STEVENS POINT, Wis. - November 15, 2012 - Associated Bank has promoted two colleagues to leadership positions in the Stevens Point area.

Jeremy Castleberg has been named branch manager for the Associated Bank located at 2727 Post Rd. in Plover. Castleberg is responsible for managing the overall operations of the branch while directing activities to help maintain and develop business and consumer relationships. He previously was the assistant manager at the Associated Bank in Stevens Point. Castleberg is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

Elizabeth Woodard has been promoted to vice president, retail loan operations and servicing. In this role she oversees the departments handling retail loan servicing functions such as payoff quotes, mortgage satisfactions, lien release, insurance and tax payments, flood insurance, new loan audits, investor reporting, loan accounting and escrow analysis. Previously she worked as a retail mortgage loan collections manager, and has been with Associated for almost five years. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Her office is located in the Associated Service Center, located at 1305 Main St., Stevens Point.

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