Career Insights: Gail Mikolich, EVP/COO, Northeast Bank

Community Banking Leader Discusses Milestones, Challenges, Opportunities Gail Mikolich stumbled into a banking career 23 years ago. Today, she is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Northeast Bank, a $400 million community bank based in Minneapolis. In a discussion about careers in banking, Mikolich touches upon: the most important steps in her career; challenges she's faced along the way; opportunities for women; advice to people just starting their banking careers. Mikolich has overall responsibility for the executive offices, operations, information systems, security, fixed assets, account services, electronic banking and teller departments at Northeast Bank. She also coordinates the bank's audit and loan review functions. She is a 23-year employee of the institution.