Scholarships

Since 2009 the CBFS has awarded 303 scholarships for a total of $403,500. The CBFS offers scholarships carrying the name of each sponsoring financial institution.

Congratulations to the following 2025 Scholarship Recipients:

Bridge Bank – Christopher Soto

Bridge Bank – Ocean Arya

Bridge Bank – Shruthi Nagapuri

Avidbank – Sarah Saiyed

Avidbank – Sivagami Subramanyan

Heritage Bank of Commerce – Janelle Tran

Heritage Bank of Commerce – Cyrus De Souza

Technology Credit Union – Connor Johnson

Technology Credit Union – Keshav Patel

Star One Credit Union – Calvin Ly

Star One Credit Union – Boaz Cohen

KeyPoint Credit Union – Peter Wu

PremierOne Credit Union – Ryan Pickett

Meriwest Credit Union – William Thompson 

Past Scholarship Recipients

• 2024 Scholarship Recipients

  • Bridge Bank – Nien Yu Yu

    Bridge Bank – Dylan Lofaro

    Bridge Bank – Ivette Lipets

    Avidbank – Grant Cozzi

    Avidbank – Serena Recinos

    Heritage Bank of Commerce – Rocky Marania

    Heritage Bank of Commerce – Robert Schacherbauer

    Technology Credit Union – Sean Farrell

    Technology Credit Union – Ryan Emperador

    Star One Credit Union – Maximiliano Briones

    Star One Credit Union – Luz Montes

    KeyPoint Credit Union – Luke Gillespie

    PremierOne Credit Union – Michael Do

    Meriwest Credit Union – Yoon Wadi Zaw

    City National Bank – Srinidhi Senthil

    CBFS Scholarship – Katia Kandah

• 2023 Scholarship Recipients

  • Bridge Bank Scholarship – Pedro Solorio Gutierrez

    Bridge Bank Scholarship – Preston Hwang

    Bridge Bank Scholarship – Nick Van Schoonenberg

    Avidbank Scholarship – Minh Tran

    Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship – Khang Nguyen

    Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship – Renzo Vasquez

    Technology Credit Union Scholarship – Thu Mai

    Technology Credit Union Scholarship – Le Ha Ngo

    Star One Credit Union Scholarship – Ali Hamed

    Star One Credit Union Scholarship – Tyler Rose

    Union Bank Scholarship – Srinidhi Senthil

    Union Bank Scholarship – Thi Do

    KeyPoint Credit Union Scholarship – Nien Yu Yu

    PremierOne Credit Union Scholarship – Yoon Wadi Zaw

    Meriwest Credit Union Scholarship – Faisal Barakat

    City National Bank Scholarship – Michael Do

• 2022 Scholarship Recipients

  • Bridge Bank Scholarship – Kian Assary

    Bridge Bank Scholarship  – Tyler Filyau

    Bridge Bank Scholarship  – Amina Mamayeva

    Avidbank Scholarship – Brian Aguilar Perez

    Avidbank Scholarship – Zainab Mahmood

    Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship – Atom Murata

    Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship  – Monica Gutierrez

    Technology Credit Union Scholarship – Kevin Chisholm

    Technology Credit Union Scholarship – Maia Saturay

    Star One Credit Union Scholarship – Prit Pandya

    Star One Credit Union Scholarship – Navkiran Saini

    Union Bank Scholarship – Keith Jose

    KeyPoint Credit Union Scholarship – Sean Duncan

    PremierOne Credit Union Scholarship – Khangal Ariungerel

    Meriwest Credit Union Scholarship – Cynthia Emanuel

• 2021 Scholarship Recipients

  • Bridge Bank Scholarship – Eric Yu  

    Bridge Bank Scholarship – Atom Murata

    Bridge Bank Scholarship – Navkiran Saini

    Avidbank Scholarship – Keith Jose

    Avidbank Scholarship – Loan Le

    Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship – Arman Pannu

    Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship – Sean Duncan

    Technology Credit Union Scholarship – Gabi Flores-Ibarra 

    Technology Credit Union Scholarship – Christine Vu

    Star One Credit Union Scholarship – Ishan Gupta   

    Star One Credit Union Scholarship – Vanessa Gan

    Union Bank Scholarship – Sumit Kumar      

    City National Bank Scholarship – Amrick Dhillon   

    KeyPoint Credit Union Scholarship – Jonathan Woo           

    PremierOne Credit Union Scholarship – Nicholas Chin       

    Meriwest Credit Union Scholarship – Kayley Lucatero       

    CBFS Scholarship – Jonathan Gonzalez       

    CBFS Scholarship – Kooshan Ghaziani

• 2020 Scholarship Recipients

  • Bridge Bank Scholarship - Atom Murata

    Bridge Bank Scholarship - Martin Cerna

    Bridge Bank Scholarship - Taylor Bennett

    Avidbank Scholarship - Joshua Fontanilla

    Avidbank Scholarship - Grace Koz

    Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Iqbal Saini

    Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Waddah Alabduljabbar

    Technology Credit Union Scholarship - Thinh Phan            

    Technology Credit Union Scholarship - Hunter Faughnan

    Star One Credit Union Scholarship - Craig Conroy

    Star One Credit Union Scholarship - Victoria Mihm

    Union Bank Scholarship - Daniel De La Torre

    City National Bank Scholarship - Vanessa Gan

    KeyPoint Credit Union Scholarship - Stephen To

    PremierOne Credit Union Scholarship - Nguyen Phan

    Meriwest Credit Union Scholarship - Eric Yu

• 2019 Scholarship Recipients

  • Bridge Bank Scholarship - Richa Joshi

    Bridge Bank Scholarship - Spriha Garg

    Bridge Bank Scholarship - Marko Pavisic

    Avidbank Scholarship - Duong Luu

    Avidbank Scholarship - Grace Koz

    Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Sam Hall

    Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Hector Naranjo

    Technology Credit Union Scholarship – Nayyar Sagar

    Technology Credit Union Scholarship - Jen Guzman

    Union Bank Scholarship - Gia Nguyen

    City National Bank Scholarship - Michelle Stark

    KeyPoint Credit Union Scholarship - Ajitpal Singh

    PremierOne Credit Union Scholarship - Judith Castaneda

    Meriwest Credit Union Scholarship - Rick Serrao

• 2018 Scholarship Recipients

  • Bridge Bank Scholarship - Shamaun Anees

    Bridge Bank Scholarship - Zerubbabel Chang

    Bridge Bank Scholarship - Danielle Poore

    Avidbank Scholarship - Zinnia Victoria Martinez

    Avidbank Scholarship - Oscar Sevilla

    Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Jeff Thompson

    Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Diksha Jagga

    Technology Credit Union Scholarship - Irma Torres

    Technology Credit Union Scholarship - Tanay Surana

    Union Bank Scholarship - Riddhik Kochhar

    City National Bank Scholarship - Kenny Thon

    KeyPoint Credit Union Scholarship - Man Kit Wong

    PremierOne Credit Union Scholarship - Chi (Lisa) Hoang

• 2017 Scholarship Recipients

  • Bridge Bank Scholarship - Shamaun Anees
    
    Bridge Bank Scholarship - Maribel Martinez Flores
    
    Bridge Bank Scholarship - Sean Thompson
    
    Avidbank Scholarship - Zerubbabel Chang
    
    Avidbank Scholarship - Thanaa Makdsi
    
    Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Jeff Thompson
    
    Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Rohini Venkatesh
    
    Technology Credit Union Scholarship - Deven Benard
    
    Technology Credit Union Scholarship - Diksha Jagga
    
    City National Bank Scholarship - Akash Takhar
    
    KeyPoint Credit Union Scholarship - Adrian Yip
    
    PremierOne Credit Union Scholarship - Steven Snyder

• 2016 Scholarship Recipients

  • Avidbank Scholarship – Miguel Angulo

    Avidbank Scholarship – Nishi Saksena

    Bridge Bank Scholarship – Ariana Castro

    Bridge Bank Scholarship – Gregory Grattan

    Bridge Bank Scholarship – Erick Mendoza

    City National Bank Scholarship – Terry Cheng

    Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship – Deven Benard

    Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Valeriya Razdyakonova

    KeyPoint Credit Union Scholarship – Johnathan Dalldorf

    Technology Credit Union Scholarship – Brett Castro

    Technology Credit Union Scholarship – Thanaa Makdsi

    Union Bank Scholarship – Gregory Davis

• 2015 Scholarship Recipients

  • Bridge Bank Scholarship - Aaron Foster

    Bridge Bank Scholarship - Joel Gonzales

    Bridge Bank Scholarship - Shayan Khales

    Focus Business Bank Scholarship - Kenney Chiu

    Focus Business Bank Scholarship - Tarang Patel

    Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Valeriya Razdyakonova

    Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Nirav Shah

    KeyPoint Credit Union Scholarship - Sebastian Tucker

    Technology Credit Union Scholarship - Tarriq Hansrajh

    Union Bank Scholarship - Kelly Tanimura

• 2014 Scholarship Recipients

  • Bridge Bank Scholarship - Faris Masarweh

    Bridge Bank Scholarship - Brent Grubb

    Focus Business Bank Scholarship - Phuongthanh Bui

    Technology Credit Union Scholarship - Huahsin (Raymond) Lin

    Union Bank Scholarship - Liang Zheng

    Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Kenney Chiu

    Center for Banking and Financial Services Scholarship - Dashuai Li

• 2013 Scholarship Recipients

  • Bridge Bank Scholarship- Alex Johnson

    Bridge Bank Scholarship- Ahmad Khokhar

    Focus Business Bank Scholarship - Ngoc Do

    Technology Credit Union Scholarship - Kathy Zhou

    Union Bank Scholarship - Fizouzeh Davoodi

    Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Ashwin Bhagat

    Center for Banking and Financial Services Scholarship - Gregory Alexander

• 2012 Scholarship Recipients

  • Bank of the West Scholarship - Gregory Alexander

    Bank of the West Scholarship - Eric Enberg

    Bridge Bank Scholarship - Bryce Acosta

    Bridge Bank scholarship - Alex Ciak

    Focus Business Bank scholarship - Alex Johnson

    Heritage Bank of Commerce scholarship - Karen Anderson

    Technology Credit Union scholarship - Tarek Masri

    Union Bank scholarship - Dimitry Zadorozny

• 2011 Scholarship Recipients

  • Bank of the West Scholarship - Samantha Bacelic

    Bank of the West Scholarship - Mayra Garcia

    Bank of the West Scholarship - Phong Duy Tran

    Bridge Bank Scholarship - Rebecca Norton

    Bridge Bank Scholarship - Phuong Linh Nguyen

    Bridge Bank Scholarship - Sheeba Saravanan

    Heritage Bank of Commerce Scholarship - Wai Chiu

    Union Bank Scholarship - Bradley Lawrence

• 2010 Scholarship Recipients

  • Bank of America Scholarship - Mudit Jain

    Bridge Bank Scholarship - Simerpreet Bedi

    Bridge Bank Scholarship - Hoai Le

    Center for Banking and Financial Services Scholarship - Wilson Ly

    Comerica Bank Scholarship - Bridget Li

    Union Bank Scholarship - Yin Ting Lau

    Wells Fargo Scholarship - Sheeba Saravanan

• 2009 Scholarship Recipients

  • Center for Banking and Financial Services Scholarship - Jason Conte

    Center for Banking and Financial Services Scholarship - Leo Fung

    Center for Banking and Financial Services Scholarship - David Lopez

    Center for Banking and Financial Services Scholarship - Neven Loukanoff