Who’s Who: Cascade Bank’s new CFO

  • SCBJ staff
  • Monday, July 12, 2010 5:34pm
  • Business

EVERETT — Cascade Bank, the principal operating subsidiary of Cascade Financial Corp., has named Debra L. Johnson as executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Johnson has served as consultant and interim CFO at Cascade since February. She has nearly 30 years of banking experience, including 12 years as chief financial officer for a major community bank in the Puget Sound region.

“Debbie’s proven performance as a senior level executive and CFO, along with her understanding of the dynamics of community banking, makes her an exceptional choice for this position,” said Carol Nelson, president and CEO of Cascade Bank.

Johnson earned her bachelor’s degree in business with a concentration in accounting from Western Washington University and is a graduate of Pacific Coast Banking School. She earned her CPA certificate in 1991 and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Washington State Society of CPAs and Financial Executives International.

She is a current board member for the Coal Creek Family YWCA and past board president of Habitat for Humanity of Seattle/South King County. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and supporting the activities of her two teenage sons.

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