Mary Hood, commercial banking team lead for Columbia Bank, believes it is her and her team’s mission to help ensure the financial success of their clients and to be known within the community as the best place to bank and the best place to work. Operating in Salem, within the heart of the Willamette Valley, Mary and her team provide strategic counseling and build long-term relationships with clients in manufacturing, wholesale, distribution, construction, retail and other business sectors. Her team is well known for tailoring financing and banking solutions in a creative and personal way.
A banking veteran since 1991, Mary and her team work hand in hand with outside partners such as the State of Oregon, the Small Business Administration, the USDA, the Oregon Facility Authority, local municipal programs and bond debenture facilitators to help find solutions for their clients.