Catherine Harmon
Commercial Banking Team Lead
Catherine Harmon leads Alerus’ commercial banking team in Arizona. In this role, she is responsible for generating new business opportunities and overseeing the team as it serves clients and grows business in the commercial and industrial banking portfolio. She also serves clients directly, drawing on 25 years of commercial banking experience to guide businesses in various industries to achieve long-term financial success.
Before joining Alerus in October 2024, Catherine served as a commercial relationship manager at Enterprise Bank & Trust in Phoenix from 2017 to 2024. Prior to that, she served as a commercial real estate banking portfolio manager for National Bank of Arizona. Her areas of expertise include commercial and industrial lending, commercial real estate, and credit analysis.
Catherine was born and raised in Taiwan and moved to the United States on her own at age 18 to pursue higher education opportunities. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and management and a master’s degree in real estate development from the University of Utah. She is fluent in Chinese Mandarin (her first language) and English. She is passionate about giving back to her community and currently serves as treasurer for Gabriel’s Angels, a Phoenix-based nonprofit that provides pet therapy services to schools, shelters, and other youth-serving organizations.
In her free time, Catherine enjoys karaoke, target shooting, and yoga. Her husband Lance is an entrepreneur in business technology consulting. They have one son.