Submitted by Banner Bank.

A local Banner Bank employee has been selected to receive the Banner’s Best award. This award represents the highest level of recognition within the company and celebrates Banner’s top-performing employees.

This employee received the award for surpassing their individual professional goals, demonstrating excellence within their respective professions and consistently delivering outstanding service to the bank’s clients, communities and their colleagues:

Martha Alvarado, assistant vice president, branch manager IV, Friday Harbor Branch.

“We are fortunate to have such skilled employees who choose to share their talents at Banner Bank,” said Mark Grescovich, Banner Bank president and CEO. “Their dedication to excellence is a driving force behind why Banner was again selected by Forbes as one of the 100 Best Banks in America.”

Recipients of this award are part of a highly selective group, chosen by members of executive leadership. This honor is reserved for only a few of the Bank’s high achievers.

About Banner Bank

Banner Bank is a Washington-chartered commercial bank that conducts business in Washington, Oregon, California and Idaho. Banner offers a wide variety of commercial banking services and financial products to individuals and small- and medium-sized businesses and their employees. Banner Bank is part of Banner Corporation (NASDAQ: BANR), a $16.2 billion bank holding company headquartered in Walla Walla, Washington. Visit Banner Bank at bannerbank.com.