Virginia Varela
President and Chief Executive Officer
Virginia Ann Varela serves as Director, President and Chief Executive Officer. Varela brings a unique combination of regulatory and private banking experience to Rio Vista, including a strong regulatory background with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, OTS under the Treasury Department, and the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco.
Most recently Varela was President and Chief Operating Officer and served as a director of a community bank in Central California. Varela is the first woman president in the bank’s long history.
Troy Sanderson
Chief Credit Officer
Bank of Rio Vista proudly announces the addition of Troy J. Sanderson as its new Chief Credit Officer. Sanderson brings an extensive background in commercial banking and lending with several Northern California banking institutions, most recently from United Labor Bank in Oakland, California.
His role at Bank of Rio Vista puts him in charge of credit and lending decisions at the bank. He brings excellent skills and is ready to commit to the community’s credit needs.
Matt Klinker
Chief Financial Officer
Matt Klinker serves as the Bank’s CFO. Klinker has been with Bank of Rio Vista since December 2008 and has been in the banking industry since 1987, working in the Sacramento and Tracy areas before joining the Bank.
A graduate of University of the Pacific and long time central California resident, Klinker finds working for local community banks in small town settings rewarding.
Jamie L Ferguson
Vice President/Operations Administrator
Jamie L Ferguson serves as Vice President/Operations Administrator. She has been with the bank 10 years in Operations, Audit, Human Resources and Training.
Ferguson came to the bank with many years of operations experience with several central valley banks, including F&M Bank in Lodi, CA.
Evelyn Wilson
Corporate Secretary/Executive Administrative Assistant/Human Resource Manager
Evelyn Wilson joined the bank in April of 1965. She has functioned in many areas of the Bank and is currently the Corporate Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant/Human Resource Manager.
Evelyn’s roots in Rio Vista go back 4 generations and is proud to have raised her family in the community. Her knowledge of banking, friendships with the customers, and history at the Bank make her an invaluable asset to not only the Bank, but the community she serves as well.
