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Congratulations Brian Babbitt

Published 03/06/2023

John V. Evans Jr., President of D.L. Evans Bank, is pleased to announce the promotion of Brian Babbitt to Commercial Loan Officer at the South Burley branch.

Brian earned his Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness from Utah State University. He joined D.L. Evans Bank as a Credit Administration Analyst in 2020. With completion of the Commercial Lending Training Program, Brian will now be serving in the role of Commercial Loan Officer in which he will be helping his customers with all their business banking needs, including business and agriculture loans.  He will also be responsible for business development and marketing of existing and prospective clients.

Brian is currently in the Mini-Cassia Chamber Leadership program and volunteers in his community in his free time. Additionally, he enjoys snowboarding and being outdoors.

Brian is excited to grow his career with D.L. Evans Bank and to help all his customers.  He invites his customers, friends, and family to visit him at the South Burley branch located at 2281 Overland Avenue. He can be reached at the office at (208) 678-6000 or on his cell at (208) 961-6426.

Welcome Charles Friedman

Published 02/15/2023

John V. Evans Jr., President of D.L. Evans Bank, is pleased to announce the appointment of Charles Friedman to Vice President Commercial and Mortgage Loan Officer at the Ketchum branch.

Charles joins the D.L. Evans Bank team with over 15 years of experience in commercial, consumer and residential lending. He began his career in the financial services industry with First Bank of Idaho and has also previously worked for D.L. Evans Bank, Zions Bank and Wells Fargo. In 2020, he joined Guaranteed Rate mortgage company. As a Vice President Commercial and Mortgage Loan Officer at D.L. Evans Bank, he will be responsible for receiving, reviewing, evaluating, and underwriting commercial loan requests. He meets with customers to explain credit policies and to obtain loan information and documentation, monitors and reviews construction and development loans, and is responsible for business development and marketing of existing and prospective accounts. Charles will also be originating purchase and refinance residential mortgages.

Charles graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Colgate University in 1999 and moved to Ketchum, Idaho in 2001. Charles and his wife and two children have lived in the Warm Springs area since 2013. He enjoys skiing, mountain biking, pickup hockey and exploring in the mountains. When not at work or play, he’s involved in the community, volunteering as the Executive Director for the Ketchum Community Development Corporation (KCDC), is on the Finance Committee for the SV Youth Hockey Association, and the Head Coach for U8 Hockey and has previously served on the Ketchum City Council.

Charles looks forward to being able to meet client needs across the spectrum and would like to invite friends, family, and customers to visit the Ketchum branch located at 680 Sun Valley Road, Suite 101. You can reach them by phone at 208-622-0415 or by cell at 208-721-4019.

Congratulations Morris Smith

Published 02/03/2023

John V. Evans Jr., President, and Chief Executive Officer of D.L. Evans Bank is pleased to announce the promotion of Morris Smith to the Vice President Branch Manager of the South Ogden branch.

Morris joined D.L. Evans Bank last year with extensive banking and finance experience. He worked at the Downtown Ogden Key Bank branch for seventeen years in the Dealer Loan Center and as a Loan Officer. From there he went to Centennial Bank where he worked for thirteen years as Branch Manager for the Ogden, Layton, and Clinton branches. He studied at Weber State University and the American Institute of Banking. In his new position with D.L. Evans Bank, he will continue consumer and commercial lending while managing the branch and providing customer care and leadership in achieving branch goals.

Morris currently serves on the Board of Directors at Weber Human Services located in Ogden where they provide resources to the community that need assistance with mental health, education, housing, and basic human health needs. He loves adventuring outdoors: hiking, biking, camping, fishing, and boating. He also enjoys his family and friends as they are the most important things in his life.

He would like to invite his family, friends, and customers to visit him at the South Ogden branch located at 3990 South Washington Boulevard. He can also be reached by phone at the office at 801-399-2265 or by cell at 801-510-9445.

Welcome Brycen Sharp

Published 01/23/2023

John V. Evans Jr., President, and Chief Executive Officer of D.L. Evans Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Brycen Sharp to Commercial Loan Officer at the Rigby branch.

Before joining the D.L. Evans Bank team, Brycen graduated Madison High School and then earned his bachelor’s degree in Finance from Brigham Young University - Idaho. He brings with him five years of previous banking and financial experience.

Brycen served a Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Antofagasta, Chile from 2011-2013. He is a past member of the Rigby Rotary Club and is currently involved in helping with The Giving Cupboard. He enjoys fly-fishing, hunting, camping, anything that involves horses and is an avid outdoorsman.

His biggest goal is to help everyone he can with their ag lending needs through D.L. Evans Bank. He grew up on a family ranch in Marsh Valley, Idaho and was always happiest when he could spend time with his grandfather out on the ranch. He understands the role that agriculture plays in our day to day lives and loves being a part of it.

Brycen would like to invite his family, friends, and customers to visit him at the Rigby branch located at 135 Farnsworth Way. He may also be reached by phone at the office at 208-745-8107 or on his cell at 208-243-1669.

Congratulations Chimene Smith

Published 01/12/2023

John V. Evans Jr., President of D.L. Evans Bank, is pleased to announce the promotion of Chimene Smith to Vice President Retail Branch Manager at the North Burley branch.

Chimene began her career with D.L. Evans Bank over 30 years ago. She started at the bank in 1993 as a teller and was promoted to New Accounts Representative/Loan Adjuster. As the bank grew, she changed positions to a full time Loan Adjuster and worked her way up to a Commercial Loan Officer. In 2016, she became the Assistant Branch Manager. She has earned many financial, lending and leadership certificates over the years.  In her new position as Branch Manager, Chimene will continue to help her clients with their loan needs and she will be responsible for managing all aspects of day-to-day operations while providing customer care and leadership in achieving branch goals.

Chimene represents the bank as a member of community groups such as Rotary International, Mini-Cassia Chamber of Commerce, and Soroptimist International of Burley. She was a past Treasurer for MCYCFL and a past Chamber Board Member for eight years.

She enjoys golfing, shopping, traveling to warm places and spending time with her family and friends. She looks forward to taking care of her long-time customers and meeting new ones to help them with their banking needs.

Chimene would like to invite friends, family, and customers to visit her at the North Burley branch located at 397 North Overland Avenue and can be reached by phone at 208-678-9076.

John V. Evans, III appointed Chief Executive Officer and John V. Evans, Jr. continues to serve as President

Published 01/04/2023

We are pleased to announce that John V. (J.V.) Evans, III, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and John V. Evans, Jr. will continue to serve in the role of President. 

John V. Evans, Jr. joined D.L. Evans Bank in 1979 and has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Bank since 1985. His father, John V. Evans, Sr. joined the Bank as President in 1987, after serving ten years as Governor of Idaho, and he served as Bank President until 2014. John Jr. succeeded his father in the role of President. John Jr. stated: “It’s been an honor to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of D.L. Evans Bank. While I look forward to continuing my role as President of the Bank, appointing John V. Evans, III, to the Chief Executive Officer role is an exciting milestone for our company and I believe his expertise and knowledge will lead the Bank to further growth while nurturing the company culture.” John Jr. has been instrumental in the Bank’s overall success for more than 43 years. It is under his leadership that the Bank has grown from two branches and $8 million in assets to over $3 billion in assets and 38 branches throughout Southern Idaho and Northern Utah. D.L. Evans Bank is currently the largest Idaho-based community bank.

Appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of D.L. Evans Bank, John V. (J.V.) Evans, III, is a fifth-generation banker, as he is a great-great-grandson of the D. L. Evans Bank founder, David Lloyd (D. L.) Evans. He has more than 25 years of banking experience, serving as an Executive Officer and being instrumental in the success of the Bank. J.V. said: “I am excited to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of D.L. Evans Bank and for John V. Evans, Jr. to continue to serve as President. Being a family-owned and employee-owned bank, we are very proud of our company and family history. We are grateful to be able to serve our communities.  We have remarkably talented leaders and employees working for our company and I am excited for the future.”

Over the years, J.V. has led D.L. Evans Bank in several different capacities, from lending and management to being appointed as a member of the Executive Management team in 2003 in the role of Executive Vice President, and in more recent years as Chief Credit Officer. J.V. has a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Idaho and is a graduate of the Pacific Coast Banking School. He has been active in his community serving on many non-profit and community boards. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Idaho Elks Hospital Foundation, Idaho Bankers Association, Bankers’ Bank of the West, and the Federal Delegate Board of the Independent Community Bankers Association.