Our Team

Jill Takiff Hirsh
Chair of the Board

Randy L. Green
Executive Chairman of the Board

Eric Ephraim
Chief Executive Officer & President

Brien Leahy
President, Community Banking

Jackie Flick
Senior Vice President
Relationship Banking

Amy Kahhat
Vice President
Multi Market Manager

David Putrus
Vice President
Market Manager

Jean Borowiec
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JBorowiec@firstbankhp.com 
(847) 897-7603

Alma Castro
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(847) 897-7602

Leonardo Carrasco
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(847) 897-7650

Alina Neamt
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Tony Toledo
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JToledo@firstbankchicago.com
(847) 897-7607

Brendan McMahon
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(847) 897-7613

Michael Atto
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(847) 861-9675

Quintan McGee
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David J. Giangiorgi
Senior Vice President
Consumer Lending

Nancy Boshes
Senior Vice President
Managing Director, Private Banking Group

Anthony Kapp
Vice President
Private Banking Group

Angela Castaneda
Private Banking Officer

Courtney Olson
Senior Vice President
Managing Director of Business Banking

Claudia Phalen
Vice President
Business Banking Credit Officer

William K. McGowan
Chief Commercial Banking Officer

Deanna Levin
Executive Vice President
Portfolio Management

Christina K. Bavery
Senior Vice President
Managing Director / Commercial Banking

Ouxiang Chen
Senior Vice President
Middle Market Banking

Sarah Gin
Senior Vice President
Middle Market Banking

Merrilee Rojas
Senior Vice President
Managing Director of Franchise Finance

Jodi Sugar
Senior Vice President
Middle Market Banking

Barbara Winter
Senior Vice President
Middle Market Banking

Brian Bock
Vice President
Middle Market Banking

Olga Edds
Vice President
Middle Market Banking / Administration

Andy Kocur
Vice President
Public Funds Managing Director

Angela Santello
Portfolio Manager, Deposit Relationships - Commercial Banking Officer

Lesley Prestegaard
Senior Vice President
Managing Director, Treasury Management

Mary Hadzalic
Assistant Vice President
Treasury Management Advisor

Marcela Melendez
Chief Lending Officer, Lease Finance

Patrick Tatarek
Senior Vice President
Managing Director / Lease Finance Group

Michael Trimble
Senior Vice President
Lease Finance Group

Ryan Liebgott
Vice President
Credit Manager, Lease Finance Group

Patrick Niday
Vice President
Lease Finance Group

Jon Komerofsky
Assistant Vice President
Lease Finance Group

Samuel Jaramillo
Lease Documentation Officer

Janet Contreras
Credit Analyst and Documentation Officer

John Berghorst
Chief Lending Officer, Commercial Real Estate

Nathan Bowker
Senior Vice President
Commercial Real Estate, Portfolio Manager

Marcus D. Frye
Senior Vice President
Commercial Real Estate

Vince Laughlin
Senior Vice President
Commercial Real Estate

Katerina A. Ouchakov
Senior Vice President
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Manager

Marc Zisook
Senior Vice President
Commercial Real Estate

Regina M. Hirn
Senior Vice President
Commercial Real Estate

Matthew Caja
Assistant Vice President
Commercial Real Estate

LuAnn Trang
Commercial Real Estate
Administrator

Alina Hotca
Commercial Real Estate
Administrator

Cheryl Braude
Chief Credit Officer

Sara DeKuiper
Senior Vice President
Credit Officer, Credit Review

Franki Tran
Assistant Vice President
Credit Review Officer

Joseph Levigne
Chief Risk Officer

Kerry Duellman
Senior Vice President
Senior Compliance Officer / CRA Officer

Randall Kiner
Assistant Vice President
Compliance Officer

Kornelia Majkut
Assistant Vice President
Assistant AML / CFT Officer

Sena Kararic
Assistant Vice President
Compliance Officer

John Rimkus
Senior Vice President
Facilities Manager & Security Officer

Mary Ann Bley
Vice President
Loan Documentation

Jessica Brown
Senior Vice President
Deposit Operations and
Client Services 

Scott Elza
Senior Vice President
Loan Operations

Tricia Poisson
Vice President
Systems & Applications Support

David Barrera
Assistant Vice President
Loan Operations

Jacqueline Kaiser
Vice President
Deposit Operations and Wire Department Manager

Mary C. Lum
Assistant Vice President
Operations Administration

Kimberly Smith
Vice President
Loan Servicing

Miguel Hernandez
Loan Operations Officer

Kimberly Imroth
Vice President
Treasury Management

Dean Jukovich
Chief Financial Officer

Silvia Chen
Vice President
Director of Accounting

Yan Song
Vice President
Controller

Lisa Nichols
Chief Human Resources Officer

Deborah Elliott
Senior Vice President
Total Rewards

Nicole DiVito
Vice President
Talent Management

Denise Bryant
Vice President
Director of Marketing & Community Outreach

Stacy Raven
Assistant Vice President
Community Relations & Events