| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Diana Thompson |
Vice President and Assistant General Counsel | Profile |
Heather B |
Chief Information Officer | Profile |
Christine Strong |
Assistant General Counsel | Profile |
Phil Castrogiovanni |
Vice President, Secretary and Deputy General Counsel | Profile |
Lisa George |
Assistant General Counsel | Profile |
Darien Rowayton Bank was founded by leading local business people to provide our community with an exceptional combination of competitive banking services and thoughtful personal service. We carefully lend your deposits to support the growth of local businesses and to meet the needs of community members for financing worthy purposes from housing to education. Our focus on communities in Connecticut means we have avoided the types of loans and investments that underlie the current financial industry crisis and can continue to meet the credit needs of our community. We are committed to long-term relationships and offer the conveniences and financial services you expect from a larger bank, with the incredible rates, safety, and personal attention you won’t find anywhere but home.
CircleUp is an online private company investment platform. They provide accredited investors free access to direct investments in high-growth consumer product and retail private companies that were previously difficult to identify and access. For retail and consumer product entrepreneurs, they offer an efficient way to access a network of sophisticated investors as well as value added partners. Typical investments on CircleUp are food, personal care, pet product, apparel or retail/restaurant companies with >$500K in revenue and are looking to raise $100,000 to $2.0 million in growth equity. A highly selective percentage of companies that apply are listed on their site. As the largest equity based crowdfunding site, CircleUp provides not only access to interesting consumer and retail private company investments, but also a wide ranging, sophisticated investor network. Their investor base includes retail and consumer product industry experts, venture capital, private equity and other financial professionals, business leaders, angel investors and others interested in expanding their investment portfolios with private company investments. Investors can review a curated list of private company investments, ask questions to the management team, request product samples and complete their private company investment online via CircleUp.
CardConnect is an innovative and rapidly growing payment processing company. Since its inception, CardConnect has quickly grown to process billions in transactions each year for more than 60,000 businesses across the U.S., ranging from Fortune 500 companies to local coffee shops. Our mission is to make accepting payments as simple and easy as possible while providing unmatched security for our customers.
For over 80 years the people of our communities have been helping each other make dreams come true. In 1932, 11 El Paso civil servants pooled $5 each to form a credit union. Today GECU is the largest and one of the strongest locally-owned financial institutions in the city we call home with more than 340,000 members, 18 branches, and over $2 billion in assets. Becoming a GECU member is easy. You can join if you live or work in El Paso County, Hudspeth County or Doña Ana County not more than 25 miles from our 1500 North Resler Branch. To establish your membership, you must open, deposit and maintain $20 in a GECU Share Account. That represents your share in GECU.
Unparalleled Electronic Payment Services and Technologies for Independent Schools Diamond Mind provides the easiest, most cost-effective, lowest risk electronic payments solutions to independent schools so that school administrators and parents can focus on giving our next generation the best education possible. We innovate to stay at the forefront of our industry, and maintain direct relationships with global financial institutions and associations. Areas of expertise cover the entire spectrum of independent schools’ campus needs, from online giving, tuition, admissions, and bookstore, to summer programs and purchasing cards. Diamond Mind works hard to build deep, trusting relationships with each client. We gladly share our expertise in financial products and payment processing so each client can make informed decisions about the best path forward for their situation. Our exceptional service and innovative solutions stand the test of time. Over the past 10 years, 99% of our clients have chosen to stay with Diamond Mind. We believe their loyalty is grounded in our commitment to offer the right set of products, services, and customer care to each person with whom we work.