Pub. 2 2013 Issue 4

June 2013 7 l e a d i n g a d v o c a t e f o r t h e b a n k i n g i n d u s t r y i n k a n s a s ___________, Ben Gilmore, Bendena State Bank and Gregg Bell, Bank of Atchison USB, get acquainted before the barbecue following the education portion of the conference. New YBOK members Angela Adams and Chelsea Barker, both from First National Bank of Hutchinson, take a break between sessions. Matthew Little and Joe Bell, both from Great American Bank, DeSoto, and Derek Bailey, Lawerence Bank, Lawrence prepare for the bank panel session. Congressman Tim Huelskamp, (R) 1st Congressio - nal District provided information on the sequestration. Doug Wareham, KBA SVP Government Relations, gave an overview of the 2013 legislative session. KBA Chairman-elect Leonard Wolfe, United Bank & Trust, Marysville, and KBA Chairman Frank Carson, Carson Bank, Mulvane, participated in the YBOK conference. The Banker Panel from Left to right included Brandon Vering,Citizens National Bank, Greenleaf; Doug Springer, Kansas State Bank of Manhattan; Lance White, First National Bank, Wamego; and Michael Needham, First Security Bank, Paola. David Kemp drilled down the significance of being curious enough to take a risk without knowing exactly where it will take you. Mark Mayfield reduced stress and drew laughter from the crowd as he described the “mouths and jerks” in our lives.