“Banking is a service oriented industry
founded on honesty and good judgment
bearing the charge of responsibility for
custodial and capital owned by others.”
Born and raised in Kalispell and the son
of a five term Flathead County District
Judge, Mr. King later graduated from the
U of M School of Business where he was
also a letterman on the Grizzly football
team. Mr. King’s colorful job history
includes lookout fire-spotting,
smoke-jumping and even working on the
construction of Hungry Horse Dam.
Finally, he entered into banking, and by
the time he and J.L Hensley laid the
groundwork for Valley Bank, Mr. King had
already worked in nearly all capacities
of the banking industry at several
different banks in several different
Montana cities.
Mr. King has received recognition by
being appointed by two governors to the
1st & 2nd State Banking Boards, elected
as President of Montana Independent
Bankers Association and has been
appointed by both Federal Reserve
Chairman Paul Volker and later again by
Chairman Alan Greenspan to the US
Consumer Advisory Council. He was even
one of 26 agricultural economy experts
called for a consultation with President
Ronald Reagan. The highlight of his
career was being elected as President of
Independent Bankers Association of
America (now referred to as Independent
Community Bankers Association).
Community service has been very
important to Mr. King. He has actively
served in the Chamber of Commerce, on
the Advisory Council for the U of M
School of Business, on the Board of
Directors for the U of M Foundation and
as the chairman of the foundation
Committee of Kalispell Regional Medical
Center.
Mr. King has been married to his lovely
wife Almeda for 54 years. They have 3
children, 8 grandchildren, and 2 great
grandchildren.
Jack
Hensley
Executive Vice President
Gary
Madison, Senior Vice President
Senior Real Estate Lender and Head of
Lending
“Banking historically was considered
among the more honorable and honest
professions and the people in banking
were held to a higher standard of
conduct. Unfortunately, that public
perception is changing as banking moves
toward a sales culture and away from its
roots. I am proud that Valley Bank has
stayed true to its heritage as a
community bank.”
After finishing his degree in business
at the University of Montana, Gary began
a career in banking that has since
blossomed into 35 years of banking
experience. Valley Bank’s top real
estate lender devotes an admirable
effort to the United Way campaign.
Gary is an avid golfer (“not good, just
avid”), an informed Griz fan, and a
party-animal on bowling night. He and
his wife Wendy have two children,
Michael and Cassidy.
Kathy
Bauska, Vice President
Head of
Operations
By the time Kathy was 21, she had worked
at 3 different banks and determined that
she would look for a career down a
different avenue. After rescinding her
employment at First Security Bank in
Kalispell in the fall of 1977, A.J. King
called and asked Kathy if she would come
fill in as Valley Bank’s operations
supervisor while the bank looked for a
permanent employee for that position. 28
years later and King is still looking
for an operations supervisor at Valley
Bank.
Kathy has become well known in the
banking community and oversees just
about every facet of the banks
operations. She is a former Big Sister,
Soroptomist, and Chamber of Commerce
Ambassador.
Mrs. Bauska, a former Libby Logger,
married her husband Greg in July of
1984.
Dan
Hensley, Vice President
Consumer and Real Estate Lender
“I am happy to be able to provide
customers with competitive and honest
financial service.”
With over twenty years of banking
experience under his belt, Dan has
established himself as a knowledgeable
lender in the Flathead Valley. His work
emphasizes a straightforward style of
lending that targets the optimal
financial situation for his customers.
Dan is a graduate of Flathead High
School and The University of Montana. He
is an athlete, outdoorsman and an all
around fan of the game of football
whether it’s volunteer coaching or
catching a Griz game.
Dan and his wife Sonya have a daughter,
Chloe and a son, Christian.
Mark
Hensley, VP & Chairman of the Board
Commercial/Consumer Lender
Mark started his tenure with Valley Bank
of Kalispell in 1983. In the 23
years he has held several positions and
is now the leading loan officer.
Mark believes in service.
"Customer service and sound management
is our focus at Valley Bank. I'm
proud to be a part of this team."
Mark graduated from the University of
Montana earning a BA in Business
Administration. His college days
were highlighted during a study abroad
program, "Semester At Sea", with the
University of Pittsburgh providing a
world tour education.
Mark has
volunteered his time in many community
programs: Chairman and Treasurer for
Ducks Unlimited, Ambassador of the
Kalispell Chamber of Commerce, and a MOA
basketball official.
An avid outdoorsman and family man,
Mark now focuses his energies in raising
five beautiful children. He
presently volunteers his time as a
Little League Baseball coach. His
love of Montana has stretched to the
hearts of his kids through hunting,
fishing, trap shooting, skiing,
snowmobiling and riding horses.
Mark and his wife, Michelle, have been
blessed with five wonderful children:
Logan, Ryan, Jackson, Emily and Jesse.
Life is full and very fun!
Ron
Rosenberg, President Commercial Lender
Ron’s banking philosophy is “To provide
consistent and quality service to our
customer base and give personally to the
community that has provided quality
enrichment to my family's lives.”
After graduating from Whitefish High
School, Ron began an illustrious
football career at the University of
Montana that was highlighted by being
named the MVP of the Big Sky Conference
and later drafted by the Cincinnati
Bengals.
Mr. Rosenberg, Valley Bank’s current
president, has served as a vice
president at both Glacier Bank (12 yrs)
and First Interstate Bank (8yrs) here in
the Flathead Valley.
Ron has served as Whitefish Rotary
President, the Prime Minister of “The
Whitefish Winter Carnival” and has a
rich history with the United Way and the
Whitefish Chamber of Commerce.
Ron and his wife Karen have two
children; Kirsten and Joel and have also
recently accepted the title of
“Grandparents”.
Juli Kouby, Assistant Vice President
Cashier
Juli began her banking career when she
was still in high school in her hometown
of Denair, California. She has been with
Valley Bank since 1988. In a nutshell,
Juli has done it all… literally. From
working on the teller line to collecting
on delinquent auto loans, Juli has
experience doing nearly every operation
that Valley Bank administers.
Juli is a graduate of Leadership
Flathead and stands behind a rooted
philosophy that every customer should be
treated without discretion of his or her
monetary situation.
Ms. Kouby has a four-year-old daughter
named Hailey Grace.
Barb Kimbell, Assistant Vice President
Real Estate Loan Officer
Barb attended FVCC after graduating from
Flathead High School in 1978. She is
also a graduate of Leadership Flathead.
After spending most of her early career
in loan processing,
Mrs. Kimbell is now a Real Estate Lending
officer and a Valley Bank Vice
President. Barb has the advantage of
having worked loans from all angles and boasts
an impressive loan portfolio.
You can often find Barb and her husband
Rick at the car races with their two
children: Stacia; and Brian.
Joel
Rosenberg, Assistant Vice President
Consumer/Commercial
Loan Officer and Head of Marketing
"After spending a year with a
metropolitan bank that operates as a
major corporation, I realize the
importance of keeping things locally
owned and operated. It is such a breath
of fresh air to work for a smaller bank
that channels money back into the
community and is focused on service
rather than sales".
After graduating from Whitefish High
School, Joel attended the University of
Montana on a football scholarship from
1999 to 2002 and had the honor of
playing on a National Championship team.
He graduated with a degree in Business
Finance as a 4th generation Grizzly.
Joel
lived in Vancouver, Washington for two
years while he worked for a major
national bank. He returned home to
Valley Bank of Kalispell in 2005 to
continue his banking career and enjoy
the benefits of the Flathead Valley with
his wife Shannon.
Joel is an ambassador with the Kalispell
Chamber of Commerce, Vice President of the
Flathead Area Young Professionals, Board
member of the Kalispell Downtown
Association and coaches wide
receivers for the Flathead Braves. He enjoys working with his
father, Ron, and his grandfather, Jack
King.
Jesse
Hedeen, Loan Representative
Born and raised in the
Flathead Valley, Jesse graduated from
Flathead High School in 2000. After High
School Jesse attended College in
Washington and Oregon, during that time
he played collegiate Baseball. The
Pinnacle of which was making it to the
2004 NAIA College World Series in
Lewistown Idaho.
After working as a
professional fitness consultant, Jesse
was invited to try out his one-on-one
customer service experience in a
different field, the banking Industry.
“I am excited for the opportunity to
give back to the community that I grew
up in”. Jesse lives in Kalispell with
his lovely wife Brenda and their
daughter Paige
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