Our Team
Principal
Clark Olsen
425.765.2702
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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.