our team
First Bank has enjoyed low turnover of its employees; unique in today's banking industry. The average banking experience of a First Bank employee is 12 years. Our senior management team has over 175 years of banking and financial experience combined of which 120 years have been at First Bank.
The First Bank Family
Our management is accessible and available to you. Please feel free to contact them, however we do advise that you not send personal or confidential information via email:
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Miller Couse
Chairman & CEO
863-902-3436
mcouse@fbclew.com -
Carey Soud
President
863-902-3423
csoud@fbclew.com -
Deborah Van Sickle
Senior Vice President & Chief Lending Officer
863-902-3438
dvansickle@fbclew.com -
Randy Wood
Chief Financial Officer
863-902-3422
rwood@fbclew.com -
Andrew Couse
Vice President - Retail Banking Officer
863-902-3401
acouse@fbclew.com -
Tuesday Tritt
Vice President & Branch Manager - LaBelle Office
863-902-3437
ttritt@fbclew.com -
Bruce Schultz
Vice President & Area Manager - Ft. Myers Office
239-437-8191
bschultz@fbclew.com -
Barbara Stiles
Branch Manager - Berner Rd. Office
863-902-3411
bstiles@fbclew.com -
Belinda Rodriguez
Branch Manager - Moore Haven Office
863-902-3412
brodriguez@fbclew.com -
Kelly G. Howell
Vice President & Loan Administrator - Main Office
CRA & Lending Compliance Officer
863-902-3403
khowell@fbclew.com -
Kim Abowd
BSA & Deposit Compliance
863-902-3439
kabowd@fbclew.com -
Nilda Sparks
Vice President - Human Resources
863-902-3408
nsparks@fbclew.com
