Grace L. Russak

Prior to joining The Whittier Trust Company in 1997, Ms. Russak served with Christie's, Butterfield & Butterfield and Sotheby's, all fine arts auctioneers and appraisers.
At Christie's, Grace was responsible for business development and the Trusts and Estates business in Southern California.
Before that, Grace was Executive Vice President in charge of Southern California for Butterfield & Butterfield.
Prior to that, Grace spent many years at Sotheby's New York, where she managed the firms business development efforts throughout Latin America, opening their then offices in Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Caracas and Mexico City.
She also established Sotheby's West Coast Trusts and Estates department.
Ms. Russak Grace received her Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Smith College and her Masters of Business Administration from Claremont Graduate University.
Grace is a graduate of Cannon Financial Institute's Trust School and holds the Certified Trust and Financial Advisor designation.