Pub. 9 2019-2020 Issue 1

14 O V E R A C E N T U R Y : B U I L D I N G B E T T E R B A N K S - H E L P I N G C O L O R A D A N S R E A L I Z E D R E A M S Brandon’s Top 5 - Membership 1. Total new members: 10. 2. 45+ in-person visits to Colorado banks. 3. CBA covered over 2,500 miles, from the eastern plains to the western slopes and everywhere in between, meeting with members and potential members this year. 4. For decades, CBA has been instrumental in ensuring continuing education opportunities for Colorado bankers through attendance and sponsorship of the Western States Director Education Foundation and the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado. 5. The Community Banker Council had its first meeting this month. The council focuses on the unique challenges that community banks and bankers face daily. Special thanks go to Brett Wyss of Integrity Bank and Jennifer Landini of Bank of the San Juans, who co-chair the coun- cil. We had a great lineup of speakers including new Colorado Banking Commissioner Ken Boldt. This council meets three times annually at various locations across the state. Jenifer’s Top 5 - State-Level Efforts and Operations 1. Proactive legislator education and outreachpresen- tations were made to the House Business Affairs Committee and the National meeting of the Amer- ican Legislative Council, along with numerous one-on-one meetings with public officials, regard - ing the challenges of bankingmarijuana and state/ municipal owned banks. 2. Amendments were secured on numerous an- ti-business and anti-banking bills. The legislative session was not a good one for the business com- munity; single party control and a large number of newly elected officials pursuing an aggressive agenda made that impossible. CBA worked on more than 50 priority bills dealing with mandat- ing business practices, anti-oil and gas and bills increasing the ability for business to be sued. In the past, CBA and other business groups would have killed the bad measures, but in the current political climate, that was seldom an option. Instead, we focused on getting the best deal we could on every single bill. This meant a number of amendments. 3. CBA’s inaugural Women in Banking Conference was a huge success with more than 75 women bankers attending. We were asked to host it again. The second annual event will be in Beaver Creek, August 8 - 9. Please go to www.coloradobankers. org for agenda and registration information. 4. CBA maintains a strong financial position, with $1.7 million in equity. 5. CBA’s success is bolstered by an experienced and knowledgeable team. CBA does not have turn- over like other businesses do. The tenure of CBA staff ranges from 46 years to 2 years. Our team is dedicated to the bankers and banking industry in Colorado, and it shows.