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From Bank Teller to Commercial Lending Officer and everything in between, Trish Brown has many accomplishments in her 20+ years of working for ChoiceOne Bank. The everything-in-between includes marrying her husband, loving and parenting her two kids (and fur baby), continuing her education in banking, and helping the bank win awards for a dedication to serving the underserved…But most recently; receiving the Rising Star Award by the Community Bankers of Michigan (CBM).

ChoiceOne Bank has the distinct pleasure to announce that Patricia (Trish) Brown has won the 2019 Rising Star Award for her significant achievements in banking. The Rising Star Award is the first ever given by the Community Bankers of Michigan (CBM) and was presented at their Annual Convention held recently in Traverse City.

ChoiceOne Bank was recently honored as a finalist for the 2019 Best Small Business Banking Solutions award by the Finovate Group, announced September 24 at the Edison Ballroom in New York. The event celebrated the fintech industry’s best and brightest companies driving fintech innovation forward and the individuals who bring new ideas to life.

ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. (OTC: COFS) (“ChoiceOne”), the parent company of ChoiceOne Bank and County Bank Corp (OTC: CBNC) (“County”), the parent company of Lakestone Bank & Trust, jointly announced that at separate special meetings of shareholders held today, each company’s shareholders approved the proposed merger of equals in which County will merge with and into ChoiceOne. The combined holding company will be headquartered in Sparta, Michigan.

From left Bryan Freeman HTMA Marketing Director, Adom Greenland ChoiceOne Bank COO and Kathleen Craig HTMA CEO.

As you or a family member are preparing to get back into a school routine, please take the time to read these 5 financial tips. At ChoiceOne Bank we understand that paying for an education can be daunting today. These 5 financial tips are actually pretty simple yet will take some time. But they will help you to prepare to graduate college with good credit and manageable debt.

Check Presentation from left: Eunice Lopez-Martin – ChoiceOne Bank Branch Manager, Troy Butler III – ChoiceOne Bank Vice President, Market Executive, Chris Sain Jr. –  CEO of Grand C.I.T.Y Sports and Adom Greenland – ChoiceOne Bank Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer.

Chief Operating Officer, CPA, MSU Alum, husband, father of two, Rockford resident and most recently, a member of Grand Rapids Business Journals' 2019 Class of 40 Under 40. These are just a few of the many titles you can use to describe Adom Greenland, but they only scratch the surface of who he is and what he has accomplished in such a short amount of time since graduating from Michigan State University in 2003.