Jim Curry, Appointed Vice President, Branch Manager of Exchange Bank’s Healdsburg Branch

SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2025--

Exchange Bank (OTC: EXSR) is proud to announce the appointment of Jim Curry as Branch Manager of the Healdsburg branch. With nearly 15 years at Exchange Bank and over two decades of leadership in banking, Jim brings a wealth of experience, dedication, and a deep commitment to community engagement to his new role.

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Curry joined Exchange Bank in 2010 as Vice President, Branch Manager of the Rohnert Park branch. During his tenure, he built strong customer relationships, developed a high-performing team, and became an active community contributor through his involvement with the Cotati-Rohnert Park Education Foundation, the Rotary Club of Rancho Cotati, and the Executive Leadership Committee for the Lymphoma and Leukemia Society’s Light the Night event. Before leaving Rohnert Park, Curry also took on leadership of the Cotati branch.

In 2017, Curry moved closer to home to lead the Windsor branch. Over the past eight years, he has become an integral figure in the Windsor community, earning the affectionate nickname “Mr. Windsor.” His service includes membership of the Rotary Club of Windsor and serving as Board Chair for the Windsor Chamber of Commerce. His active participation in nearly every local event has solidified his reputation as a dedicated community leader.

“I’ve been fortunate to serve in some incredible communities during my time with Exchange Bank,” said Curry. “While Windsor will always hold a special place in my heart, I’m excited to bring my passion for service and relationship building to Healdsburg. I look forward to getting to know the community and supporting both our customers and local organizations.”

Jim’s move to Healdsburg marks a new chapter for the branch and community he’ll now serve. His leadership experience, customer-focused approach, and unwavering dedication to civic involvement make him an ideal fit for this role.

About Exchange Bank

Headquartered in Sonoma County and founded in 1890, Exchange Bank is a full-service community bank with assets of $3.30 billion. Exchange Bank provides a wide range of personal, commercial, and trust and investment management services with 17 retail branches in Sonoma County, a retail branch in Roseville and Trust & Investment Management offices in Santa Rosa, Roseville, Marin County and Silicon Valley. The Bank’s legacy of financial leadership and community support is grounded in its core values of commitment, respect, integrity, and teamwork. Exchange Bank is known for its people who care about their customers, their company, and the communities where they live and work. Exchange Bank is a 19-year winner of the North Bay Business Journal’s Best Places to Work survey and a 13-time winner of the Best Bank of Sonoma County by the Press Democrat’s Readers’ Choice 2024 awards. Exchange Bank was named Best Consumer Bank by the NorthBay biz Magazine’s Best of the North Bay readers’ poll and Best Local Bank by The Petaluma Argus Courier People’s Choice Awards 2024. Exchange Bank is also a winner of the 2024 San Francisco Business Times Corporate Philanthropy award, and the Bohemian Magazine’s Best of the North Bay 2024 named Exchange Bank Best Business Bank and Best Consumer Bank. www.exchangebank.com

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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Richard “Dick” Codey, a former acting governor of New Jersey and the longest serving legislator in the state's history, died Sunday. He was 79.

Codey’s wife, Mary Jo Codey, confirmed her husband’s death to The Associated Press.

“Gov. Richard J. Codey passed away peacefully this morning at home, surrounded by family, after a brief illness,” Codey's family wrote in a Facebook post on Codey's official page.

"Our family has lost a beloved husband, father and grandfather -- and New Jersey lost a remarkable public servant who touched the lives of all who knew him," the family said.

Known for his feisty, regular-guy persona, Codey was a staunch advocate of mental health awareness and care issues. The Democrat also championed legislation to ban smoking from indoor areas and sought more money for stem cell research.

Codey, the son of a northern New Jersey funeral home owner, entered the state Assembly in 1974 and served there until he was elected to the state Senate in 1982. He served as Senate president from 2002 to 2010.

Codey first served as acting governor for a brief time in 2002, after Christine Todd Whitman’s resignation to join President George W. Bush’s administration. He held the post again for 14 months after Gov. Jim McGreevey resigned in 2004.

At that time, New Jersey law mandated that the Senate president assume the governor’s role if a vacancy occurred, and that person would serve until the next election.

Codey routinely drew strong praise from residents in polls, and he gave serious consideration to seeking the Democratic nomination for governor in 2005. But he ultimately chose not to run when party leaders opted to back wealthy Wall Street executive Jon Corzine, who went on to win the office.

Codey would again become acting governor after Corzine was incapacitated in April 2007 due to serious injuries he suffered in a car accident. He held the post for nearly a month before Corzine resumed his duties.

After leaving the governor’s office, Codey returned to the Senate and also published a memoir that detailed his decades of public service, along with stories about his personal and family life.

“He lived his life with humility, compassion and a deep sense of responsibility to others,” his family wrote. “He made friends as easily with Presidents as he did with strangers in all-night diners.”

Codey and his wife often spoke candidly about her past struggles with postpartum depression, and that led to controversy in early 2005, when a talk radio host jokingly criticized Mary Jo and her mental health on the air.

Codey, who was at the radio station for something else, confronted the host and said he told him that he wished he could “take him outside.” But the host claimed Codey actually threatened to “take him out,” which Codey denied.

His wife told The Associated Press that Codey was willing to support her speaking out about postpartum depression, even if it cost him elected office.

“He was a really, really good guy,” Mary Jo Codey said. “He said, ‘If you want to do it, I don’t care if I get elected again.’”

Jack Brook contributed reporting from New Orleans.

FILE - New Jersey State Sen. and former Democratic Gov. Richard Codey is seen before New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature at the statehouse, in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)