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 2022-2023 Board of directors Shan Hanes KBA Chairman President & CEO, Heartland Tri-State Bank Elkhart Mark Schifferdecker KBA Chairman Elect Chairman, President & CEO, GNBank, N.A. Girard D. Gene Dikeman, II KBA Vice Chairman The Plains State Bank, President & CEO Hutchinson Mike Ewy KBA Past Chairman CEO, Community State Bank Coffeyville Dan Bolen Regional Representative President & CEO, Bank of Prairie Village Prairie Village Cameron Cooper YBOK Division Representative EVP, Patriots Bank Garnett Mike Day Regional Representative President, Denison State Bank Holton John Dicus Director Appointed by KBA Chairman Chairman, President and CEO, Capitol Federal Savings Topeka John Engelbert At Large Representative President & CEO, First State Bank Norton Chris English Trust Division Representative CTFA & CEO, The Trust Company of Kansas Lawrence Craig Heideman Regional Representative President & CEO, Kaw Valley Bank Topeka John Hill At Large Representative President & CEO, The City State Bank Fort Scott Julie Hower Regional Representative President, Farmers & Drovers Bank Council Grove Julie Huber Regional Representative EVP, Equity Bank Wichita Troy Hutton At Large Representative President & CEO, First National Bank of Hutchinson Hutchinson David White Kansas Ag Bankers Division Representative Sr. Commercial Relationship Manager, INTRUST Bank, N.A. Wichita Patrick Wiederholt Regional Representative Chairman & CEO, Flint Hills Bank Hartford Dale Winklepleck Regional Representative President & CEO, Solutions North Bank Stockton Brad Yaeger Regional Representative President & CEO, Legacy Bank Colwich Brad Zimmerman Regional Representative President, Farmers Bank & Trust Atwood Leadership Doug Wareham President & CEO Alex Greig President-KBA Insurance, Inc. Kathy Taylor, JD EVP-General Counsel Terri Thomas, JD EVP & COO, Legal Department/KBCS Director Brenda L. Unruh SVP-Director of Education & Conferences, Strategic Partnerships Alex Orel SVP-Government Relations Eric Stofer SVP-Chief Financial Officer Mary Taylor SVP-Communications & Marketing Director Administration Thomas W. Powell Director of KBEF and Robbins Banking Institute Julie Taylor VP-Computer & Information SystemsBankPAC Treasurer Sara Blubaugh VP-Executive Assistant to the President & CEO Kelly VanZwoll, JD VP-Government Relations/Staff Attorney Bree Magee Communications/Marketing & YBOK Division Manager​ Alana Seelbach Receptionist/Special Projects Education & Conferences Becky Milne VP-Assistant Director of Education & Conferences LeAnn Mott VP-Education & Conferences Natalie Wareham Events Manager-Education & Conferences J.W. Wells Ag and Trust Division Manager Insurance Kent Owens SVP-KBA Insurance, Inc. Elizabeth Roche SVP-Employee Benefits Administration Jenny Figge SVP-Operations, KBA Insurance, Inc. Cari Charter AVP-Employee Benefits Cole Thompson Account Manager-KBA Insurance, Inc. LEGAL Jackie Kuhn, JD VP-Staff Attorney (KBA) Gwen Hill, JD VP-Staff Attorney (KBCS) Allison Carpenter, JD VP-Manager, Legal Department Dylan Serrault, JD VP-Manager, CFBS Bobby Young, JD VP-Staff Attorney (HR&IT) Consultant Adeel Syed, JD VP-Staff Attorney Neal Barclay AVP-Compliance Specialist/Auditor Jeff Narron AVP-Compliance Specialist/Auditor Lewis Walton, JD Compliance Specialist/Auditor Kerry Clark, JD Staff Attorney/Publications Editor Erica Friedt Compliance Operations Specialist/Auditor Heather Williams Compliance Operations Specialist/Auditor Meridith DeForest Administrative Legal Assistant History Learn More about our History
