Craig Chance

Craig Chance is a Senior Vice President at Columbia Bank, where he manages Columbia’s Small Business Administration lending programs. He has been with Columbia Bank for nearly 9 years; previously he managed the SBA Lending Program at Centennial Bank in Olympia for 9 years. He began his career in SBA Lending in 1987 as a member of the State of Washington's Community Development Finance Program, which assists Washington lenders and businesses in structuring financing for business expansions.

Craig graduated from Evergreen in 1981, where he was a recipient of a Foundation Scholarship. He went on to earn his MBA at Pacific Lutheran University. Craig serves as Chairman of the Board of the Housing Authority of Thurston County, and is a life long resident of Olympia, where he lives with his wife Kathy.