May 2, 2010

Foote Named to Cascade Financial’s Board

By Dave Gallagher, The Bellingham Herald

Cascade Financial Corporation, parent company of Cascade Bank, has appointed Marion R. (“Robin”) Foote to its board of directors. Foote was appointed by Cascade’s board of directors and will stand for election at the company’s next annual meeting of shareholders on Tuesday, June 22.

“Robin has extensive commercial banking and marketing experience with a deep background in financial services and we are pleased to add someone of her caliber to our board of directors,” said David Duce, Chair of Cascade’s Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.

Foote, a resident of Bellingham, is currently a managing director and partner at New York based Novantas, LLC, an international consulting company serving the financial services industry. She has worked for more than 28 years in the industry, including a 16-year career in commercial banking.

She has held board positions with a wide range of business, civic and community groups, including current service as a director of Saturna Trust Company, a subsidiary of Saturna Capital, headquartered in Bellingham. Foote also serves as a board member and treasurer of St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation.

Established in 1916, Cascade Bank, the only operating subsidiary of Cascade Financial Corporation, is a state chartered commercial bank headquartered in Everett. Cascade Bank has proudly served the Puget Sound region for over 90 years and operates 22 full service branches south of Whatcom County.