Meet Our Team

Jeff Tickle

Jeff Tickle - AK NMLS #422658

General Manager
Jeff Tickle arrived to Alaska in August of 1992 and landed in Sand Point, an Alaska Native Aleut Community on the edge of the Alaska Peninsula in the Shumigan Islands.

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He graduated from Sand Point high school and attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Anchorage before graduating with his Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Finance in 2005. After working in the banking and mortgage industry for 8 years, Jeff was thrilled to join and lead the Cook Inlet Lending Center team when he learned the focus was in helping our State of Alaska communities and families towards the goal of homeownership. “The community of Sand Point, Alaska welcomed me with open arms upon my arrival years ago and it is with great honor to be able to give back to our Alaska Native communities in the pursuit of homeownership.”

Telephone: 1 (907) 793.3722

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Erma Castillo - AK NMLS #404137

Sr. Loan Originator
Erma has lived in Anchorage, Alaska since January of 2003 making her home with her two children and one granddaughter.

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She has worked closely in the real estate field most of her life learning from her father who was a commercial and residential contractor. Erma feels this is when she learned the significance of homeownership and how it can translate into greater personal and financial success for families and communities. She developed her mortgage experience by becoming specialized in the Alaska rural market assisting clients from Bethel to Nome and across the state. Erma was delighted to join Cook Inlet Lending Center as the HUD 184 Loan originator specializing in rural communities across the state of Alaska and helping families realize their dream!

Telephone: 1 (907) 793.3720

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Debbie Donahue - AK NMLS #1531734

Mortgage Loan Originator/Processor
Debbie has resided in Alaska since 1996 with her three children.

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Debbie was born and raised in the northern part of Illinois, and although she studied dietetics in college, she found that mortgage banking was her calling. Debbie and her husband first arrived in Anchorage over two decades ago when he was stationed at Elmendorf AFB. Throughout her career, Debbie has held multiple positions: processor, originator, and underwriter. Before coming to Cook Inlet Lending Center, Debbie had worked with Wells Fargo as an underwriter who was responsible for underwriting Conventional, VA, FHA, HUD 184 loans for 23 years. She currently originates the Down Payment Assistance loans and enjoys the opportunity of helping people meet their home ownership dreams. Debbie loves dogs, is an avid walker and enjoys spending her free time with family.

Telephone: 1 (907) 793.3723

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Kari Bounds - AK NMLS #1510376

Office & Lending Operations Manager
Kari has resided in Alaska since March of 1991 where she met and married her husband of 24 years.

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She has 3 wonderful children and a grandson. Kari began her career in mortgage in 2001 and has extensive experience in processing and underwriting Cook Inlet Lending Center’s loans. With a recent promotion, Kari is excited to begin her new role at Cook Inlet as our HUD 184 Processer/Underwriter lending her part in building homeownership in our community!

Telephone: 1 (907) 793.3027

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Renate Houser

IDA Program Coordinator
Renate has called Alaska home since moving from Germany with her family in 1986.

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Renate prides herself on her commitment to excellent customer service with her IDA participants and spends as much time as needed counseling them to successful homeownership. In her spare time Renate enjoys the arts, theater, music, travel, reading and most of all spending time with her family and friends.

Telephone: 1 (907) 793.3725

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Kurt Hermansen-Jent

Kurt Hermansen-Jent - AK NMLS #1312475

Loan Processor/Underwriter
Kurt was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska spending his summers in Cohoe, AK commercial fishing with his family.

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He left Alaska for two years to acquire a degree in professional welding in Ohio and underwater construction in Florida. In 2014 he started working for Wells Fargo as a loan officer. In early 2017 Kurt was very excited to join Cook Inlet Lending Center’s team to help people achieve their dreams of becoming home owners. Kurt enjoys spending his free time with his family, commercial fishing, golfing and creating metal sculptures/furniture.

Telephone: 1 (907) 793.3010

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Heather Campbell

Staff Accountant
Heather grew up in Alaska and graduated from college from Northern Arizona University.

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After graduating Heather moved to Portland, Oregon where she fell in love with corgis and now has two. Upon leaving Oregon last year she traveled throughout the lower 48 in her 1981 VW bus for 5 months and ultimately ended up back in Alaska. Heather enjoys taking her furry companions on long hikes during the winter or summer months, but her favorite thing to do in Alaska is take the VW bus to craft shows and music festivals around the state where she sells sand carved art, and of course, her corgis go for the adventure too.

Telephone: 1 (907) 793.3037

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Trevor Bradford

Business Loan Officer
Trevor has been working in the banking industry for over 15 years. Trevor moved from Montgomery, Alabama to Anchorage in 2014, and in the fall of 2019 joined the CILC team with an enthusiastic attitude to make a major impact in the communities and people we serve.

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Since moving to Alaska, Trevor has worked with countless business owners to achieve financial freedom and success. Most recently, CILC launched their Small Business Lending program, and Trevor is excited to assist business owners and partners in making an impact in developing our community’s small business industry. In his free time, Trevor enjoys spending time with his kids and he also coaches little league softball and baseball.

Telephone: 1 (907) 793.3069

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Patricia Sanculi

Office Coordinator
Patricia Sanculi is a lifelong Alaskan resident from the small fishing village of Cordova, Alaska where she graduated in 2007.

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She then moved to Anchorage where she began attending UAA and started full time work as an Administrative Clerk. She has worked in Admin for over 5 years and began at Cook Inlet Housing Authority as a Career Ready Intern in 2015. Patricia was promoted to a fulltime employee with Cook Inlet Lending Center in June of 2015. She has one 4 year old son, named Kaiden. In her free time she enjoys spending time with family, traveling, photography and being outdoors during the summer months in Alaska.

Telephone: 1 (907) 793.3058

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Aurora

Aurora Warrior

Small Business Loan Associate
Aurora is a lifelong Alaskan, subsistence gatherer, and trail enthusiast. She can often be found on a trail, in the gym, working on a sewing project, or spending time with her daughter.

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She has dedicated her career to working with Alaska Native populations to gain access to resources and opportunities. Before joining CILC, Aurora worked with another local Native CDFI and taught over 150 financial and business classes in rural Alaska. Aurora joined CILC in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic to focus on the small business lending and pandemic relief programs.

Telephone: 1 (907) 793.1317

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Louise

Louise Bednarik

Assistant Coordinator, Business Lending
Louise grew up in Washington State and moved to Alaska in 2019. She joined the Cook Inlet Lending Center team full-time in June 2020 as the Assistant Coordinator of Business Lending.

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In the prior year, she split her time between Anchorage Community Land Trust and CILC supporting the development and growth of ACLT and CILC's small business Set Up Shop lending program. Before moving to Alaska, Louise graduated from Haverford College in 2019 with a BA in Political Science and a concentration in Peace, Justice, and Human Rights. In her free time, Louise loves getting outside to run, hike, and backpack. She also likes to cozy up inside with an embroidery or knitting project.

Telephone: 1 (907) 793.3058

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