| Name | Title | Contact Details |
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Becky Mayse |
North America Regional CISO | Profile |
Commencement Bank, headquartered in Tacoma, WA, was formed in 2006. We provide traditional, reliable, and sustainable banking in Pierce County, South King County, Thurston County and the surrounding areas. Our team of experienced banking experts focuses on personal attention, flexible service, and building strong relationships with customers. As a local bank, Commencement Bank is deeply committed to the community.
Ascend empowers entrepreneurial CPAs to reach their goals with an innovative growth model that brings their firms into the new age. Backed by private equity from people-focused Alpine Investors, Ascend is building a modern platform for regional accounting firms that enables them to stay independent while accessing the resources of a large CPA firm to help them grow. Ascend provides access to growth capital, robust talent acquisition, best-of-breed technology, a catalytic leadership system, shared back-office services, and modernized equity incentives so that firms can surmount todays industry challenges and reach their full potential. Founded in January 2023, the company attained revenues sufficient to qualify it as a Top 100 U.S. accounting firm within six months of operation.
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about The ShareWaves Foundation. ShareWaves Overview: We continue to build a youth sports foundation that provides positive, game-changing solutions for children in under-resourced communities. We are helping kids play the games they love. Who We Are: ShareWaves is a 501c3 public charity working to deliver high-quality sports experiences to kids in under-resourced communities. Launched almost 3 years ago, ShareWaves is targeting children from any home that experiences multi-layered barriers to sports access and are less likely to receive the support they need. Our Why? The gap between "the haves" and the "have nots" is getting wider. Without access to sports and structured play, kids miss critical benefits, including physical health, social-emotional growth, and academic development. Emergent Issue!!! COVID restrictions further limited access to organized sports and extracurricular activities causing kids to lose an entire year of life-skill development, social interactions, and academic interruptions. ShareWaves is targeting several ways to help kids recover by delivering tangible impact to children suffering and delivering programs of significance to kids in need. 5 Key Initiatives: 1. Provide micro-funding grants to assist in connecting kids to high-quality sports experiences. 2. Build #Ready2Play Training Experiences for Kids and the #Ready2Play app. 3. Create digital content that showcases the "power of sports" to transform young lives. 4. Lead the formation of a KC Youth Sports Alliance (KC-YSA) 5. Host high-energy, one-of-a-kind events that raise awareness and support our mission. Children in our city need us now more than ever as they experience an avalanche of pressure this fall returning from extended periods of social isolation, educational uncertainty, and inactivity caused by COVID. We work to develop strong impact partnerships with like-minded individuals and organizations that want help kids heal.
GSB, formerly known as Guilford Savings Bank, is a mutual financial institution based in Connecticut, established in 1875. With over 145 years of experience, GSB has expanded from a single branch to eight locations, managing nearly $1 billion in assets. The bank focuses on community-oriented banking, emphasizing personalized service and long-term relationships with clients. GSB offers a comprehensive range of personal and business banking solutions. Their services include digital banking for real-time account management, tailored business banking for small to medium enterprises, and personal banking options such as checking and savings accounts, loans, and mortgages. The bank also provides specialized tools like online account opening and financial education resources. As a mutual bank, GSB reinvests its profits into community development and employee benefits, reflecting its commitment to local businesses and the shoreline communities of Connecticut. The bank promotes a culture of integrity and collaboration, ensuring that clients have direct access to staff and customized financial strategies. GSB continues to invest in digital innovation while maintaining a strong local presence.