Dorothy J. Bridges is President and Chief Executive Officer of City First Bank of DC. She joined the bank and Board in September 2008 after nine years as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Franklin National Bank, a community bank located in Minneapolis, MN. Franklin focuses on serving the financial needs of small businesses, non-profit entities, and socially conscious individuals through two offices in the City of Minneapolis. With over twenty years in banking, Ms. Bridges started her career with First Bank Systems in 1979 where she held numerous positions, including President of a $150 million community branch. Ms. Bridges left First Banks in 1993 to become a senior consultant for Barefoot, Marrinan & Associates, a bank regulatory compliance-consulting firm headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. In 1995, she joined the Community Reinvestment Fund (CRF), a private not-for-profit corporation that securitizes economic development loans for secondary market investments. As Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, Ms. Bridges was responsible for analyzing the credit risk of the loan portfolio and purchasing loan pools from various government agencies and non-profit agencies across the country. Ms. Bridges is a leader in the banking industry and in her community. She is currently Chair of the American Bankers Association Community Bankers' Council. Many in the Twin Cities have recognized Dorothy's accomplishments. The Business Journal named her one of the Twin Cities Most Influential Women in Business in 1999, and she received the Women of Achievement Award from the Twin West Chamber of Commerce in 2000. She was also recognized by Finance and Commerce as one of the 2002 Top Women in Finance for her significant contributions to the financial services community
Kimberly J. Levine, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer joined the bank in January 2006 with almost 30 years of banking and consulting experience. Most recently, she served as a Principal Consultant with Watkins Consulting, Inc. providing consulting, litigation support and forensic accounting services in the commercial and mortgage banking and financial services fields. Formerly, she served for 10 years as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Adams National Bank/Abigail Adams National Bancorp, Inc. as well as in other financial positions with local area banks. Ms. Levine, a native of Washington, DC, is a graduate of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Marie Mann Bibbs, Executive Vice President, Director, New Markets Tax Credit Program joined the Board of Directors of the Bank in January 2005, and left the board to take the position of Executive Vice President in September 2006. She has been employed in the community development industry for over 30 years and in banking for 20 years. Most recently she managed community development for NCB, FSB. Ms. Bibbs previously worked 11 years for SunTrust Bank and later was a regional manager for the community development group at Wachovia Bank. Ms. Bibbs also has experience working for the public and nonprofit sectors. She earned her undergraduate degree at Northeastern University in Boston, a Masters in City Planning at Howard University, Washington, D.C., and a Masters in Business at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Ms. Bibbs is a native Washingtonian.
William Lindlaw, Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer, joined City First Bank in March 2007. He has been employed in the banking industry for 30 years, working for small and regional banks in the commercial lending arena. Mr. Lindlaw is responsible for the management of all lending functions at City First Bank, including commercial and real estate lending. Prior to joining City First, he managed large commercial portfolios for Mercantile Potomac Bank, Capital Bank and Chevy Chase Bank. His experience also includes investment banking, capital market sales, cash management and trust products. Mr. Lindlaw earned his undergraduate degree from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia and his MBA at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Godwin Agba, Senior Vice President, Relationship Manager, Lending, joined the Bank in 2001 as Vice President for Commercial Real Estate Lending. Prior to joining the Bank, Dr. Agba worked in the public sector as senior bonds underwriter for low-income housing tax credits. Dr. Agba is a licensed attorney in the District of Columbia, having been admitted to the Bar in 2001. He is currently an active member of the DC Bar Real Estate & Land Use Law Section and Real Property, Trusts & Estates of the American Bar Association. Dr. Agba holds B.S. and M.C.R.P. degrees from Iowa State University; Ph.D. from MIT; and J.D. from Northern Virginia Law School.
Mar-jeau Bullock, Senior Vice President and Credit Administration Manager, joined the bank in 2007 and has almost 20 years of banking experience in the DC Metropolitan area.
Mel Nathan, Senior Vice President, Comptroller
Natalie Smith, Senior Vice President, HR Director, has been with City First Bank since November of 2006. Natalie brings over fifteen (15) years of broad human resources experience from several small and major institutions to include the Federal Reserve Board, Freddie Mac and National Cooperative Bank. Natalie has a Bachelor’s degree from Towson University with a focus on marketing. As Director of Human Resources, Natalie is responsible for the overall management and strategic planning associated with the human resources function of City First Bank.
Jeff Stout, Senior Vice President and Business Development Officer
Joe Turney, Senior Vice President, Deposit Operations and Chief Compliance Officer
Swapan Chaudhuri, Vice President and Assistant Comptroller
Stephanie Meyer, Vice President, Relationship Manager, Lending
Khristina McMahon, Vice President and Director of Accounting
Jose Ygoa, Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager
Jeannette Greenhill-Mensah, Assistant Vice President, Deposit Operations
Donna Gatlin-Mteeka, Assistant Vice President and Loan Administration Manager
Marcella Mendoza, Assistant Branch Manager