FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK / EVANSVILLE Kristina D. Schmidt has been promoted to assistant vice president, banking center manager. She has been with the bank since starting her career in banking three years ago. Schmidt earned an associate degree from Henderson (Kentucky) Community College. GERMAN AMERICAN BANK / JASPER Bradley C. Arnett has been promoted to executive vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary. Before joining the bank, he practiced law for more than two decades, including time at Dentons, an IBA associate member. Arnett has been recognized by the Best Lawyers in America in the areas of banking and finance, financial services regulation, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate law. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Northern Kentucky University, a juris doctorate from the Chase College of Law, and holds a Certified Public Accounting license in Ohio. HORIZON BANK / MICHIGAN CITY Kimberly Boocher joined the bank as vice president, mortgage sales manager. She has 17 years of experience ranging from underwriting and loan origination to sales leadership and operations management. Boocher is actively involved with the American Heart Association, chairing Go Red for Women events to raise awareness about heart disease, particularly among women. Stacey Stephens joined the bank as vice president, senior commercial loan officer. Outside the bank, she is immediate past president of the Lakeshore Rotary Club, secretary of Great Lakes Commercial Finance and a member of the Berrien Community Foundation’s Women’s Giving Circle. Stephens earned a bachelor’s degree from Grand Valley State University and an MBA from Indiana University – South Bend. Peggy S. Genshaw joined the bank as mortgage loan originator with more than 35 years of experience, including 22 as a mortgage loan officer. She serves as board president of the Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum, a member of the Kosciusko Board of REALTORS®, a mentor and big sister with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana, a Women Build volunteer with Habitat for Humanity and a member of the Kosciusko County Chamber of Commerce. HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK / COLUMBUS, OH Andrew “Drew” LeRette has joined the bank as vice president, commercial relationship manager with nearly 25 years of commercial banking experience in lending, financial analysis, risk management and credit structure. He serves on the board for the Salvation Army and is involved with the Carmel Rotary. LeRette earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois and a master’s degree from Indiana University. LAKE CITY BANK / WARSAW Stephanie R. Leniski has been promoted to executive vice president, chief retail banking officer. Her three-decade career in banking started as a teller in 1995. She joined Lake City in 2002 as vice president, branch manager; working her way up to retail banking manager of the bank’s north region; senior vice president, retail banking manager; and head of the retail banking division. Leniski serves on the IBA’s Retail Banking Committee, secretary of the ETHOS Innovation Center board, and treasurer on the Bridges of Michiana Inc. board. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Saint Mary’s College and graduated from the American Bankers Association Stonier Graduate School of Banking. Melanie L. Farr has joined the bank as senior vice president, chief fiduciary officer. She started working in trust administration in 2023 after 25 years of practicing law at a firm in Fort Wayne. Farr is a member of the Indiana, Ohio and Allen County bar associations, and is a past president of the Allen County Bar Association. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Defiance College and a juris doctorate from the University of Toledo College of Law. Carrie A. Gutman has been promoted to senior vice president, chief wealth advisory officer. With the promotion, she will join the bank’s management committee. Gutman began her career in trust administration in 2016 after practicing general civil law, including the area of trust and estate law, for 20 years at a firm in Fort Wayne. She is a member of the Indiana State and Allen County bar associations, serves as vice president of the Allen County Board of Parks and Recreation, is a board member of MARCH/APRIL 2025 37
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