Pub. 8 2019 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 14 Members of the 2018 BLOK Class graduate. Pictured are left to right (back row): Tyler Bachman, First Heritage Bank, Overland Park; Ryan Gilliland, FHLBank Topeka, Topeka; Steven Suellentrop, Legacy Bank, Wichita; Jared Hatesohl, United Bank & Trust, Linn; Stephen Hendrickson, Citizens State Bank of Marysville, Hanover; Jamie Inglett, First Security Bank, Overbrook; John Legg, Central National Bank, Topeka; Monica Dahl, Arvest Bank, Overland Park; Tom Galbrecht, Bank of the Prairie, Olathe; Grant Paitz, INTRUST Bank, N.A., Wichita; Patrick Bolen, Bank of Prairie Village, Fairway; Dylan Serrault, Kansas Bankers Association, Topeka; (front row left to right) Tanna Thompson, Astra Bank, Abilene; Janet Enlow, GNBank, Bucklin; Aaron Atzbach, Western State Bank, Dodge City; Rocky Anderson, Alliance Bank, Topeka; Beth Easter, INTRUST Bank, N.A., Lawrence; Nicole Burczyk, Country Club Bank, Prairie Village. Not pictured are Anna Baker, INTRUST Bank, N.A., Wichita; and Shawn Riley. BLOK member Kelli Galbrecht (CrossFirst Bank, Leawood) networks with her legislator, Rep. Adam Thomas (R-Olathe). KBA SVP-Government Relations Alex Orel explains how a bill becomes a law during a demonstration with BLOK member Amanda Williams (Bankers’ Bank of Kansas, Wichita). BLOK class members get to know one another during Session I in Topeka. Sen. Rob Olson (R-Olathe), who chairs the Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, took time to visit with the BLOK class about what it’s like serving at the state’s capitol. continued from page 12