Pub. 7 2018 Issue 2

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 BLOK SESSION T he 2018 Bank Leaders of Kansas program kicked off Tuesday, February 6th at the KBAoffice. 20 banking leaders from across our beautiful state met to begin their year-long endeavor to learn more about state and national government issues as they pertain to our industry, as well as gain useful leadership skills to carry them through their banking careers. Now in its 13th year, the BLOK program trains and educates bank officers from all levels of management to prepare them to better serve their bank, state, and association. This year’s class is comprised of: Rocky Anderson, Commercial Banking Officer, Alliance Bank, Topeka; Aaron Atzbach, Vice President/Commercial Loan Officer, Western State Bank, Dodge City; Tyler Bachman, EVP/Chief Operating Officer, First Heritage Bank, Overland Park; Anna Baker, Director-Commercial Lending Support Services, INTRUST Bank, N.A., Wichita; Patrick Bolen, Senior Vice President, Bank of Prairie Village, Fairway; Nicole Burczyk, Investment Sales Officer, Country Club Bank, Prairie Village; Monica Dahl, VP, Business Banking Manager, Arvest Bank, Overland Park; Beth Easter, Commercial Relationship Manager, INTRUST Bank, N.A., Lawrence; Janet Enlow, Loan Officer, Bucklin National Bank, Bucklin; Tom Galbrecht, Vice President, Bank of the Prairie, Olathe; Ryan Gilliland, VP, Government Relations Officer, FHLBank Topeka, Topeka; Jared Hatesohl, Vice President – Loan Officer United Bank & Trust, Linn; Stephen Hendrickson, Branch President, Citizens State Bank of Marysville, Hanover; Jamie Inglett, AVP/Operations-Analytics, Heritage Bank, Topeka; John Legg, In-store Regional Retail Manager, Central National Bank, Topeka; Grant Paitz, AVP – IT Manager, Bankers’ Bank of Kansas, Wichita; Shawn Riley, Branch President/Commercial Lender, Citizens Bank of Kansas, Wichita; Dylan Serrault, Staff Attorney – Compliance Auditor, Kansas Bankers Association, Topeka; Steven Suellentrop, Commercial Loan Officer, Legacy Bank, Wichita; and Tanna Thompson, SVP/Chief Retail Officer, Astra Bank, Abilene. After an overview of the program by KBA’s EVP-COO Doug Wareham, the class was tasked with getting to know each other during an ice-breaker exercise. Following many laughs and personal stories shared during the class mixer, a complete summary of the history, structure and governance of the KBA was outlined by KBA President Chuck Stones. Staff spotlights allowed senior management to share their roles and areas of expertise with the class, and to become more aware of how each department at the KBA can assist them and their banks. The BLOK class Janet Enlow (Bucklin National Bank, Bucklin) and Ryan Gilliland (FHLBank Topeka) share information about their banking careers. Rocky Anderson (Alliance Bank, Topeka) and Ryan Gilliland (FHLBank Topeka) pause for a snapshot during the Legislative Reception. The 2018 BLOK Class, left to right. Front row: Janet Enlow, Bucklin National Bank, Bucklin; Tom Galbrecht, Bank of the Prairie, Olathe; Jamie Inglett, Heritage Bank, Topeka; Steven Suellentrop, Legacy Bank, Wichita; Jared Hatesohl, United Bank & Trust, Linn; Dylan Serrault, Kansas Bankers Association, Topeka; Anna Baker, INTRUST Bank, N.A., Wichita; Tanna Thompson, Astra Bank, Abilene; Monica Dahl, Arvest Bank, Overland Park; Nicole Burczyk, Country Club Bank, Prairie Village. Second row: Patrick Bolen, Bank of Prairie Village, Fairway; Ryan Gilliland, FHLBank Topeka, Topeka; Tyler Bachman, First Heritage Bank, Overland Park; Aaron Atzbach, Western State Bank, Dodge City; Grant Paitz, Bankers’ Bank of Kansas, Wichita; Shawn Riley, Citizens Bank of Kansas, Wichita; Stephen Hendrickson, Citizens State Bank of Marysville, Hanover; Beth Easter, INTRUST Bank, N.A., Lawrence; John Legg, Central National Bank, Topeka; Rocky Anderson, Alliance Bank, Topeka State Bank Commissioner Miki Bowman explained the purpose, structure and function of the OSBC.