Sterling Bank Adds Calahn Luster as VP of Commercial Lending in KC

Posted October 23, 2026

Poplar Bluff, Missouri-based Sterling Bank announced Calahn Luster has joined as the vice president of commercial lending at its Kansas City location.

Sterling Bank’s KC branch is located at 300 Ward Parkway.

Luster brings more than 20 years of commercial banking experience, with a focus on commercial real estate financing and banking solutions for small businesses, according to a release from the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.

“Calahn brings extensive commercial lending experience and a strong understanding of the Kansas City business community,” Shannon Roher, president of Sterling Bank Kansas City, said in the release. “His approach to relationship building aligns with how we serve our customers at Sterling Bank.”

Before he joined Sterling, Luster served as the vice president and business banking relationship manager at U.S. Bank. Prior to that role, he also served as the vice president and business banking officer at Academy Bank for over 4 years and vice president of commercial lending at Security Bank of Kansas City for 8 years, according to his LinkedIn page.

Luster earned an economics degree from the University of Kansas and volunteers with St. Joseph Foster Care Ministry.

Sterling Bank is headquartered in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, with customers in Missouri, Arkansas and Illinois. The bank operates with approximately $1.56 billion in total assets.