About Our Boca Grande Branch
It’s easy to see why management chose this small, residential community on Gasparilla Island in southwest Florida to open a branch in 1988. Residents and visitors appreciate our combination of banking expertise and personal, hometown service.
Gasparilla Island is a part of both Charlotte and Lee counties, while the actual village of Boca Grande, which is home to many seasonal and year-round residents, is entirely in the Lee County portion of the island. The historic Gasparilla Inn and Club, a premier destination along Florida’s Gulf Coast since 1913, has welcomed many famous guests, including J.P. Morgan, Henry du Pont, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, President George H.W. Bush and his family, and actress Katharine Hepburn. With its pale-yellow, wooden frame and Victorian-style gable roofs, the Inn offers a true taste of “old Florida” and is listed among Historic Hotels of America by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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A Premiere Banking Experience
We tailor our products and services for the individuals, businesses, and community organizations that bank with us. Our staff enjoys greeting customers when they come to the office and is enthusiastic about our unique services, including our locally based Trust and Wealth Management programs.
A Bank For The Island
Heavily involved in the community, we support the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce, and we have volunteered with two Chamber tarpon fishing tournaments – the World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament and the Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament. Our team won the latter event in 2019. We also support Boca Grande schools, civic groups, and nonprofits, with staff members participating in a variety of activities.
Joe Cataldo
Area President, Englewood Area
Joe graduated from Venice High School and later pursued an associate degree in business management from Manatee Community College, now named State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota. Joe’s banking career includes experience in residential and commercial lending and branch management. Directly before joining the Bank, he worked to build relationships as a Commercial Banker with another financial institution in the Venice area.
A Charlotte County resident, Joe is involved in the community as a member of the Lemon Bay Sunrise Rotary Club and the Englewood YMCA community board, as well as the Finance and Audit Committee for the Charlotte Community Foundation. Joe also dedicates time serving on the board of Englewood Area Youth Baseball (EAYB), an organization that supports local youth to grow in both sportsmanship and baseball skills.
When not at the bank, Joe spends time with his three children and wife of over 15 years exploring the natural beauty of Florida while golfing, boating, fishing, and hunting.
jcataldo@crews.bank
Karen Current
Vice President, Residential Loan Originator
NMLS #546468
Karen joined the Bank as a Residential Loan Originator in April 2024, bringing over 40 years of experience to her role. She was promoted to Vice President, Residential Loan Originator in February of 2025. Originally from Hatboro, Pennsylvania, Karen is a graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, NC with a degree in business. She has lived in the Charlotte County area since 2001 and is heavily involved in the community.
She is a recipient of the Humanitarian of the Year and the President’s Award from the Englewood on the Gulf Women’s Council of Realtors. Additionally, she received Affiliate Member of the Year and Community Service Member of the Year from the Englewood Area Board of Realtors (EABOR).
In addition to being involved in EABOR and the Women's Council of Realtors, Karen participates in the Charlotte DeSoto Building Industry Association (CDBIA) and serves on the board of The Boys & Girls Club of Charlotte County and Kids Needs of Greater Englewood. She is a past president of both the Rotary Club of Englewood and the Englewood Florida Chamber of Commerce.
Outside of work, she spends time with her husband, Alfred, while kayaking, shelling, gardening and completing crossword puzzles.
kcurrent@crews.bank
Kristina Watts
Vice President, Business Relationship Banker
NMLS #795306
Kristina joined the Bank in January 2004, bringing 17 years of general merchandising, service management and training experience from her home state of Vermont. She earned an American Institute of General Banking degree in 2010.
Kristina assists the bank’s business customers with a variety of financial solutions, ranging from small business loans and commercial real estate loans to merchant services and convenience banking. Her availability and willingness to help business owners and nonprofits earned her the sobriquet “Watts on Demand.”
A longtime member of the Englewood Florida Chamber of Commerce, Kristina is a 2009 graduate of Leadership Englewood. She chaired the chamber’s Leadership Committee in 2017 and served as Leadership board liaison.
Kristina serves on the board of directors of both the Chamber and the Englewood Rotary, which awarded her the Leo “Pete” Cypher Service Above Self Award and President’s Award and named her a Paul Harris Fellow +1 for her contributions to the Rotary Foundation. A graduate of the Rotary Leadership Institute, she currently serves as club treasurer.
She also serves on the board of directors of Boca Cares, a philanthropic organization comprised of residents, friends, and business partners of the Boca Royale Golf and Country Club. Since its formation in late 2018, Boca Cares has awarded over $170,000 in grants to more than 25 local charities in the Englewood and Venice area.
kmwatts@crews.bank
Gretchen Holla
Assistant Vice President, Retail Banking Officer
NMLS# 1947332
Gretchen, who became the Retail and Business Banking Officer for the Boca Grande office in 2020, joined the Bank in 2019 as a personal banker at the Gulf Cove office. She has an extensive banking career, having spent 27 years at a large bank in North Carolina. After transferring to Florida with another huge banking operation, she decided to make the switch to community banking. Before being named Retail and Business Banking Officer, she filled in as a branch operations manager and senior teller.
Gretchen is a member of the Board of Directors and Treasurer for the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce.
gholla@crews.bank
Charlene Dorio
Assistant Vice President, Business Relationship Banker
NMLS #795311
Originally from San Diego, Charlene moved to Englewood in 1999 and began her banking career upon her arrival. Throughout her time at the bank, she has held many positions, most recently as retail branch support, working on special projects and training. She also served as a branch manager.
Charlene studied at Grossmont College and holds a Branch Manager Certificate from the Florida Bankers Association. Additionally, she is an active member in the community and has dedicated time to many local causes and organizations including the Suncoast Humane Society, Rotary, and Leadership Englewood, a program of the Englewood Chamber of Commerce.
In her spare time, she enjoys traveling with her family, spending time with her three grandchildren and being out on the water either boating or paddle boarding.
cadorio@crews.bank
