Bank of the San Juans has brought on Tami Duke to its Board of Directors.

Duke joined Bank of the San Juans shortly after it opened in 1998, then rose through the ranks to become senior credit officer. She retired from banking in 2012.

She began her banking career in 1993 at her hometown bank, Bank of Jackson Hole.

She has been a member of the Rotary Club of Durango High Noon since 2001, serving as the Youth Exchange Officer for the past 12 years. She has worked extensively with the Durango High School Interact Club, which teaches students to run their own service club.

After graduating from from the University of Wyoming with a Bachelor of Science degree, she moved to Durango and began working for Bank of the San Juans as a Loan Processor and general office assistant.

Bank of the San Juans was founded in 1998 as a startup by Durango-based community stockholders. Branch locations are spread throughout the Denver and Colorado Springs metropolitan areas, Northwest Colorado and Southwest Colorado.