Crystal L. Watkins joined Torrey Pines Bank in November, 2005 as Vice President, Director of Marketing & Community Reinvestment.



Ms. Watkins brings to Torrey Pines Bank over thirteen years sales and marketing experience in the financial services community, including managing marketing activities for the high net worth market, retail segment and underserved communities. She has had international responsibility for internal, external and client communication strategies spanning 160 distribution centers.



Ms. Watkins holds a Master of Science degree in Marketing Communications from Illinois Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.



Coming to San Diego from Chicago, IL, Ms. Watkins served various notable Chicago not-for-profit organizations including Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s foundation and Literacy Chicago.



Ms. Watkins has been featured in Chicago magazine and quoted in Crain’s Chicago Business Journal. The consummate marketer, she believes that life is long so you should be passionate about what you do.