Patriot National Bancorp announced the reorganization of the SBA team to strengthen its nationwide SBA Business Lending Unit platform. The Bank believes this will assist more Small Businesses in obtaining needed capital.

Mr. Gary Griffin has been hired as the National SBA Sales Manager. Mr. Griffin brings over 30 years of extensive SBA and leadership experience. Mr. Griffin holds degrees in Finance from University of Denver and Accounting from Georgia State University.

Mr. Michael Green to serve as Vice President, Business Development Officer working out of Georgia. Mr. Green brings over 25 years of experience in the SBA industry. Mr. Green holds a degree in Accounting from Howard University.

Mr. Ty Barksdale to serve as Vice President, Business Development Officer working out of Ohio. Mr. Barksdale comes to Patriot with over 15-years of experience in SBA and USDA lending. Mr. Barksdale holds degrees in Economics and Mathematics from Hampden-Sydney College.

Mr. Skip Canavan to serve as Vice President, Business Development Officer working out of Florida. Mr. Canavan has over 20 years of experience in SBA and USDA lending. Mr. Canavan has a degree in Business Management from El Camino College and a degree in Lied Institute of Commercial Real Estate Studies from University of Las Vegas.

Ms. Rebecca Puglia to serve as Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager and Underwriter. Ms. Puglia brings over 17 years of extensive experience in underwriting, portfolio management in the SBA and commercial lending fields. Ms. Puglia has a degree in Business Administration from Rowan College.

Ms. Susan Raizer to serve as Vice President, Senior Underwriter. Ms. Raizer brings over 23 years of extensive underwriting and portfolio management experience in SBA and commercial Lending. Ms. Raizer holds a Master of Arts Degree from Hunter College, a Master of Science Degree in Business Administration from Fordham University, and a Master of Science Degree from the University of North Dakota.

“I’m excited to welcome our new SBA team to Patriot and I look forward to the benefit they will bring to the Small Business community and Patriot”, commented President and CEO Robert Russell. “These individuals have been successful in developing new business opportunities and are very skilled in Small Business Lending.