Our Team

Our Local Team

The Partners

M. Scott Edwards

35+ Years

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Positions Held

Partner

Vice President Loans and Operations

Director Internal Audit

Interim President

Advisory Director

Education & Professional Designations

CEO Edwards &  Associates, LLC

Partner Edwards Trash and Associates LLC

Bachelors Degree in Accounting from University of Arizona

A. Marcus Valen​

12+ Years

Positions Held

Partner

Principal & Senior Project Manager EV Banking Solutions LLC

Treasurer State Campaign

Principal Real Estate Investment Company

Education & Professional Designations

Partner Edwards, Valen &  Associates, LLC

Bachelors Degree in Accounting from Anderson School of Management *UNM)

MACCT Masters of Accounting (ASM)

IA Information Assurance Equivalent

CIA Certified Internal Auditor

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Our Team

Sabrina Rojas

10+ Years Compliance

Positions Held or Holding

HMDA & Loan Compliance Specialist

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Education & Professional Designations

ICBA Certified C.B.C.O.

Abel Sanchez

20+ Years IT

Positions Held or Holding

IT Manager

IT Consultant

Cloud Architect 

System Architect and Engineer 

Education & Professional Designations

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science

Additional Team Members

Lisa Edwards

-Loan Review-

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Teryl Beck       

-Quality Control-

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Jeff Corlett

-Trust-

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Our team is invested in your community with staff located in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. We enjoy the travel and work onsite in all corners of the state supporting local businesses, hotels, and commerce. No matter how rural the financial institution, we provide our services with quick turnaround and expert advice. Our experienced staff have worked and trained in financial institutions and, unlike other companies, we only provide our services to financial institutions. We audit regulated institutions 52 weeks a year. Our expertise will always be in serving you and your staff. We hope to become a resource to help you navigate the regulatory environment and implement your strategic plans.