Donn C. Costa

Mr. Costa has held the position of Sr. Vice President of Golf Savings Bank since July 2006.  Prior to the merger with Sterling Financial Corporation, Costa was the President of Lynnwood Financial Corporation, the parent company of Golf Savings Bank.  He was also a member of Golf's Board of Directors, served on the Asset and Liability and Personnel and Lending Committees and held the position of Executive Vice-President of Mortgage Lending.  Costa graduated cum laude from Washington State University with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 1985.  He was a loan officer at Phoenix Mortgage Company in Seattle from 1987 to 1994 and consistently made the prestigious President's Club list.  In 1986, he served as a loan officer at Lomas and Nettleton Mortgage Company.