Charles Gearhart
VP Regional Sales Manager

E-mail: c.gearhart@salin.com
Phone: 1-800-320-7536 Ext. 8034

Chuck is responsible for leading the Consumer Banking teams in Indianapolis, Lafayette, Marion, GasCity and Columbus. These teams are focused on serving the banking needs of current and prospective customers by listening to customers’ needs, identifying their goals, and offering products and services to best meet their financial objectives. Before joining the Salin team, he worked as an Assistant Vice President for a large regional bank.

In his spare time, Chuck is involved with several business and civic organizations, including Kiwanis of Indiana and Rainmakers.

Chuck holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Management and HR from Indiana University.

Stacy Novotny
VP Regional Sales Manager

E-mail: s.novotny@salin.com
Phone: 1-800-320-7536 Ext. 1924

Stacy leads the Consumer Banking Center teams in Fort Wayne, Kokomo, Logansport, Walton, Galveston, Flora, Burlington and Delphi.

Thomas Lannan
VP, Mortgage Division

E-mail: t.lannan@salin.com
Phone: 1-800-320-7536 Ext. 8107

Tom is an experienced mortgage professional who is responsible for leading Salin Bank’s mortgage team, including lenders and support staff.

He has a depth of experience in sales, sales training, and sales management, having previously worked for several large regional and national banks and mortgage companies.  He earned his BA from Butler University.

Kelley Leix
VP Senior Private Banking Officer

E-mail: k.leix@salin.com
Phone: 1-800-320-7536 Ext. 8057

Kelley leads the Private Banking team for Salin Bank & Trust Company. Kelley also directly supports Private Banking clients in Indianapolis and surrounding counties. She works with her team to provide innovative, competitive products that meet the demands of existing and prospective high net-worth clients. She also helps coordinate the development of new products and acts as a liaison between the bank and private banking clients to ensure the best service and solutions possible. Prior to joining the Salin team, Kelley worked for a large national bank as both a Manager and Sales Manager.

Outside of the office, Kelley readily shares her time and talents with the Zionsville Rotary Club and the Zionsville Relay for Life.

Kelley holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from Miami University (Ohio).

Brielle Cotterman-Walls
Private Banking Officer

E-mail: b.cotterman-walls@salin.com
Phone: 1-800-320-7536 Ext. 3806

Erica Puck
Private Banker

E-mail: e.puck@salin.com
Phone: 1-800-320-7536 Ext. 8055

Erica assists the high-net-worth clients in Indianapolis with all of their personal banking needs.  She works as a liaison for her clients reaching across all departments of the bank to meet the various needs of her clients. 

Erica strives to provide the most outstanding customer service to her existing clientele while working to increase lending and deposit growth in the Indianapolis region.

Erica holds an MBA from Duquesne University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Management from Grand Valley State University.

Kristy Ottinger
Private Banker

E-mail: k.ottinger@salin.com
Phone: 1-800-320-7536 Ext. 1931

As a Private Banker, Kristy is the single point of contact for a select group of clients—individuals whose financial needs are complex and whose time is at a premium. Kristy provides a superior level of customer service that caters to her client's financial needs and provides access to a full range of personal and commercial financial services to help them achieve both their current and long-term goals. 

Kristy is active on the Fort Wayne Chamber Ambassador's Committee.

Kristy is a graduate of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne with a Bachelor of Science in Biology.  She holds both a license for Property and Casualty Insurance and Health and Life Insurance.