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Jeff Wentzel has a strong background in commercial banking and lending. Jeff started their career with Wells Fargo Bank in 1978 and held the role of Sr. Vice President/Division Manager for over 26 years. Jeff then joined Arizona Business Bank in 2004 as the President until 2009. From 2009 to 2013, Jeff served as the Market President-Business Banking at Great Western Bank. Jeff then moved on to Mutual of Omaha Bank, where they worked as the Vice President - Commercial Banking from 2013 to 2016. Currently, they are employed at Desert Financial Credit Union, holding the positions of Sr. Commercial Lender and Sr. Director - Commercial & Industrial Lending since 2016.

Jeff Wentzel earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Minnesota, which they attended from 1977 to 1981. Jeff also completed the Executive MBA Program in Business Administration at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, graduating in 2004. Prior to their university education, they attended South St. Paul Sr. High School from 1974 to 1976, though no specific degree or field of study is mentioned for this period.