Pub. 4 2015 Issue 2

March 2015 9 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 Scott Nelson chats with his State Representative Carolyn Bridges (District 83). 2014 BLOK class graduate, Chris Gilbert, Bankers’ Bank of Kansas, stops to talk with members of the 2015 class, Christy Simonsen and Tami Molloy. The 2015 BLOK class experiences a committee hearing room at the Kansas Statehouse. Allison Kernin, Shan Hanes, Quintin Robert, Brice Malloy, Mikel Hadachek and Scott Nelson listen to a presentation by Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt. Doug Wareham, EVP Government Relations for KBA, leads the session titled “I’m Just a Bill” with Tami Molloy, Nick Wolfe, Sara Girard, Matt Hoefer, and Christy Simonsen demonstrating the conference committee process. Quintin Robert, Scott Soderstrom, Barbara Christ, Trent Grissom, Sam Pepper, Brad Zimmerman, Sheila Reimer, and Shan Hanes learn about the history and structure of the KBA. Elsa Havel and Travis Thompson interview each other during the BLOK class icebreaker. Sheila Reimer, Nick Wolfe and Barbara Christ enjoy the legislative reception following the Public Affairs Conference. Sheila Reimer, Kim Hesting, Travis Thompson, Elsa Havel, Matt Hoefer, Allison Kernin and Sara Girard pause during a break at KBA’s Public Affairs Conference.