Lana Kopec, Brandon Towne

Lana Kopec and Brandon Towne have been promoted in the commercial banking group at U.S. Bank in Reno.

Kopec, who has worked in banking for 10 years, was promoted to relationship manager. She has worked for U.S. Bank since 2007 and opened and managed several retail branches for the company before moving to the commercial banking group.

She earned a bachelor's degree in management from the University of Phoenix and a master's degree in finance from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Towne was promoted to portfolio manager. An employee of U.S. Bank for two years, he previously provided loan assistance and support to the bank's commercial banking team in Nevada.

He is a business graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno.