Customer Leadership

Brian Choi serves as Senior Vice President, Western Regional Director at Amalgamated Bank. Before joining us, he was Vice President of Lending Strategy Products and Sales at First Republic Bank, where he successfully established and expanded the capital markets business, significantly enhancing its strategic importance. With more than two decades of experience in growth strategy, secondary marketing, structured finance, and portfolio management, Brian has consistently driven significant financial results. His leadership skills and expertise in balance sheet and risk management are instrumental in expanding the Bank's footprint in the Western Region. Brian holds a Bachelor of Science in Managerial Economics from University of California, Davis.

Molly Culhane serves as Senior Vice President for the Mid-Atlantic Region and is the National Director of Political Banking. She brings two decades of executive financial and operational leadership to Amalgamated Bank. Prior to joining the Bank, Molly served as the White House Chief of Operations Services in the Office of Administration for President Obama. Molly also served as the Deputy CFO for President Obama’s reelection campaign and as the founding CFO of Organizing for Action. Prior, she served for a decade at The Boeing Company as an analyst in the finance, national security, and space groups, along with serving as a financial analyst for Mitchell Madison Group in London. Molly has received a Bachelor of Science from University of Wisconsin – Madison and studied national security for a Masters’ in Public Policy and Administration at Northwestern University.

Sabrina Stratton currently serves as Senior Vice President, Northeast Regional Director. In this role, Sabrina is responsible for the leadership and management of the commercial bank in our Northeast Region. Prior to becoming Regional Director, Sabrina served as First Vice President, Commercial Banking, managing $1 billion in client assets and providing guidance for effective liquidity management. Prior to joining Amalgamated Bank, Sabrina took on roles of increasing responsibility at Wachovia Bank (acquired by Wells Fargo), SunTrust Bank, Arvest, and JP Morgan Chase. Sabrina holds a BSBA (Accounting) from Old Dominion University and is a Master of Science in Accountancy candidate. She has served as Amalgamated Bank’s head of the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color employee resource group. In addition, she is Treasurer for Women Creating Change and a board director for the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone.

Mark joins Amalgamated from RIZE Massachusetts Foundation where he served as Director of External Affairs and Philanthropy. He previously served for six years in the State Department under Secretary of State Hilary Clinton as Deputy Chief of Protocol and later Acting Chief of Protocol. Mark has also held leadership positions in numerous Democratic political campaigns and local Massachusetts administrations. He received his J.D. and B.A. in Political Science and Economics from Boston University.

Joe joined Amalgamated Bank in 2012 and leads our Commercial Client Services team, providing high touch, day to day servicing for our clients. In addition to focusing on the client experience, Joe also oversees the commercial operations and audit processes. Prior to joining the Commercial Banking team, Joe led numerous branches within the Amalgamated retail network servicing both consumer and business clients. Before Amalgamated, Joe held various positions at Astoria Bank, primarily managing multiple branches in the retail network.

Ken brings a wealth of experience in financial services with deep exprtrise in climate related lending.  Most recently, Ken served as Senior Vice President at East West Bank for more than 11 years, where he specialized in project finance, focusing on sustainability, renewables, and waste-to-energy initiatives.  Prior to that, Ken served as a Senior Relationship manager and Vice President at Wells Fargo.  Ken began his career in the US Air Force as an intelligence analyst, where he served as a Crypto Linguist and liaison to the Korean government.

Jacob Nimmer is the Senior Vice President and Director of Commercial Real Estate at Amalgamated Bank. He manages the Amalgamated Bank CRE teams in New York, Washington, D.C., Boston, and San Francisco. Prior to joining the Bank in 2022, Jacob spent more than a decade at M&T Bank as a relationship manager. Jacob has originated more than $1.5bn of loans during his career and cultivated CRE relationships with existing and new customers, delivering tailored financing solutions. Jacob holds a B.S. in Finance and Marketing from George Washington University and a M.A. in Real Estate from New York University.

As the Director of Amalgamated Investment Services, Rob has developed a socially responsible investment product line that aligns with the Bank’s mission and our customer’s desire to do good with their money. Rob acts as a Financial Advisor for many of the bank’s individual and commercial customers. Rob joined Amalgamated Bank in 2011, coming from Astoria Federal Savings Bank where he worked as a Licensed Banker for 5 years.