About Us our mission Together we support our member banks and bankers with leadership, advocacy, and education to benefit the communities and customers they serve. Annual report Download Now 2020-2021 Board of directors Jonathon Johnson KBA Chairman President & CEO, Home Savings Bank Chanute Mike Ewy KBA Chairman-Elect CEO, Community State Bank Coffeyville Shan Hanes KBA Vice Chairman President & CEO, Heartland Tri-State Bank Elkhart Kurt Knutson KBA Past Chairman Founder, Chairman & CEO, Freedom Bank Overland Park Derek Bailey YBOK Division Representative Senior Commercial Lender, Great Western Bank Shawnee Mission Dan Bolen Regional Representative President & CEO, Bank of Prairie Village Prairie Village David Brownback Regional Representative CEO, Citizens State Bank & Trust Co. Ellsworth Jayne Coleman Regional Representative President, Kendall Bank Valley Falls Mike Day Regional Representative President, Denison State Bank Holton Allison Grace At Large Representative President, Andover State Bank Andover Craig Heideman Regional Representative President & CEO, Kaw Valley Bank Topeka John Hill At Large Representative President & CEO, The City State Bank Fort Scott Susie Roberts Trust Division Representative AVP, Bank of Labor Kansas City Tim Smith Kansas Ag Bankers Division Representative SVP, First State Bank Plainville Gil Trout Director Appointed by KBA Chairman EVP, Emprise Bank Wichita Ronald Wente Regional Representative Chairman, Golden Belt Bank FSA Hays Patrick Wiederholt Regional Representative Chairman & CEO, Flint Hills Bank Hartford Alex Williams Regional Representative CEO, The Halstead Bank Halstead Brad Yaeger Regional Representative President & CEO, Legacy Bank Colwich Brad Zimmerman Regional Representative President & CEO, First National Bank Scott City Dennis Zimmerman Director Appointed by KBA Chairman Senior Vice President—Capital Markets Group, Commerce Bank Kansas City Leadership Doug Wareham President & CEO Ryan McLaughlin President, KBA Insurance, Inc. Kathy Taylor EVP-General Counsel Terri Thomas EVP-Legal Department Director Brenda Unruh SVP-Education & Conferences, Member Services Alex Orel SVP-Government Relations Eric Stofer SVP-Chief Financial Officer Mary Taylor SVP-Communications & Marketing Administration Julie Taylor VP-Computer & Information Systems Sara Blubaugh VP-Executive Assistant to the President & CEO Lynne Mills Receptionist/Special Projects Brianna Magee Communications & Marketing Coordinator Education & Conferences Becky Milne VP-Education & Conferences Nicole Ortiz AVP-Education & Conferences, Division Coordinator LeAnn Mott AVP-Education & Conferences, Division Coordinator Insurance Jenny Figge VP-Operations, KBA Insurance, Inc. Ed Griffith EVP-Employee Benefits Kent Owens VP-KBA Insurance, Inc. Susan Salyer VP-Employee Benefits Elizabeth Roche VP-Employee Benefits Administration Cari Charter AVP-KBA Insurance, Inc. LEGAL Jackie Kuhn VP-Staff Attorney Gwen Hill VP-Staff Attorney Allison Carpenter VP-Staff Attorney-Senior Compliance Auditor Dylan Serrault VP-Staff Attorney/ Compliance Auditor Bobby Young VP-Staff Attorney (HR&IT) Consultant Adeel Syed AVP-Staff Attorney Neal Barclay AVP-Compliance Specialist/Auditor Jeff Narron AVP-Compliance Specialist/Auditor Kelly VanZwoll Staff Attorney and Government Relations Lewis Walton Compliance Auditor Meridith DeForest Administrative Legal Assistant Koren Kabriel Part-time Administrative Legal Assistant Kerry Clark Legal Intern History Learn More about our History
