Officers & Directors

Joel G. Edwards has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since 2012. Mr. Edwards is also the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Bank. Prior to joining the Company and Bank, Mr. Edwards was a Senior Vice President and Administration Officer at AmericanWest Bank. Prior to that experience, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Viking Bank, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Rainier Pacific Bank, and President of the Washington Credit Union Share Guaranty Association. He also was employed in the Farm Credit System for eight years including positions as vice president responsible for administration, budget and policy. Mr. Edwards graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in business and concentration in economics from, and completed post-graduate studies in accounting at, Eastern Washington University. He also received an M.B.A. from Eastern Washington University.

Eric M. Sprink serves as our Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Sprink joined the Company in late 2006 as President and Chief Operating Officer and became Chief Executive Officer in 2010. Mr. Sprink began his banking career working for Security Pacific Bank while enrolled at Arizona State University. He assumed increasing levels of responsibility in the areas of retail operations, consumer and commercial lending and wealth management with Security Pacific Bank and its successor, Bank of America. He then moved to Centura Bank, where he held management positions in retail operations and corporate finance. After Centura Bank was acquired, he held senior management positions at Washington Trust Bank and Global Credit Union. Mr. Sprink is active in industry trade groups and is a director and past chairman of the Community Bankers of Washington. Mr. Sprink received a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University and an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina. Mr. Sprink brings to our board of directors leadership experience, significant experience in many facets of the financial services business, and familiarity with our market area. Mr. Sprink has been a member of our board of directors since 2006.

Curt Queyrouze joined as President in 2022. Queyrouze has a background with expertise in credit, risk management, and financial technology. He was most recently President and CEO of TAB Bank, UT, and brings an extensive background in managing a community bank and fintech partnerships through BaaS. During his tenure at TAB Bank, the $1.2 billion bank leveraged investments in a data platform, API stack, and agile development to transform the wholly digital Bank into a market leader. In addition to TAB Bank, Queyrouze’s career includes a variety of leadership roles at banks ranging from top-ten and regionals to community institutions, and as Chief Operating Officer of a fintech company. He holds a degree in Accounting from Louisiana State University and is active in his community and banking industry organizations.

Christopher D. Adams is a partner in the law firm of Adams & Duncan, Inc., P.S. in Everett, Washington. Mr. Adams practices in the areas of corporate law, commercial real estate and tax matters. He graduated from the University of Washington with a bachelor’s degree in business and received his J.D. and M.B.A. from Gonzaga University. Mr. Adams also holds a Masters in Tax Law from the University of Washington School of Law. Mr. Adams brings to the board of directors legal expertise and familiarity with our market area. Mr. Adams has been a member of our board of directors since 2016.

Sadhana Akella-Mishra has served as the Chief Information Security and Compliance Officer for Finxact, Inc., a core banking software company, since July 2018. From May 2018 to June 2018, Ms. Akella-Mishra was the Chief Compliance Officer for Sunlight Payments (now Purposeful), an electronic payments company. Prior to that time, Ms. Akella-Mishra served as the Chief Compliance Officer (Global) of Geoswift Ltd. from June 2017 to April 2018 and as the U.S. Head of Compliance for Geoswift US Inc. from November 2016 to June 2017. From April 2016 to November 2016, Ms. Akella-Mishra served as the Senior Manager, General Compliance of Ripple, Inc. Prior to that time, she served as the Chief Compliance Officer of Zenbanx Holding Ltd. from March 2014 to April 2016 and as a Senior Compliance Manager for Zenbanx Holding Ltd. from August 2013 to February 2014. From July 2007 to July 2013, Ms. Akella-Mishra served in various positions with Deutsche Bank, including as Americas Regional Head, Anti Financial Crime-Fraud from September 2012 to July 2013. Ms. Akella-Mishra brings to the Board of Directors compliance and information security expertise and familiarity with the financial services industry.

Rilla Delorier is an experienced C-suite leader with more than 30 years of executive experience and has served in a range of capacities including managing the P&L of a $2.7 billion retail banking business, Chief Strategy and Digital Transformation Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, healthcare business leader, and strategy consulting with Bain & Co. A graduate of the University of Virginia, with an MBA from Harvard, Delorier lead innovation initiatives at Umpqua Bank and SunTrust Bank and is a sought-after speaker on leadership, purpose, innovation, and business transformation. Delorier’s experience in developing new products, automating operations, implementing enhanced cyber-security practices, establishing strategic partnerships, and modernized use of analytics will help advise Coastal as it navigates within the highly regulated and ever-changing banking environment.

Steven D. Hovde is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Hovde Group, LLC, an investment banking and advisory firm that serves bank and thrift clients across the United States, where he is responsible for managing its investment banking activities, the strategic development of mergers and acquisitions of bank and thrift institutions, and its private equity activities. He serves as a director of H Bancorp and as a trustee of several charitable foundations. Before co-founding Hovde Group in 1987, Mr. Hovde was Regional General Counsel and Vice President of a national commercial real estate development firm. Previous to that, Mr. Hovde served as an attorney with, Rudnick & Wolfe, which is today DLA Piper, specializing in real estate law. Prior to that, Mr. Hovde practiced accounting in Chicago as a Certified Public Accountant with Touche Ross LLP, which is today Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Hovde graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration, majoring in Accounting, from the School of Business at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He also earned his law degree, cum laude, at Northwestern University. Mr. Hovde provides the board of directors with important experience and insight into the financial services industry. Mr. Hovde has been a member of our board of directors since 2011.

Stephan Klee is the Chief Financial Officer at Portag3 Ventures, which makes investments in innovative financial services companies. Prior to joining Portag3, Mr. Klee served as Chief Financial Officer of Zenbanx Holding, Inc. and remained in an executive capacity after its merger with SoFi, Inc., one of the largest U.S. fintech companies. Previously, Mr. Klee served as a Senior Vice President at Bank of Nova Scotia, at ING Direct Canada, where he was CFO and Treasurer from 2011 to 2014, and at ING Direct USA, where he served as Chief of Staff from 2002 to 2011. He began his career at Deutsche Bank in Germany. Mr. Klee attended the University of Applied Sciences in Germany before earning an MBA at the Ivey Business School. He is also an AMP graduate from Harvard Business School. Mr. Klee adds his expertise in emerging technologies and digital banking to the company’s board, bringing a new perspective as banking and customer access to banking services continues to evolve. He joined our board of directors in July 2018.

Thomas D. Lane is the owner and president and chief executive officer of Dwayne Lane’s Auto Family, which operates six automobile dealerships. He is active in community organizations and currently serves on the Economic Alliance Snohomish County board of trustees. Mr. Lane graduated from Western Washington University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Mr. Lane brings to the board of directors leadership experience and familiarity with our market area. Mr. Lane has been a member of our board of directors since the Bank’s formation in 1997.

Andrew P. Skotdal serves as President of the commercial and industrial portfolios of Skotdal Real Estate, a private commercial real estate development company that develops projects as long-term investments in the northern Puget Sound region and that also operates retail and multi-family portfolios. He is also the President and co-owner of S-R Broadcasting Co., Inc., which operates radio stations serving the northern Puget Sound region. He is a member of Young Presidents Organization, a global network of young chief executives. Mr. Skotdal graduated from the University of Virginia with a bachelor’s degree in history. Mr. Skotdal brings to the board of directors leadership experience, expertise in finance and real estate and familiarity with our market area. Mr. Skotdal, who was one of the founders of the Bank, has been a member of our board of directors since 1997.

Eric M. Sprink serves as our President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Sprink joined the Company in late 2006 as President and Chief Operating Officer and became Chief Executive Officer in 2010. Mr. Sprink began his banking career working for Security Pacific Bank while enrolled at Arizona State University. He assumed increasing levels of responsibility in the areas of retail operations, consumer and commercial lending and wealth management with Security Pacific Bank and its successor, Bank of America. He then moved to Centura Bank, where he held management positions in retail operations and corporate finance. After Centura Bank was acquired, he held senior management positions at Washington Trust Bank and Global Credit Union. Mr. Sprink is active in industry trade groups and is a director and past chairman of the Community Bankers of Washington. Mr. Sprink received a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University and an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina. Mr. Sprink brings to our board of directors leadership experience, significant experience in many facets of the financial services business, and familiarity with our market area. Mr. Sprink has been a member of our board of directors since 2006.

Gregory A. Tisdel is the owner of Tiz’s Door Sales, Inc. and a member of the City of Everett Planning Commission. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency and is past Special Advisor to the Economic Alliance Snohomish County. Mr. Tisdel is an active supporter of social, civic and cultural programs and was honored with the 2008 Henry M. Jackson Citizen of the Year Award. Mr. Tisdel has been active in community organization, including the YMCA, American Red Cross Snohomish County Chapter and Volunteers of America. Mr. Tisdel brings to the board of directors leadership experience and familiarity with our market area. Mr. Tisdel has been a member of our board of directors since 2002.

Pamela Unger is a Certified Public Accountant who supports venture capital funds with tax planning, compliance, and related investor issues and inquiries. She is currently the Managing Director and was previously the Tax Director at Belltower Fund Group, Ltd the Seattle based fund administrator for over 4,000 venture capital funds launched on the AngelList Venture platform. She has been employed with Belltower since January 2019. From September 2007 to January 2019, Ms. Unger held various positions at PwC, a network of accounting firms. While at PWC she worked in the broader asset management sector handling taxes for a variety of clients within the industry, with a focus on venture capital, private equity, and heavy experience related to foreign investing inbound and outbound compliance. Ms. Unger graduated from the University of Washington with a bachelor's degree in business, and a masters in tax. She brings to the Board of Directors financial expertise and familiarity with the financial services industry.

Michael Patterson is a seasoned global business leader with more than 38 years of cross-sector experience in strategy, P&L management, and international operations with deep expertise in risk management, compliance, governance, and financial control. A graduate of Pace University, he led EY LLP’s Compliance Risk Management business in the firm’s Financial Services Office and was appointed to the role at the height of the 2008 crisis. Before that he served as the First VP of the Risk and Control function in the institutional business for Merrill Lynch & Co and served several leadership roles at other leading consulting firms.