Laurie Stewart Named One of American Bankers “Most Powerful Women to Watch”
29 September 2023 - 9:50AM
American Banker Magazine named Laurie Stewart, President and CEO of
Sound Community Bank, as one of 2023’s “Most Powerful Women to
Watch.”
The “Most Powerful Women to Watch” ranks
top-performing female executives whose governance continues to
shape the banking industry throughout the country. The complete
list appears here:
https://www.americanbanker.com/list/the-most-powerful-women-to-watch-2023.
Stewart recently celebrated 33 years with Sound
Community Bank. In this span, Stewart led the organization's
conversion from a $38 million dollar credit union to a $1 billion
publicly traded commercial bank. Active in the industry, Ms.
Stewart was one of 14 bankers selected to serve on the inaugural
FDIC Community Bank Advisory Board. Subsequently, she was appointed
to the inaugural CFPB Community Banker’s Advisory Board. She is
active in trade associations, serving two terms as Chair of the WBA
and chaired the ABA flagship Governmental Affairs Committee. In
2017, she was one of nine community Bankers invited to the White
House for a listening session with the President. She also served
as Chair of the National Arthritis Foundation Board of Directors
and is a director of the Seattle Branch of the Federal Reserve
Bank, former Chair of the Woodland Park Zoo, and
Secretary/Treasurer of the Jamestown/S’Klallam CDFI. She is the
only non-tribal member of the CDFI Board.
Ms. Stewart has been recognized in the Most
Powerful Women in Banking continuously since 2017. She also earned
the prestigious Woman of Influence award from the Puget Sound
Business Journal. In 2019, Seattle Business Magazine recognized her
as an Executive of Excellence. In 2018, she was named Community
Banker of the Year – a national recognition. In 2021, the Puget
Sound Business Journal named her one of the Power 100. She is a
frequent speaker and teacher. Community volunteering includes
serving as a former Court Appointed Special Advocate, Designing and
decorating Trees for the O’Christmas Tree Celebrations, and
climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise money for cancer research. She
also loves to sew and makes a baby quilt for every newborn in the
bank family.
Sound Community Bank is a Seattle-based community
bank providing personal and business banking services in King,
Pierce, Snohomish, Jefferson, and Clallam Counties, and on the web
at www.soundcb.com. Sound Community Bank is a subsidiary of Sound
Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFBC).
For additional information: Media Contact:
Deena Rataezyk Vice President, Director of Marketing &
Communication
deena.rataezyk@soundcb.com
(206) 204-8169
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