By The Kansas Bankers Association
At this year’s virtual Public Affairs Conference, the 2019 BLOK class was congratulated on their delayed graduation due to the pandemic. In turn, the 2020 class was unable to complete their requirements, so sessions will resume in 2021.
The 2019 BLOK graduates are:
Derek Bailey
Great Western Bank, Shawnee
Chris Bilby
Home Savings Bank, Chanute
Jared Brown
Impact Bank, Wellington
Eric Clemenson
Arvest Bank, Mission
Kelli Galbrecht
CrossFirst Bank, Leawood
Darrin Golliher
Stockgrowers State Bank, Meade
Jeremy Hacker
United Bank & Trust, Concordia
Jacob LaRue
Bank of Commerce, Chanute
Jeff Martin
First Heritage Bank, Centralia
Blake Meyer
Denison State Bank, Holton
Don Reinsch
Central National Bank, Junction City
Suzan Saville
FHLBank Topeka, Topeka
Crissy Shumard
INTRUST Bank, N.A., Wichita
Carmelita Taylor
Astra Bank, Abilene
Lindsey Voss
Farmers Bank & Trust, Overland Park
Tyler Walden
Gibbs & Houlik L.C., Wichita
Chris Wente
Golden Belt Bank, Hays
Kristen Wesolowsky
Legacy Bank, Wichita
Amanda Williams
Bankers’ Bank of Kansas, Wichita
Terry Wright
GNBank, Horton
The 2020/2021 class is comprised of:
Chris Bartlett
First National Bank of Kansas, Waverly
Lance Caldwell
IntraFi Network, Overland Park
Heather Campbell
KCoe Isom, LLP, Wichita
Shelly Coats
TriCentury Bank, Spring Hill
Ed Dewey
GNBank, NA, Bucklin
Andrew Ellner
Country Club Bank, Olathe
Tricia Fowler
Heartland Tri-State Bank, Arlington
Lacey Frehe
United Bank & Trust, Seneca
Alex Jones
Bank of Commerce, Neodesha
Denise Kissinger
INTRUST Bank, N.A., Lawrence
Christopher Kuckelman
Exchange Bank & Trust, Lansing
Jim Metz
Citizens State Bank & Trust Co., Lincoln
David Moore
Central National Bank, Lawrence
Kaylene Plummer
Farmers State Bank, Westmoreland
Brian Schwarz
First Bank Kansas, Salina
Jeff Steiner
FHLBank Topeka, Topeka
Grady Trumble
Legacy Bank, Wichita
Kelly VanZwoll
Kansas Bankers Association, Topeka
Brian Whitesell
Landmark National Bank, Manhattan
Blake Yakel
Equity Bank, Wichita
Aaron Zadina
Centera Bank, Greensburg
Thank you to the sponsors of the BLOK program!
Bankers’ Bank of Kansas, CalTech, Central States Capital Markets, INTRUST Bank. N.A., KBA Insurance, Inc., IntraFi Network.
