Michele Hitz, Great Rivers Community Capital Board Member, is the Relationship Manager- Vice President at U.S. Bank. She started her career at Mercantile Bank in 1997 where she progressed her banking experience from Retail Banking to Mortgage to Small Business Banking through acquisitions by Firstar and US Bank.
Over her 19-year banking career, Michele has worked closely with businesses of varying sizes in many industry segments with a consultative approach to meeting her clients’ cash flow needs by leveraging her expertise in lending, deposits, treasury management, payment processing, fraud prevention, and short-term, fixed-income investments. In her current role, Michele works closely with companies having sales ranging from $50 -$500 million.
Michele sits on the board for Justine Petersen and enjoys bringing solutions and empowerment to entrepreneurs looking to start and/or grow their businesses.
Michele lives in Ballwin with her husband Brian and their 6 children.