over 20 years of personal agricultural business experience in the local area with his family. Harman has utilized his expertise in agriculture and commercial finance as a community banker and lender for the past 10 years. Harman will continue to specialize in agriculture production, commercial, and retail real estate lending. Harman's commitment to the community is foremost and his customer portfolio is established and diversified.
Barbara Van Gilder, VP, Real Estate Loan Officer with over 30 years of local banking and community lending experience. Barbara has originated residential, construction and commercial loans locally her entire career. She has assisted previous local banks in establishing mortgage divisions and expanding their real estate operations. She is committed to her customers and brings her experience, dedication and work principals to our Bank.
Liz Gates, SVP Chief Operating Officer, has over 18 years of local community banking experience. Liz has over ten years of Branch Operations experience. She has also held positions in the Finance Department most recently as Controller. Liz brings her operations experience, management skills and finance background to Bank of Feather River to lead the Operations Team. Liz truly believes that a staff dedicated to great customer service is what makes a team successful.
Gary Weitner, Chief Credit Officer Gary has been in banking and finance for 37 years. He obtained his B.S. in Business Administration from Southwest Oklahoma State University. Subsequently, he completed the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
His career has included commercial and consumer lending, commercial loan underwriting for a large national bank, assisting in opening a new bank as Chief Credit Officer, and most recently, working in Credit Administration for a multi-bank holding company with emphasis on credit policy, supporting the management of multiple banks’ loan portfolios, and risk management.
Bank Staff
- Laura Shelby, Credit Analyst
- Jennifer Bechtel, Assistant Operations Officer
- Natalie Lee, Personal Banker
- Alisa Carter, AVP, Executive Assistant
- Barbara McConnell, AVP, Loan Operations Manager