Emilie Johnston

Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer

Background

Banking runs in Emilie’s blood.  She was born and raised in Ekalaka, Montana where both her father and grandfather served as bank presidents.  She has over 12 years of banking experience (over 10 years with Bank of Montana!) starting as an intern processing loans and performing credit analysis, but quickly began building her foundation in the daily operations of the bank including (but not certainly not limited to!) bank telling, deposit accounts, BSA, internal bank financials, customer service and still dabbling with residential loan origination when needed! Prior to working at Bank of Montana, Emilie worked at her hometown bank in Eastern Montana.

Education

– University of Montana, B.S. Finance

Interests

Emilie enjoys spending time with her husband and their new baby boy born in July 2020. Emilie is also an ardent fan and supporter of Grizzly Athletics.

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