Trust and Investment Management

Susan Kuzma
Vice President
Relationship Manager

  • B.A., University of San Francisco
  • American Bankers Association National Graduate Trust School
  • New England School of Banking - Trust Program

As Vice President and Administration Manager of Wealth Management & Advisory Services, Sue's responsibilities include advising clients and assisting their advisors on complex estate strategies as well as the coordination of investment planning for individuals and families, personal trusts, charities and estates. She is also a Team Leader in the group, managing the team of administration professionals responsible for over 1300 client relationships.

Sue previously was Senior Trust Administrator at Ropes & Gray, LLP, a 500 member law firm in Boston, MA. She was responsible for over 260 trust clients comprising 16 family relationships with emphasis on the administration of financial planning, asset management and personal trust and estate planning. As senior contact, she was responsible for the group's highest net worth family relationship valued at over 100 million dollars.

Her professional background also includes senior administration responsibility at State Street Global Advisors in San Francisco and Boston where she coordinated the administration and investment allocation of over 450 trust accounts with assets exceeding $150 million.

Sue has participated as a guest speaker providing estate-planning expertise for non-profit organizations and the solicitation advice of major gift donations.



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Susan Kuzma
717 W. Sprague Ave.
Spokane, WA 99201
(800) 725-4449
(509) 353-4076
skuzma@watrust.com