About Waypoint Bank: Your Community Bank!
Let Waypoint Bank be your guide to financial success.
History
Waypoint Bank, a group of family-owned, community-oriented banks in Nebraska and Colorado, has been offering vital financial services since it was initially chartered in Cozad, Neb., in 1883. While we have undergone several iterations and name changes, our commitment to providing genuinely personal and professional service has never wavered. We have been part of Cozad since 1917; in Colorado Springs, where members of the ownership group have lived since 1979, we started serving the community in 2002. The bank currently offers five locations in Nebraska and two in Colorado.
Community
The people of Waypoint Bank are committed to bettering the communities where we live and work. We aim for excellence in customer service, which starts with hiring friendly, knowledgeable individuals. We are a neighborhood bank; our management was born and raised in the Midwest with roots deep in agriculture. The values we grew up with still help to guide us, though we now extend into urban communities. You see it today in our business relationships, where our word is our bond. And these values will remain the same tomorrow.
Our goal is to make your community banking experience easy. We care about you, your family, and your business. We provide everything that the big chain banks offer but with a personal touch. We invite you to experience the difference at your nearest Waypoint Bank location.
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Mission Statement
Striving to provide our customers with premier financial services through high quality employees to return optimal profits.
Value Statement
Our banks strive to be exceptional providers of superior financial solutions that promote the small-town approach of putting the customer first while earning their trust in the most friendly and professional manner possible.
Vision Statement
Waypoint Bank and its subsidiaries strive to be the best Financial Institution serving our customers, our employees and our shareholders.
Core Values
These values reflect what is truly important to Waypoint Bank. They will not change over time or for different situations. Waypoint Bank’s values are the basic principles that guide our decisions every day in our businesses and in our communities.
Integrity
We strive to operate with absolute integrity. We insist upon honesty, dependability, loyalty, and accountability in each of our business relationships. We do what we say we will do. We aim to always work diligently and are committed to acting in the best interests of our local communities.
Relationships
As a community bank, we know that relationships with our clients are the strength of our company. We strive for the highest level of service for each client. We hope that by exceeding our clients’ expectations through our banking services, we are nurturing long-term relationships.
Excellence
To us, excellence means meeting and exceeding the standards set by our industry and by our competitors. We are constantly evolving to strive for perfection through our banking services. We know that we will only be excellent if our customers vote us that prestigious honor.
Leadership Team
Tim Sladek
President / CEO (Cozad)
Kevin Gilbert
Senior VP / Senior Lending Officer (Cozad)
Renae Rowe
Compliance Officer (Cozad)
Sheri Hladky
Vice President (Cozad)
Jessica Beisner
Vice President / Cashier (Cozad)
Amanda Swanson
Assistant Vice President (Cozad)
Eric Zimbelman
Assistant Vice President / Loan Officer (Cozad)
Derek Downer
Branch President (Cambridge)
Kathy Miller
Vice President (Cambridge)
Jessie Anderson
Branch President (Clay Center)
Lisa Baxa
IT Officer / Electronic Banking Officer (Clay Center)
James Martin
Loan Officer (Clay Center)
Tristan Newcomb
Assistant Vice President (Eustis)
Sharon Houser
BSA Officer (Eustis)
Harmaleigh Dubas
Assistant Vice President / Consumer Loan Officer (Imperial)
Robert Lucia
Colorado Market President (Colorado Springs)
Rebecca Akers
Colorado Senior Credit Officer (Colorado Springs)
Ken Brower
Vice President (Colorado Springs)
Christian Pence
AVP / Commercial Lender (Colorado Springs)
Adolfo Velasquez
Operations Officer (Colorado Springs)
David Besch
Northern Colorado Market Manager (Fort Collins)
Alex Nguyen
Operations Manager (Fort Collins)
Greg Metzo
Commercial Lender (Fort Collins)
Leadership Team
Tim Sladek
President / CEO (Cozad)
Kevin Gilbert
Senior VP / Senior Lending Officer (Cozad)
Renae Rowe
Compliance Officer (Cozad)
Sheri Hladky
Vice President (Cozad)
Jessica Beisner
Vice President / Cashier (Cozad)
Amanda Swanson
Assistant Vice President (Cozad)
Eric Zimbelman
Assistant Vice President / Loan Officer (Cozad)
Derek Downer
Branch President (Cambridge)
Kathy Miller
Vice President (Cambridge)
Jessie Anderson
Branch President (Clay Center)
Lisa Baxa
IT Officer / Electronic Banking Officer (Clay Center)
James Martin
Loan Officer (Clay Center)
Tristan Newcomb
Assistant Vice President (Eustis)
Sharon Houser
BSA Officer (Eustis)
Harmaleigh Dubas
Assistant Vice President / Consumer Loan Officer (Imperial)
Robert Lucia
Colorado Market President (Colorado Springs)
Rebecca Akers
Colorado Senior Credit Officer (Colorado Springs)
Ken Brower
Vice President (Colorado Springs)
Christian Pence
AVP / Commercial Lender (Colorado Springs)
Adolfo Velasquez
Operations Officer (Colorado Springs)
David Besch
Northern Colorado Market Manager (Fort Collins)
Alex Nguyen
Operations Manager (Fort Collins)
Josh Alcantar
Commercial Lender (Fort Collins)
Board of Directors
- Tim Sladek, Chairman of the Board
- Kirk Riley, Chairman Emeritus
- Kevin Gilbert
- Rebecca Akers
- Al Svajgr
- Kristen Jack
- Clark Andrews
- Dawn Caldwell
- Robert Lucia
- Jeff Svajgr