Pub. 7 2018 Issue 7

September 2018 15 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 The 2018-2019 KBA Leadership Team (left to right): Kurt Knutson, Chairman-Elect (Freedom Bank, Overland Park); Chris Donnelly, Chairman (Bank of the Prairie, Olathe); Ron Johnson, Past Chairman (Community National Bank, Seneca); Jonathon Johnson, Vice Chairman (Home Savings Bank, Chanute) and Doug Wareham, KBA President. Craig Heideman (Kaw Valley Bank, Topeka) and Alex Orel (KBA). Mavis Johnson pins the Chairman’s pin on retiring KBA Chairman Ron Johnson. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George and KBA Chairman, Chris Donnelly. Past KBA Bank, Ov Compan Dr. Steffen Schmidt expresses optimism about the fundamentals of the U.S. and its future.