Puget Sound Bank

Pat Dineen serves as Chairman of the Board for Puget Sound Bank. He brings more than 35 years of experience in the banking industry to this position. He represents the bank in community relations and is chairman of the bank’s loan committee. Pat is retired as president of U.S. Bank of Washington after 20 years with the company. He also worked for SeaFirst Bank (Bank of America) for more than 15 years in credit, branch banking and corporate banking. Pat serves on the boards of the Washington Dental Service and Sterling Realty. He has previously served on the boards of the Seattle Art Museum, Rainier Club, Fifth Avenue Theatre, Providence Foundation, Pacific Coast Banking School, Bellevue Boys and Girls Club, Corporate Council of the Arts (ArtsFund) and A Contemporary Theatre. He is also an advisor to the Zino Society. A resident of Washington for more than 35 years, Pat is a graduate of Marquette University and the Pacific School of Banking.

Jim has served the banking industry for more than 31 years, with nearly 20 of those years in the Greater Seattle area. A native of Poulsbo, Washington, he received his BA from Seattle University and his MBA from the University of Washington, then went on to earn a JD from Southwestern University School of Law in LA. Jim left Sterling Savings Bank as SVP & Manager of the Seattle Corporate Banking office to establish Puget Sound Bank. His prior experience included serving as SVP at US Bank in Seattle for 12 years and managing corporate banking and commercial banking teams with Security Pacific Bank over a 13-year period. Jim has served on boards for various local organizations involved in healthcare, the arts and education. He currently serves on the boards of the Albers School of Business at Seattle University and the Washington Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

In 2003 Steve Dennis retired as President & CEO of Quadrant Homes, the largest homebuilder in the Puget Sound region. Steve has a BS degree in Construction Management from the University of Washington, an MBA from the University of Colorado and is a graduate of the Executive Education Leadership School of Business at the University of Michigan. He has a strong record of community involvement and is currently a city council appointed board member at Bellevue’s Meydenbauer Convention Center and serves on the board of St. Andrews Housing Group, an affordable housing provider. He is a mediator with programs in Bellevue and King County and a docent at the Museum of Flight.

Tom Leavitt, a well-respected Pacific Northwest commercial real estate developer/investor, is the sole principal and CEO of Leavitt Capital Companies. Tom holds a law degree from Seattle University Law School, a bachelors degree from the University of Puget Sound, and is an award winning writer. He is a long-time member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Puget Sound. He is the past Chairman of the Board of the Caroline Kline Galland Center and has served on the boards of Epiphany School, University of Washington Diabetes Research Council and the Urban League of Seattle.

Lynn Manley serves as a consultant with Leora Consulting Group, with special emphasis on strategic management and financial issues.  Recent engagements have included expert witness work. Lynn’s background includes 30 years of banking, encompassing corporate banking and cash management, real estate lending, corporate finance and private banking. Her clients have included Fortune 500 companies, middle-market public and privately held companies, not-for-profit organizations and affluent individuals.  Manley’s banking affiliations were with Rainier Bank, later to become Security Pacific Bank of Washington, and U.S Bank. As a volunteer, she has served as Treasurer, President and Chair of the Seattle Repertory Theatre, and she is now Chair of the Seattle Repertory Theatre Foundation. Lynn currently serves on the National Board of Advisors of Washington State University’s College of Business. She sits on the finance committee of PATH, she is a member of ARCS (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists) Foundation, Inc. and she is on the board of the Chisholm Foundation.

Northwest born, Randy Quinton holds an Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Washington and was on the board of Quinton Instrument Company, a local manufacturer of medical devices. In 1992, he developed a network router for Networks Northwest and served as a board member until 1996, when the company was sold. A successful private investor, Mr. Quinton currently manages family commercial real estate interests and private placements. He has long been active in charitable activities.

Jim is currently President & CEO of ArtsFund, one of the nations leading united arts funds.   Prior to joining ArtsFund, Jim concluded a three-decade career as a corporate lawyer, during which he practiced at Bogle & Gates for twenty-five years, serving as its managing partner for seven years, and at Stoel Rives LLP for five years, serving as managing partner of the Seattle office for three years. Jim is listed in the 2006 edition of Best Lawyers in America for his corporate law expertise and has been rated a Super Lawyer by Washington Law & Politics for seven consecutive years. Jim has a J.D. and M.A. from Stanford University and a B.A. with high distinction (Phi Beta Kappa) from the University of Virginia. Jim was an officer in the United States Navy. Jim currently serves on the Board of Keynetics Inc, a Boise, Idaho company. He also serves on the Private Sector Council of Americans for the Arts. He has previously chaired the boards of Seattle Repertory Theatre, United Way of King County, Economic Development Council of Seattle/King County, and Group Health Community Foundation.  

Robert C. Wallace is managing partner of Wallace Properties Group and associated entities involved in commercial real estate investment and development in Washington State. He is personally active in real estate acquisition, syndication, development, management and brokerage. He is past Chairman of the Washington State Commercial Association of Realtors, and currently serves on the boards of PREMERA Blue Cross and the Commercial Brokers’ Association (CBA).Long active in civic endeavors, Mr. Wallace has been Chairman of the boards of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, the Bellevue Chamber, Bellevue Downtown Association, Bellevue Rotary, Puget Sound Blood Center, the Bellevue Convention Center Authority, and the Public Facilities District charged with siting, constructing and operating a new major league baseball park in Seattle (SAFECO Field). Prior to joining Puget Sound Bank, he spent twenty five years as a director of a publicly traded bank which was sold in 2008.

Ed Wallace, retired, is the former owner of Destination Harley-Davidson with locations in Tacoma and Silverdale, Washington, and Tigard, Oregon.  Previously, Ed served as Executive Vice President & General Manager for PACCAR Leasing Corporation and as General Manager for Kenworth Truck Company.  Ed holds an MBA degree from the University of Washington.