June 16, 2022

Here at the Kansas Bankers Association, it’s our mission to support our member banks and bankers with leadership, advocacy, and education to benefit the communities and customers they serve. One very important aspect of that support is helping our members through our endorsed vendors.

In April, KBA was excited to announce a new opportunity for banks across Kansas that impacts the state’s workforce and teaches students about the banking industry and financial literacy. The new partnership with Jobs for America’s Graduates – Kansas (JAG-K) allowed bankers to participate during “JAG-K with the KBA Week” on April 18 through 22 and visit their local JAG-K classrooms.

KBA Education and HR Committee Chair Deanne Engstrom, First Security Bank in Paola, kicked off the 2022 Women in Banking Conference by welcoming the group to KBA’s first in-person Women in Banking Conference. This year’s event was held March 24-25 at the Marriott Hotel in Overland Park, with over 120 women in attendance.

American workers are quitting their jobs in record numbers – leading economists and pundits to dub the period we’re currently living through “The Great Resignation.”

Sponsored by KBA Insurance, Inc. May 9, 2022 — Sand Creek Station, Newton, KS FIRST FLIGHT 1st PlaceDahx Marrs, Kansas Bankers Tech, SalinaAndrew Manley, Kansas Bankers Tech, SalinaBrad Shields, SalinaRyan Peschka, Berkley Capital Management, Salina 2nd PlaceJoe White, INTRUST, WichitaGrant Paitz, INTRUST, WichitaMatt Hudson, INTRUST, WichitaNick Museousky, INTRUST, Wichita 3rd PlaceEric Porter, (ret) KS State

The 2022 BLOK class members met in Kansas City on April 11-13 to continue their training. Ted Garnett of Performance Resources Consulting, LLC, led the class in a session titled Leadership and Self Deception, followed by a session titled Leadership Accountability. Mr. Garnett took the class through several hands-on exercises that helped them stretch their minds and think outside the box.