Louise Walker Email & Phone Number

Chief Executive Officer at First Northern Bank

Louise A. Walker served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, First Northern Bank from 2011-2022.  Ms. Walker joined First Northern Bank in 1979 and became a member of Senior Management in 1989.  During her career, she held a variety of positions, including Head of Operations and Data Processing and the oversight of Human Resources, Risk Management, Compliance, Accounting, and Finance.  Prior to assuming the position of President and Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Walker held the position of Senior Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer for 14 years.  She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Management from Saint Mary’s College of California.  Ms. Walker is a board member of Pacific Coast Bankers Bank and treasurer and member of the Executive Committee of Valley Vision Board of Directors. Ms. Walker is also a member of American Banker Association’s Investment Advisory Committee and vice president of Lambda Alpha International, Sacramento Chapter and board member of the Sutter Club.  She is also a member of the Finance Committee of Western Bankers Association and Yolo Food Bank. She is past treasurer of American Bankers Association Board of Directors and is past Chairwoman and a member of the Board of Directors of the California Bankers Association (now the California state and federal advocacy division of the Western Bankers Association), past board member of the Yolo Food Bank Board, a past board member of Roseville Community Development Corporation, a member of Dixon Rotary, and past president of Soroptimist International of Dixon. Ms. Walker’s extensive service as a board member of both private and public organizations has provided her with extensive knowledge and experience in the banking industry, financial management, risk management, corporate governance, and marketing. Ms. Walker is a member of the Bank’s Asset/Liability, Loan, Information Services Steering, Asset Quality and Profit Sharing Committees.Read More