Board of Directors
Optima Bank & Trust has a prominent group of Directors, many of whom are local residents with close ties to the business community in Portsmouth and the surrounding area. They include:
Robert A. Brown
Chief Executive Officer of Global Relief Technologies. He previously served as CEO of Goss International, headquartered in Dover, New Hampshire. Mr. Brown is a resident of North Hampton, New Hampshire
Michael S. Daigle
Principal of DataRisk LLC, a boutique risk management consulting and brokerage firm in Portsmouth that serves the sophisticated risk management and business insurance marketplace. Mr. Daigle is a resident of Stratham, NH.
Erik S. Dodier
Co-founder, President and CEO of PixelMEDIA, Inc., a 60-person, full-service web strategy and application development company in Portsmouth. Mr. Dodier is a resident of North Hampton, NH.
Jaye E. Morency
Co-founder and principal of The Arch Group, LLC, a financial and management consulting firm. Ms. Morency is a resident of York Harbor, ME.
Daniel R. Morrison
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Bank. Mr. Morrison is a resident of York, ME.
Pamela A. Morrison
Senior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer of the Bank. Ms. Morrison is a resident of York, ME.
Coleen M. Penacho
An attorney with Cook, Little, Rosenblatt & Manson, p.l.l.c. Ms. Penacho is a resident of Greenland, NH.
Leonard S. Rishkofski
President and CEO of Snowden Associates, a human resource consulting and career development firm located in Portsmouth. Mr. Rishkofski is a resident of Hampton, NH.
Jagat S. Sisodia
President and CEO of Degree Controls, Inc., a privately owned company in Milford, NH engaged in providing complete solutions for thermal and airflow management to the telecom, medical and biotech industries. Mr. Sisodia is a resident of Nashua, NH.
David E. Speltz
Managing Director of Wheat Ventures, LLC. Mr. Speltz is a resident of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
James G. Sununu
Managing Director of Sununu Enterprises LLC, a business development consulting firm that advises a variety of small, medium and large clients on domestic and international projects and strategic issues. Mr. Sununu is a resident of Newfields, NH.
Michael C. Sununu
Affiliated with JHS Associates, Ltd. and Sununu Enterprises LLC, strategic consulting groups based in New Hampshire and Washington, DC and a Director of BW Realty Advisors, a real estate financing company. Mr. Sununu is a resident of Newfields, NH.
William D. Young
Director and Senior Vice President & Chief Lending Officer of the Bank. Mr. Young is a resident of Stratham, NH.
