The list of directors of the bank reads like a who’s who of North Kitsap, and includes longtime Kingston developer and investor Bill Parnell; Eric Anderson, head of the Bremerton marine engineering firm of Art Anderson Associates; Gene Anest, who is in the timber business; retired pharmacist Quentin Gilman; Rodger Schmuck, a government contractor who does a lot of work at Keyport; retired banker Klaus Golombeck, who also the original CEO when Bremerton’s Westsound Bank was organized a few years back; Ron Cleaver, an engineer with Team 4; and Jeff Uberagua, the general sales manager at Liberty Bay Auto.

The idea of starting a new bank came about when Parnell was approached several months ago by a consultant who has organized a number of successful banks. While the group elected not to work with the that consultant, did feel North Kitsap was ready for a new community bank, and decided to move ahead with the project.