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. 2023-2024 Board of directors Mark Schifferdecker KBA Chairman Chairman, Pres & CEO, GNBank, N.A. Girard D. Gene Dikeman, II KBA Chairman-Elect President & CEO, Bank of the Plains Hutchinson Julie Hower KBA Vice Chairman President, Farmers & Drovers Bank Council Grove Mike Ewy KBA Past Chairman CEO, Community State Bank Coffeyville Michael Black Regional Representative President & CEO, ESB Financial Emporia Dan Bolen Regional Representative President & CEO, Bank of Prairie Village Prairie Village Lori Bone Trust Division Representative VP-TO, The Trust Company of Kansas Fidelity State Bank & Trust Company Dodge City 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 Craig Heideman Regional Representative President & CEO, Kaw Valley Bank Topeka Teri Ginther At-Large Representative President/COO, Bankers' Bank of Kansas, N.A. Wichita Mikel Hadachek Kansas Ag Bankers Division Representative VP, Astra Bank Belleville John Hill At Large Representative President & CEO, The City State Bank Fort Scott Troy Hutton At Large Representative President & CEO, First National Bank of Hutchinson Hutchinson Julie Huber Regional Representative EVP, Equity Bank Wichita J.C. Long Regional Representative President & CEO, The Bank of Commerce & Trust Co. Wellington Paul Thompson Director Appointed by KBA Chairman Chairman and CEO, Country Club Bank Kansas City Tyler Whitham Director Appointed by KBA Chairman President, Western State Bank Garden City Dale Winklepleck Regional Representative President & CEO, Solutions North Bank Stockton Nick Wolfe YBOK Division Representative SVP, United Bank & Trust Marysville 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 Sara Blubaugh SVP-Administration & Board Secretary Administration Thomas W. Powell Director of KBEF and Robbins Banking Institute Julie Taylor VP-Computer & Information SystemsBankPAC Treasurer Kelly VanZwoll, JD VP-Government Relations/Staff Attorney Bree Hull Communications/Marketing & YBOK Division Manager​ 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 Alana Seelbach Receptionist/Special Projects 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) Jamie Sheik, 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 Staff Attorney/Compliance Specialist/Auditor Kerry Clark, JD Staff Attorney/Publications Editor Heather Williams Compliance Operations Specialist/Auditor Sarah Weltmer Compliance Operations Specialist Meridith DeForest Administrative Legal Assistant History Learn More about our History
