Ben is a graduate from Northern Michigan University’s School of Business and Northwestern University with ABA’s National Trust School. He has been a Trust professional in Marquette, MI, since 1985 and has been with our Trust Department since 1995. He brings with him 35 years of experience in the field.

Tom graduated magna cum laude from the School of Business at Northern Michigan University. Prior to entering the trust industry in 1990, he worked as a licensed investment representative. He holds a Certified Trust and Financial Advisor designation and is a graduate of the National Trust School at Northwestern University, which is run by the American Bankers Association.

Rich is a graduate of Northern Michigan University’s School of Business, obtaining his accounting degree. He worked in commercial banking for several years before transitioning into the Trust field in 1995. Rich Graduated with honors from the Cannon Trust School at the University of Notre Dame.

John is magna cum laude finance graduate of Central Michigan University. He has over 30 years of investment industry experience and holds both a Certified Financial Planner and a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Jenine holds a bachelor’s degree in Business from Central Michigan University and holds the Certified Trust and Financial Advisor designation. She is a graduate of the Cannon Trust School and has 30 years of experience in Financial Services.

Cole is a cum laude graduate of Northern Michigan University’s School of Business in 2017. He graduated from Cannon Trust School and holds the Certified Trust and Fiduciary Advisor designation. Prior to graduating, Cole interned with the Investment Management Group. After three years working in Trust and Investments with a local bank, he rejoined the IMG group in December of 2020.

Alex is an honors graduate of the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, class of 2017. He has been working as an investment advisor for seven years as a licensed securities representative. In 2022, Alex achieved a CFP certification and joined First Bank IMG in January 2024.

Mitch earned an ABA from City University of New York LaGuardia CC and began his career in the Financial District of New York City. Mitch holds both Series 7 & 63 licenses, operated as a Registered Representative & Stock Broker for the last 10 years.

Lucas graduated from Northern Michigan University in 2025, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in financial management. Prior to joining First Bank full-time, Lucas interned with the Investment Management Group for a year.

Mark is an experienced 35-year veteran of the investment industry, Mark advises First Bank clients on matters of asset allocation, portfolio construction and securities research and selection. A former Senior VP of Investments with UBS, Mark is a graduate of Northern Michigan University with a double major in Finance and Economics and also attended the Fundamentals of Money Management Program at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.

Patty is a graduate of Northern Michigan University and holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations and Communications. She has nearly 30 years of combined experience in banking and trust operations.

Crystal attended Northern Michigan University and brings over 23 years of banking and trust operations experience. She held positions with First of America and National City Bank.

Jane joined the Investment Management Group in March 2018. She brings fifteen years of customer service and bookkeeping experience to the department.

Diane has over 30 years of experience in customer service including ten years of banking. She joined the Marquette IMG office in February of 2022.

Ava is a magna cum laude graduate of Northern Michigan University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in economics. Ava joined the Investment Management Group in 2025 after briefly working as a teller.

Jen joined the Investment Management Group in February 2026, bringing 25 years of customer service experience and over 15 years in the banking industry.