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Jamie and Michael have over 20 years of combined experience as lenders in the Oklahoma City Metro area. Let them provide you with the most experienced advice and guidance for all your healthcare banking needs.
Jamie Vafadar
NMLS# 799925
Senior Vice President
Healthcare Banking Division Manager
Mobile: 405.517.6429
[email protected]
Jamie Vafadar joined First Liberty Bank as a Credit Analyst in 2016. Vafadar worked as a Portfolio Manager for several commercial lenders in OKC and Norman from early 2018 to late 2020. She transitioned in 2020 to Commercial Loan Portfolio Manager and Executive Assistant to Scott Hughes, First Liberty Bank's Chief Lending Officer. In July 2021, she started working with Michael Levine, Senior Vice President of Healthcare Banking, as Vice President of Healthcare Banking. She received First Liberty Bank's Employee Service Award for 2022. In 2024, Jamie was promoted to Senior Vice President Healthcare Banking Division Manager.
First Liberty Bank's Healthcare Division specializes in lending for physician and dental practices in the Oklahoma City Metro. "Executive Management encourages and supports staff to advance within the bank, and I'm delighted to be working to help local practices grow and thrive," said Vafadar. Jamie started the Wonder Women of OKC group for doctors, dentists, and physicians
Jamie brings broad banking experience to her role as a commercial lender. She has worked in the financial services industry since 2004 and has a Bachelor's degree from the University of Central Oklahoma. She graduated from the Intermediate School of Banking at the Oklahoma Banker's Association in June 2022 and OBA's Leadership Academy in the Spring of 2024. Currently, Jamie is a member of the Oklahoma Dental Foundation Board.
Michael Levine
NMLS# 1125959
Executive Vice President
Chief Lending Officer
Office: 405.608.1048
[email protected]
As Executive Vice and President Chief Lending Officer at First Liberty Bank, Michael Levine works to bring customers a higher level of service. "At First Liberty Bank, we strive to be an invaluable asset to our clients by making a real difference in their lives. We achieve this by being their strategic partner on both a banking and advisory level," says Levine. "I thoroughly enjoy working with small business owners."
He began his local banking career in 2006 as a Financial Sales Representative, then served as a branch manager and commercial loan officer. He started as a commercial lender at First Liberty Bank in 2015 before being named the Private Banking Division Manager in 2016, a division he would later re-brand as the Healthcare Banking Division in 2019. Following his success in building the Healthcare Banking Division, Michael was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer in 2025.
Michael was selected as an Honor Student in the 2015 Oklahoma Bankers Association Intermediate Banking School class before attending the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado, where he graduated in 2019. In 2018, Levine was named to Banking Exchange Magazine's NextGen 20 under 40, a national publication, and in 2021 received First Liberty Bank's Top Commercial Loan Officer Award.
Well-known in the local business community, he was named one of Oklahoma City's 50 Most Powerful Young Professionals in 2020, 2021, and 2022. In 2021, he was selected as one of The Journal Record's Achievers Under 40.
Committed to the industry he has served in for so long, Michael has served on the Oklahoma Dental Foundation, Oklahoma County Medical Society Community Foundation, and Integris Foundation boards.
Outside of his involvement within healthcare organizations, Michael is active in his church and kids' school. He currently serves on the School Advisory Council and the Church Finance Council. Michael was elected to the Quail Creek Golf and Country Club Board in 2022 and is still an active board member. Levine is an active member of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce and is an Ambassador to the State of Oklahoma for the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado.
