Andy Jackson
SPARTA, Mich.,— ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc., and ChoiceOne Bank have announced that Andy Jackson and Nate VanderWoude graduated from the Graduate School of Banking Program at the University of Wisconsin – Madison in the top five percent of their class. Jackson and VanderWoude also received the prestigious Certificate of Executive Leadership from the Wisconsin School of Business and Executive Development.
Nate VanderWoude
The Graduate School of Banking is a rigorous program including finance, marketing, management and the environment in which community banks operate today,” said ChoiceOne CEO Kelly Potes. “As Vice Presidents and Commercial Loan Officers, Andy and Nate play a significant role in the growth of our Bank in West Michigan. Their insight into advanced management will help guide us as we grow our community bank franchise in Michigan and fulfill our mission to provide superior service, quality advice, and show our utmost respect to everyone we meet.”
Jackson joined ChoiceOne in 2021 as Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer (West Market). A seasoned banker, Jackson has 25 years of extensive commercial lending, commercial credit, and leadership experience. Jackson has served on a variety of non-profit organizations and is a graduate of Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo.
VanderWoude joined ChoiceOne in 2021 as Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer (West Market). Before joining ChoiceOne, VanderWoude had seven years of banking experience with a regional bank in Grand Rapids where he was Assistant Vice President, Business Banking Relationship Manager. Graduating from Trinity Christian College, in Palos Heights, Illinois, VanderWoude has a Bachelor of Science in Business Finance.