Malaga Bank is proud to recognize Senior Vice President Retail Banking Manager, Sacha Ohara, for 15 years of service. Sacha started her career with Malaga as a Training Coordinator and worked in various capacities, most currently as the SVP Retail Banking Manager for our Skypark branch.
The Palos Verdes Library District created a perfect day to celebrate Palos Verdes Peninsula’s 100 year anniversary at the original site of the 1923 real estate rally. Visiting Malaga’s booth was PVP Chamber of Commerce’s President, Eileen Hupp, with Julia Parton, and Sacha Ohara. Also pictured with Helen Stoddart, is Ruth, the lucky winner of our Summer Basket raffle held at the event.
Malaga Bank was proud to be a Major sponsor for The Grand Vision Foundation’s Gathering for the Grand event. Proceeds from this popular sold-out fundraising event will provide music education to schools in the LA Harbor area and beyond. Attending the event are Julia Parton and Sacha Ohara.
Malaga Bank was proud to be a performance sponsor at the Palos Verdes Chamber of Commerce Street Fair and Music Festival. Announcing the performance of Andy & Renee and Hard Rain is SVP Retail Banking Mgr. Sacha Ohara and FVP Business Development Mgr. Julia Parton.
We congratulate Ana Straser, VP Retail Banking Manager in Torrance, as this year’s recipient of the Young Business Executive award by the Torrance Chamber of Commerce for her work with the Young Professionals Group.
Malaga Bank is a proud supporter of the Palos Verdes Estates Police Department Team. Cheering on the torch runners are Malaga’s staff FVP Business Development Mgr. Julia Parton, FVP Group Retail Banking Mgr. Kristina Keys, local realtor Virginia Butler, and VP Retail Banking Mgr. Helen Stoddart.
Malaga Bank is proud to recognize Retail Operations Specialist, Diana Gramaje, for 10 years of service. Diana started with the bank as an Assistant Branch Mgr. and over the years has worked as the Assistant Branch Mgr. in our Torrance, Rolling Hills, and Skypark locations.
We’re proud to sponsor the San Pedro Relay for Life. Malaga Bank’s Credit Review Coordinator, Mary McLachlan, with VP Loan Servicing Mgr., Nina Brister, and additional bank staff pledge their commitment to this cause with heartfelt support.
As a proud sponsor, several of our staff participated in this celebrated local run.
Our San Pedro branch celebrated its 15th anniversary with a well attended mixer by the community and local businesses. In attendance were community leaders Elise Swanson, San Pedro Chamber President & CEO, Jennifer Zivkovic LaMarque representing LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn’s office, and Councilman Tim McOsker’s District Director, Erika Velazquez, presenting to Malaga’s President & CEO, Randy Bowers, certificates of recognition.
Malaga Bank is proud to recognize Senior Vice President-Income Property Lending, Mark Bustamante, for 25 years of service. Congratulations on reaching such an impressive milestone, it’s an honor to have you on our team.
We’re proud to be a sponsor of the Peninsula Friends of the Library’s new Teen Annex giving students a safe space to grow, learn, and reach their full potential. Attending is VP Retail Banking Mgr., Helen Stoddart, PV Library District Director- Jennifer Addington, and AVP Retail Bank Mgr., Andrea Lastimosa.
We’re proud to support our local schools. Reading to a class of kindergartners makes for a fun morning for Julia Parton reading “Maybe” by Kobi Yamada at the Cornerstone Elementary School during Read Across America week.
Malaga Bank was a proud sponsor of the PVP Association of Realtors Installation Gala celebrating the new PVPAR President, Seb Ebrahimi, the 2023 Board of Directors, and honoring the 2022 leadership team. Shown with Mr. Ebrahimi are AVP Retail Banking Mgr. Andrea Lastimosa, and FVP Business Development Mgr. Julia Parton. (left to right)
Partnerships matter at Malaga Bank. The trust and confidence of our customers has enabled us to prosper as the community bank of the South Bay for over thirty years. In turn, we continually look for opportunities to strengthen the communities where we work and live. Our long-term investment in the community has made giving back a key component of Malaga Bank’s culture. Our employees and senior management alike are using their passions to make a difference through their involvement in a diverse range of local organizations.
Our staff has volunteered over 1,000 hours of their time to local organizations in which they believe. Listed is a sample of organizations we’ve worked with in the community.