Sara Stien

Sara Stien has an extensive work experience spanning over several positions in various banks. Sara currently serves as the VP, Lending Operations Manager at Sound Community Bank, where they manage the Commercial and Residential Loan Processing divisions. Sara focuses on enhancing workflow processes, documentation, and team building. Prior to their current role, they worked as the Residential Lending Operations Manager and the Mortgage Production Partner Supervisor at the same bank.

Before joining Sound Community Bank, Sara held positions at HomeStreet Bank, where they served as the AVP, Corporate Help Desk Manager, overseeing the Enterprise Help Desk operations and supporting the technology needs of 2400 employees. Sara also served as the AVP, Single Family Technology Support Manager, managing the Lending Helpdesk staff and analyzing system and process trends. Additionally, they were the AVP, Single Family Lending Infrastructure Manager, responsible for managing vendor contracts.

Earlier in their career, Sara worked at Sound Community Bank as the AVP, Secondary Market Manager, overseeing the selling of first mortgages to the secondary market. Sara also served as the Underwriting Department Manager, responsible for underwriting, processing, and funding mortgage loans.

Sara's career began at Washington Mutual Savings Bank as a Portfolio Analyst for Mortgage Servicing Rights, where they analyzed and simulated interest rate variables. Sara then joined Washington Mutual Bank, where they served as the Capital Markets Transaction Manager, managing mortgage loan bulk sale transactions.

Overall, Sara Stien has a strong background in banking, with expertise in lending operations, technology support, vendor management, underwriting, and capital markets transactions.

Sara Stien earned a Certificate of Completion from the Washington Bankers Association in 2011 through their Executive Development Program. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Western Washington University between 1991 and 1995. The field of study for their Bachelor's degree was not specified.