Foreign Mission Banking

Tricia Schatz is Vice President of our Foreign Mission Group. Tricia is based in Miami, Florida, where she leads our nationwide strategy providing tailored banking, deposit, and treasury solutions to foreign government entities, embassies, consulates, and diplomatic missions.

Prior to joining Hingham, Tricia spent seven years leading HSBC’s Foreign Mission Banking Group—the largest diplomatic banking practice in the United States at the time. During her tenure at HSBC, she directed the national division first from Washington, D.C. and more recently from Florida, bringing deep operational and regulatory expertise to complex international and institutional relationships across the country.

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Daniel Figoni is VP, Relationship Manager and Director in our Foreign Mission Group. Daniel specializes in providing tailored banking, treasury, and deposit solutions to foreign missions, diplomatic institutions, and international entities nationwide. He brings over two decades of institutional relationship management, public sector banking, and contract negotiation experience.

Prior to joining Hingham, Daniel spent 12 years at Citi within Public Sector Banking, culminating in his role as Global Head of Foreign Missions Banking, where he led a portfolio of over 400 institutional relationships across more than 70 countries. He began his career at Lockheed Martin, where he spent a decade as a Contracts Negotiator. Daniel holds both an undergraduate degree and an MBA from Santa Clara University.

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Selam is a Relationship Manager in the Specialized Deposit Group serving the Washington, DC area. Selam has over 11 years of experience in banking and was most recently a Community Manager at Congressional Bank where she was a member of the Political Banking team. Selam holds a bachelor of arts degree from Radford University.

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Samar Najia is a Vice President and Senior Relationship Manager in our Foreign Mission Group. Samar is based in the Washington, D.C. area, where she specializes in providing tailored banking, treasury, and deposit solutions to foreign government entities, embassies, consulates, and permanent missions nationwide. She brings 30 years of institutional banking experience.

Prior to joining Hingham, Samar spent three decades at HSBC, managing diplomatic relationships across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. Originally from Beirut, she brings specialized expertise serving mission clients throughout the MENA region. Samar is trilingual, speaking fluent English, Arabic, and French.

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Marisa Leasure is a Vice President and Senior Relationship Manager in our Foreign Mission Group. Marisa is based in the Washington, DC area, where she specializes in providing tailored banking, financial, and deposit services to foreign government entities, embassies, consulates, and permanent missions nationwide. Marisa brings 38 years of experience in the banking industry.

Prior to joining Hingham, Marisa spent her career at Riggs Bank and HSBC Bank, where she held leadership responsibilities managing international relationships across Europe, Asia, and parts of Latin America. Marisa holds a dual B.S. in Finance and Business Management from Simmons College, is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), and has held Series 7 and Series 63 securities licenses.

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Melissa Peredo is a Vice President and Relationship Manager in our Foreign Mission Group. Melissa is based in San Francisco, where she specializes in providing banking services to our foreign mission customers nationwide. She also supports consumer and business deposit relationships. She is a San Francisco Bay Area native with over 30 years of experience in the banking industry.

Before this role, she spent 31 years at Citibank, where she served as Vice President in the Foreign Missions and Public Sector Banking segment. Her career also includes various banking roles in both the San Francisco Bay Area and the Washington DC Metro area.

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Michael Daniel is a Cash Management Specialist in the Digital Banking Group, serving business clients with their banking needs. He has five years of banking experience, including time at Citizens Bank, First Republic Bank, and Northern Bank & Trust Co., where his background as both a banker and a cash management professional has equipped him with a comprehensive understanding of client-focused solutions.

Brian is a Cash Management Specialist in the Digital Banking Group serving business clients with their banking needs. Brian holds a BA in Communication and Philosophy from Boston College.

Giselle serves as a San Francisco-based Cash Management Specialist in the Digital Banking Group. She supports business clients locally and nationally, delivering seamless onboarding and superior cash management support.

Yafet is a Cash Management Specialist in the Digital Banking Group serving business clients with their banking needs. Yafet plays a crucial role in fostering strong client relationships while ensuring daily operations are efficient and compliant with all regulations.

Yafet graduated from Suffolk University in 2023 with a degree in Business Administration and, in his free time, he is passionate about sports, especially long-distance running and soccer.