Merima was forced to flee her home in Derventa, Bosnia & Herzegovina, at the age of 2 with her mother and a new born baby sister. She did not know where he father was until two years later when they were reunited and were fortunate enough to come to the United States in 1996.
Since then, it appears that the world of Banking was her calling. She has a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry and has been doing it for the past 16 years. She is currently a Commercial Loan Officer and Relationship Manager at UMB Bank. A job she loves as every day she learns something new. Skilled in Portfolio Management, Customer Service, Commercial Lending, Banking, and Credit Analysis. She is a strong sales professional with a Bachelor of Science focused in Business Administration and Marketing from University of Missouri-Saint Louis.
She is also about to learn how to be a parent as well. Merima is expecting her first baby, a girl, in December of this year. We wish her the best of luck with that and in particular picking out a name for the baby girl.
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