Cathy L. Simon

Community Advocate and former Vice President with Wells Fargo Bank
Spokane, WA

A Pacific Northwest native, Cathy was formerly a Vice President with Wells Fargo Bank in the San Francisco Bay Area. As one of three Northern California commercial loan hub officers for Wells Fargo she held a key sales and marketing role as the Silicon Valley regional hub officer providing bank financing for rapid growth technology firms and Fortune 1000 companies. Cathy was also a Branch Management Officer in San Francisco for Barclays Bank of England. Other related professional highlights include serving as a member of the County of San Mateo’s Housing Program based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Also, Cathy was appointed by the Mayor of Foster City, CA. to serve on the city’s Housing Advisory. Recently she has been serving on the MAC Executive Leadership Council and the Mobius Campaign Advisory in Spokane, WA. She has also been invited to join the advisories being developed at the Spokane Symphony and the Spokane Library Foundation. Cathy received a BA from Washington State University. Personal interests include philanthropy with organizations such as the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Mobius Science Center, the Spokane Symphony and the Spokane Library Foundation in Spokane, WA. She also received the 2010 City of Spokane Individual Benefactor's Award. Cathy and her husband, Charles, have lived in Spokane for 23 years. Additionally, since 2004, Cathy and her husband have sailed from Alaska through the Panama Canal and the Caribbean in their 46-foot French sailboat, Chère.