Lake City Bank recently  presented Kim Hooley with the 2021 Commitment Award. Pictured are David M. Findlay, left, president and chief executive officer, with Hooley. Photo provided by Lake City Bank.

WARSAW — Lake City Bank presented Kim Hooley, senior vice president, credit administration manager, with its 2021 Commitment Award at the bank’s quarterly officer meeting recently.

“This award recognizes individuals who have gone above and beyond in representing the bank, both internally and externally,” said David M. Findlay, president and chief executive officer. “Kim embodies the true spirit of this award.”

Hooley started her career at Lake City Bank in 2000 as a credit analyst in Warsaw. She has held a management role within the credit department since 2003. She most recently was promoted to senior vice president, credit administration manager in January 2020. In that role, she manages the credit department, which provides underwriting for commercial loans and commercial portfolio management reporting and tracking.

Her teammates who nominated her for the award shared glowing reports of her work, especially in the past two years when she led the charge on the credit side of the bank’s payment protection program loan project. Hooley worked countless hours, including evenings and weekends, to make sure the bank’s customers got access to PPP funds and then received forgiveness for those loans, all while still fulfilling her normal job responsibilities and mentoring and developing the individuals she manages.

“Every day, Kim tackles challenges with a positive attitude and a willingness to help wherever she’s needed,” Findlay said. “She led by example, both managing the process and working long hours to make sure our customers were able to access PPP loan funding.”