SBA Business Development Officers

Dorina graduated with honors from The University of Tampa/John Sykes College of Business in Tampa, FL and received BS in Business and Entrepreneurship. She started her banking career in 2005 at The Bank of Tampa as the Sr. Financial Services Specialist. Her main role was to build relationship with local clients in Tampa Bay and to nurture clients’ personal and business relationship at the bank. Also, Dorina worked at Florida SBDC at USF as Business Consultant. She educated many entrepreneurs in every stage of their business and helped them start and/or grow their business venture(s). She assisted many business owners to complete banking packages so they could apply for capital with the lender. Also, while working at Florida SBDC at USF, Dorina helped many businesses in need with short term SBA disaster bridge loans. This experience opened her eyes to SBA lending and in 2019 she joined First Home Bank SBA CreditBench team as SBA Underwriter. In this role she learned many valuable lessons about prudent lending and tremendous benefits of SBA 7(a) loan program.  In July 2021 she joined Valley because of a positive workplace culture and the ability to connect locally with Tampa Bay clients to make an impact on her local community.

Noel graduated from Colorado State University with a BS in Business Admin/Management. In 2003 he started his banking career as a part time teller. He continued working on the personal side of banking as a personal banker, and later in home lending. In 2010 Noel switched from personal banking to business banking, and recently helped a national bank with their re – introduction of their business banking segment. Noel has worked in the Miami area during the past 16 years, giving him a lot of experience and knowledge surrounding that community. Noel is active with Habitat for Humanity, Junior Achievement, Chapman Partnership and March of Dimes.

Jeremy began his banking career in 1994 as a part-time teller and a management trainee for a small community bank while attending college.  This opportunity ultimately led to a career in lending.  For the past 25+ years he has served the small business community in Western New York as a Vice President for multiple financial institutions providing consumer, commercial and SBA lending guidance.  In 2022, Jeremy and his family relocated to Central Florida, and he joined the Valley SBA Lending Team as a Business Development Officer.  In this role, Jeremy strives to develop a partnership with business owners, focusing on understanding the opportunities and challenges that they are experiencing and working collectively to create solutions to achieve their business goals.

Brian brings decades of expertise in commercial and SBA lending along with practical entrepreneurial insight to all his business clients.  He specializes in providing SBA financing for business startups, business expansion, and business acquisitions.   He is not only a banker but has been a small business owner himself for the past 10 years.  This combined experience allows him to understand his clients’ needs and better guide them through the SBA process.   

Brian has a BS in Business Administration (Finance) as well as an MBA from Auburn University.  He has a Leadership Certificate in Building Communities from the Economic Development Association of Alabama in conjunction with Auburn University.  He obtained his Certificate in Business and Commercial Lending from the American Bankers Association.  

Garrett serves as the SBA Business Development Officer Team Lead .He has more than 13-years of SBA lending experience. He began his career in 2005, focusing specifically on the SBA loan program and Industrial Revenue Bonds in and around the Detroit area. Throughout his career, Garrett’s had the opportunity to participate in all aspects of the SBA lending process including, application, closing and servicing; giving him a unique perspective and understanding of the program and how it can be navigated successfully. Garrett moved to Tampa in 2009 and joined Valley in 2013. 

Garrett serves as the SBA Business Development Officer Team Lead .He has more than 13-years of SBA lending experience. He began his career in 2005, focusing specifically on the SBA loan program and Industrial Revenue Bonds in and around the Detroit area. Throughout his career, Garrett’s had the opportunity to participate in all aspects of the SBA lending process including, application, closing and servicing; giving him a unique perspective and understanding of the program and how it can be navigated successfully. Garrett moved to Tampa in 2009 and joined Valley in 2013.