Our Team

Principal

Clark Olsen

425.765.2702

clarkolsen@glacier.com

Clark has been with Glacier and its predecessor company since 1983.  Prior to this time, Clark was a lending officer with Principal Financial Group in Des Moines for 8 years.

Clark is from Nebraska and has a degree in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska-Kearny (1973). Clark is a recent inductee into the Nebraska High School Athletics Hall of Fame.

Principal

Russ Cree

206.890.8911

russcree@glacier.com

Russ has been with Glacier and its predecessor company since 1990. A New Jersey native, Russ graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University with a degree in Business Administration and attended New York University’s Real Estate School.

Prior to moving to Seattle in 1979 to lead the Commercial Real Estate Group at Puget Sound Bank (1979-1989) Russ held senior CRE lending positions with two east coast lending institutions overseeing their regional and national lending platforms.

Principal

Larry Johnson

 

425.417.5754

larryjohnson@glacier.com

Larry has been with Glacier and its predecessor company since 1990. Prior to this time, Larry spent 12 years as a loan officer with Travelers Insurance Company, originating income property loans.

Larry has an undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering and a MBA in Finance/Real Estate from the University of Oregon.

Principal

Rodger Ricks

425.445.1441

rodgerricks@glacier.com

Rodger has been with Glacier since 1992. Prior to joining Glacier, Rodger was an AVP Loan Officer in commercial real estate lending for Puget Sound Bank (now Key Bank) for 8 years.

Rodger is Washington native and has a degree in Accounting and minors in Finance and Economics from Brigham Young University (1983).

Principal

Erich Guenther

Seattle Office

206.856.5884

erichguenther@glacier.com

Erich joined Glacier in 2011. His previous experience include 6 years as a mortgage banker national commercial real estate company, a property manager for Essex Property Trust, and the Hotel Operations Director for a real estate and hotel management company.

Erich, a Washington native, graduated from Carroll College with a degree in Business Administration.

Loan Officer

Troy Olsen

425.829.8125

troyolsen@glacier.com

Troy has been in loan production since joining Glacier in 1993.

Troy has an undergraduate degree in Business Administration with an emphasis on Finance and Technology from the University of Washington. While away from the office, Troy likes to spend time with his family. Other interests include real estate investment, travel and the outdoors.

Associate Finance Officer

Kenny Pugh

Seattle Office

206.283.9197

kennypugh@glacier.com

Kenny Pugh joined Glacier in 2016 after spending 8 years in the banking industry within commercial lending and private banking. With a BS in Finance from the University of Oregon, Kenny moved to Seattle while working for Pacific Continental Bank in Portland, Oregon, then transitioned into private banking with Washington Trust Bank before joining the Glacier team.

Assistant Vice President

Andrew Schwisow

425.200.5656

andrew.s@glacier.com

Andrew joined Glacier in 2021. He has been involved commercial real estate industry for 18 years, beginning at Colliers as a sales broker, working for Rite Aid as an exclusive leasing broker for Northern California, with Michael O’Connor & Company as a mortgage broker, at Umpqua Bank, originating commercial loans, and most recently as an in-house debt advisor for one of the preeminent Los Angeles-based developers and owners of multi-family housing.

Andrew is a Washington native and has a degree in Business Administration from Eastern Washington University.

Administrative Assistant

Susan Westlund

206.407.8503

susanwestlund@glacier.com

Susan has been with Glacier since 1996.  She has held various positions with the company over the years, including Loan Processor and Administrative Assistant.  Susan has a degree from North Seattle Community College.

Servicing Manager

Teresa Whitlock

 

206.909.1073

teresawhitlock@glacier.com

Teresa joined Glacier in 2016. Prior to joining Glacier she spent 10 years in commercial real estate property management and accounting. She has completed the Bellevue College business accounting program. She is responsible for the daily activities regarding loan servicing.

Administrative Assistant

Linsey Keitges

Seattle Office

206.380.8004

linseykeitges@glacier.com

Linsey joined Glacier in 2019. Prior to Glacier Linsey worked as an Executive Assistant at Amazon, and a software start-up, she also has her Real Estate license. Linsey is a Seattle native, graduating from Central Washington University with her BS in Business Administration.