Pub. 4 2015 Issue 5

July 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 Sara Girard and Senator Pat Roberts greet each other prior to a meeting with the Senator. Sam Pepper, Christy Simonsen and Scott Nelson pause for a photo before the meeting with Senator Moran. Jim Richardson, Chief of Staff for Rep. Mike Pompeo and Jackie Cottrell, Chief of Staff for Senator Pat Roberts led a panel discussion for the BLOK class. Scott Soderstrom, Mikel Hadachek and Nick Wolfe gather for the ABA briefing. BLOK Class members joined the Federal Affairs Committee for a briefing from the FDIC. Pictured are Matt Hoefer, Elsa Havel, Brice Malloy, Trent Grissom, Brad Zimmerman, Sara Girard, Scott Soderstrom, Kim Hesting and Allison Kernin. KBA EVP-Government Relations Doug Wareham introduces ABA staff Matt Brown, VP, State Association Alliance and Paul Katz, EVP, Strategic Alliances. Also pictured are Shan Hanes, Barbara Christ, Scott Soderstrom, Mikel Hadachek, and Nick Wolfe.