About Our Gulf Cove Branch
Our Key West-style branch was built and opened in 2009. Demonstrating our commitment to the community and the area economy, our building fits well within the “old Florida” atmosphere Gulf Cove lovingly preserved.
Building strong, sustainable relationships is at the heart of who we are and what we do. We offer quality products, personal service, and convenient solutions for all of your banking needs.
Online Banking and Bill Pay
Personal Banking
Checking
Savings
Business Banking
Treasury Management
Commercial Real Estate Loans
Equipment Loans
Residential Mortgages
Consumer Loans
Trust Services
Estate Planning
Investment Management
Local Lenders, Local Decisions
Crews Bank & Trust offers an array of lending options to help you achieve your financial goals. We also have a quick-and-easy application process and provide convenient ways to keep your payments on track.
Loans subject to credit approval. NMLS #406389
A Community Bank For Englewood
We offer a premier banking experience with flexible and creative financial options and convenient features and tools to help our customers and clients succeed. We are also proud supporters of Gulf Cove activities, nonprofits, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, veterans, schools, and community organizations, including the Englewood Florida Chamber of Commerce.
Joe Cataldo
Market 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
James Jerome
Commercial Banker
James has more than two decades of experience in community banking and finance.
Originally from Hartford, Connecticut, he is no stranger to Southwest Florida, having moved to the area in 1993. A graduate of Venice High School, James holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Phoenix.
Prior to joining Crews Bank & Trust, James held a variety of positions including branch manager, business banker, and mortgage lender. He also served in the United States Marine Corps.
Active in the community, James serves as a board member of the Veterans Organization Operations Warrior Resolution and Grand Knight of his local Knights of Columbus council. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with family, volunteering, and watching his favorite sports teams.
jjerome@crews.bank
Kristina Watts
Business Relationship Banker, Vice President
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
Lindsey Foster
Retail Banking Officer, Assistant Vice President
NMLS #2384891
Originally from Alaska, Lindsey began her banking career after high school at a community bank. She continued working in banking part-time and during summer breaks while studying marketing and communication at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Washington State University. She later became a full-time teller and personal banker before spending time working in insurance, budget management, contract management and as an event coordinator. Lindsey joined our Bank as a personal banker in 2021 at the Boca Grande location. In this position, she provided a full range of banking services to customers while maintaining a friendly, professional and caring attitude. In her free time, Lindsey enjoys the Florida sunshine by fishing, boating, golfing and lounging by the pool or at the beach. Lindsey and her husband of six years have three well-loved cats.
lfoster@crews.bank
