Pub. 3 2014 Issue 1

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 8 K BA’S BANK LEADERS OF KANSAS (BLOK) program is set to continue in 2014 and this year’s class will include a bevy of banking industry talent from across the Sunflower State. Twelve Kansas bankers will participate in four BLOK training sessions that will arm them with the knowledge and information needed to be a credible and effective advocate for the Kansas banking industry. The first session is scheduled for February 4-6 and will center on the 2014 Harold A. Stones Public Affairs Conference in Topeka. Members of the 2014 BLOK Class are: Chris Baker, SVP, Senior Lender, Bank VI, Salina; Chris Bualle, Chief Credit Officer, Girard National Bank, Girard; Alan Campbell, EVP/ Senior Lending Officer, Impact Bank, Wellington; Chris Gilbert, Chief Information Officer, Bankers’ Bank of Kansas, Wichita; David King, Market President, Equity Bank, Wichita; Bobbi LaViolette, Assistant Vice President of Operations, Farmers Bank & Trust, Great Bend; Ryan Liess, Commercial Lender, INTRUST Bank, N.A., El Dorado; Susan Otterstein, Branch President, Centera Bank, Dodge City; Kent Schwerdt, Senior Vice President, Kaw Valley Bank, Topeka; Jamie Smith, Branch President, Community National Bank, Tonganoxie; Kristy Umscheid, Vice President/Loan Officer, Farmers State Bank, Westmoreland; and Brenda Unruh, Compliance Auditor/ Deposit Services Specialist, Kansas Bankers Association, Topeka. 2014 BLOK CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT