Coleman Movers & Shakers – Michael Schulze, Adam Wuebker, and Garcia & Ortiz, P.A.

February 16, 2023

Delaney Sexton
Contributing Editor

Coleman Movers & Shakers – Michael Schulze, Adam Wuebker, and Garcia & Ortiz, P.A.

Michael Schulze Joins Oak Valley Community Bank as VP, Commercial Banking Officer

“We are excited to have Michael on the commercial banking team,” states Gary Stephens, EVP Commercial Banking Group. “Michael is well-established in Turlock. His knowledge of the local business community and banking industry experience will be an added value to our team.”

Schulze joins Oak Valley with over 20 years of banking experience, the past seventeen as a Business Banking Relationship Manager in the Turlock area. In his new role, he will be responsible for business development and commercial lending opportunities in Turlock and its surrounding markets.

Schulze received his Bachelor of Science Degree from California State University, Fresno and his Masters in Business Administration from California State University, Stanislaus. He is a former member of Turlock Rotary, Sierra Vista Child & Family Services, and Turlock Chaplaincy. Schulze is a member at Turlock Golf & Country Club. He is a past Bank Pinnacle and Legends Award honoree with his previous employer. He currently resides in Turlock, and away from the office, enjoys anything outdoors such as golfing, snowboarding, and riding his Harley.

Availa Bank Welcomes Adam Wuebker as an Agricultural & Commercial Loan Officer

“I am really excited that Adam made the decision to join the Availa Bank team. Adam is a very bright individual who is focused on meeting the needs of his customers and he will be a great addition to our lending team,” Jeff Scharfenkamp, CEO and President, says.

Adam previously worked as an agricultural loan officer at United Bank of Iowa. Wuebker is a Carroll native and has lived his entire life in the area except for his college years. He has a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University.

“The Carroll Availa Bank branch is extremely excited to bring Adam on as an agricultural and commercial Loan officer. Adam brings years of experience in providing solutions to clients that help them achieve their individual goals and financial success,” says Brian Moore, Availa’s Carroll Market President.

Garcia & Ortiz’s SBA Consulting Practice Is Making Moves!

We are excited to announce that Garcia & Ortiz, P.A.’s Small Business Administration (SBA) Consulting Practice, and its proprietary GOLoan Review software, has been acquired by Doeren Mayhew CPAs and Advisors, a top 60 U.S. CPA firm headquartered in Troy, Michigan.

Founded in 1932, Doeren Mayhew today is a globally recognized firm, serving a variety of financial institutions across the nation. Effective immediately, the SBA Consulting Practice will begin operating under the Doeren Mayhew name. Garcia & Ortiz, P.A. will remain in business focused on continuing to serve its clients outside of the financial services sector.

With a group of 100+ professionals dedicated to serving financial institutions, we feel confident Doeren Mayhew is the right firm to partner with to continue to serve our SBA lenders. Joining forces will create an SBA compliance powerhouse, and enable us to offer an expanded suite of services, including regulatory compliance, internal audit, vendor management reviews, SBA valuations, cybersecurity and BSA/AML software validation. Additionally, this alliance brings a wealth of merger expertise in all transactional phases, with more than 100 financial institution merger transactions already completed by Doeren Mayhew.