Mr. Howell has been a Director of American Riviera Bank since 2012. He currently sits on the Audit/Risk and Compensation Committees and serves as an alternate on the Loan Committee. Mr. Howell recently retired, having practiced as a business/transactions attorney in Santa Barbara and as a founding partner of the local law firm of Howell Moore & Gough LLP. Mr. Howell has been active in many non-profit and community endeavors and is Past President and a current board member of Santa Barbara Partners in Education and Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table. He was named Santa Barbara Foundation’s Person of the Year in 2023.
