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Jim Gersack Chair Joined First Interstate Wealth Management in March 2006. Originally from Livingston, Montana, his professional career began in 1997 with Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. in San Francisco. In 2000 he moved to Bank of America Securities as head of Business Development for an internal hedge fund and later became Senior Vice President of the bank’s Wealth Management Group for the Idaho market. Jim earned his bachelor's degree in Finance & Economics from Montana State University in 1997.
Ana Gomez Chapman Ana Gomez Chapman is the Director of Institutional Sales for Amba Research USA, an investment research outsourcing firm with operations in the US, UK, Singapore, India, Sri Lanka and Costa Rica. Ana has 11 years of financial services experience including management, equities research, merchandising, institutional sales and investment banking. Prior to Amba, Ana was a Vice President in equities management at Goldman, Sachs & Co. where she worked in New York and Singapore since 1996 in various roles including assistant chief of staff for the global equities division, head of the international equities merchandising effort, head of Latin American shares sales in the US, and associate in the Non-Japan Asia investment research strategy team. Ana started her Wall Street career as an investment banking analyst at Smith Barney in New York in 1993. Ana has a BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Cornell University and an MBA in Finance and International Business from Columbia Graduate School of Business. She lives in Jackson Hole since 2004 with husband, Tom, and children, Audrey and Max.
A native of upstate New York, Ruth has enjoyed the community of Jackson since March 2001. She has degrees from Haverford College and MIT, and has worked in city planning and community development in both the private and public sectors. Ruth is currently a project administrator with Shaw Construction. She lives in Hoback Junction with her husband, Tim Bradley, and their two dogs, Josie and Coona. Ruth is active in the community, volunteering with the Teton County Library in addition to her work on the Latino Resource Center Board, although her favorite pastime is socializing with an Ethnic Cooking Club. Fluent in Dutch, Ruth is an accomplished traveler, most recently touring Costa Rica.
Ann graduated from University of California with a Degree in Urban Planning. She has been working in the education field taking on various roles including acting as Humble Independent School District Board president in 1996 and 2003. She has played an active role in the Humble community participating in a number of committees. Ann was the founder of CARE rally (against drugs) and the Executive Director of the Humble Independent School District Education Foundation. Ann married John Willott in 1969 and they have two children Michael and Sara.
Florence is the Chief Executive Officer of a private real estate company in New York which primarily owns and operates commercial properties. Florence is also a licensed real estate broker in Wyoming, Idaho and New York. She is Responsible Broker at Snow King Realty, and Vice-President of Snow King Resort Management, LLC. She has also worked in banking and foreign exchange trading. Florence has lived in Jackson since 1991. She presently lives with her partner, Ron Saypol, at Spring Creek Ranch, where she serves as chair of the Architectural Committee for the Spring Creek Homeowners Association. Florence attended Columbia University where she received BA and MBA degrees.
Debra Sprague is the Executive Director at eh Jackson Hole Community Counseling Center. Debra moved to Teton County in November of 2002 from Nebraska where she had been serving as Executive Director of Lincoln Council on Alcoholism and Drugs, Inc. Debra has held positions as a Director, Program Coordinator, Therapist and Small Business owner. She also serves on the Board of the Community Resource Center and was appointed to serve on the Governor’s Advisory Board for the Child/Family Initiative. Debra's husband, Kirk Sprague, is the owner of CK Mechanical in Jackson.
Betty has a background in corporate Marketing and Finance, having worked for companies such as Medtronic and First Union National Bank. She currently manages commercial real estate property investments. Betty is married and is focused on raising her two children, ages 7 and 9.
Liliana Patricia Rocha Liliana Patricia, Colombian born, moved to United States when she was 26 years old. Although Liliana arrived in Kansas her degree in Forest Engineering and passion for natural resources led her to Wyoming. She married a cowboy and had a precious son, Tige.Liliana Patricia is a volunteer as the DJ of “Al ritmo de la Montaña.” “Al ritmo de la Montaña” is a weekly Spanish radio program broadcasted in the Teton County for the last ten years. She is also works at the Teton County Library serving the Latino community. At the Teton County Library, Liliana primarily works offering story times in Spanish, teaches Spanish skills to the library staff, and provides computer classes in Spanish. Liliana’s second job is for Jackson Hole Community Counseling Center, mainly as an Interpreter and does some of Latino Outreach.
John graduated from the University of Missouri with degrees in geology and was hired by Chevron Corporation. After a 28+ year career involved in technical and managerial aspects of projects around the world, he retired from Chevron in 2005 and moved with spouse Sue to live full time in Jackson. During his corporate career John became passionate about project and people management skills, striving to improve those skills while working domestically and internationally. He is involved in multiple non-profit efforts and organizations across the community: officer or member of board of El Puente, Friends Teton Co. Library, Teton Co. Library Foundation, Geologists of Jackson Hole; he manages the local Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program; and he volunteers in other roles for various local organizations. When time permits he loves to hike or ski in and around Jackson Hole, has a passion for photography, and spending time with his spouse Sue.
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Bruce A. Hawtin