FIRST FARMERS BANK & TRUST CO. / CONVERSE Yvonne Baird has been promoted to branch manager. She has 35 years of experience in retail banking, lending, trust operations and administration. Jordan Sharp has been promoted to Community Reinvestment Act officer. He joined the bank in March 2024 as an assistant CRA officer. Sharp has worked in banking for nearly 12 years. GREENWAY BANK / VAN WERT, OH Rob Slusser joined the bank as president and chief executive officer, effective July 14. He has more than 30 years of banking and financial services experience, including strategic growth, market insight and collaborative leadership. Those experiences include leadership roles in retail, commercial banking, private banking and real estate lending. Slusser serves on the boards of Arts United and Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University-Fort Wayne, graduated from the IBA Commercial Lending School and completed the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. HORIZON BANK / MICHIGAN CITY Benjamin Capper has joined the bank as vice president, senior commercial loan officer with 17 years of banking experience, specializing in business banking and commercial lending. He volunteers with Junior Achievement and recently concluded a six-year term as board president for a local nonprofit autism center. Capper graduated from Indiana University. Mary Land has joined the bank as vice president, senior Treasury manager. She has more than 30 years of banking experience, including Treasury services, commercial card programs, merchant services, investment management and proposal development. Land is a member of the Lakeshore Chamber and Munster Chamber, a former ambassador for the Crossroads Chamber and participates in annual cancer awareness walks. She graduated from Indiana University Northwest. Austin Schultz has joined the bank as vice president, senior commercial loan officer. He has two decades of banking experience, with a strong focus on commercial lending. Schultz volunteers with the University of Indianapolis Greyhound Club, Neighborhood Health Center of Wayne County, Forest Hills Country Club, Kokomo Country Club and former board member of the Forest Hills Historical Foundation. He graduated from the University of Indianapolis and completed the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. INDIANA TRUST WEALTH MANAGEMENT / MISHAWAKA Jennifer Sailor joined the trust as chief financial officer and chief operating officer with nearly 25 years of experience in accounting and finance, including 12 years in executive roles. Sailor earned dual degrees in accounting and computer information systems management from Indiana University and obtained her CPA license. Karen Nevorski joined the trust as vice president, wealth advisor, with 27 years of experience in the wealth sector. An active member of the Indiana Trust Women’s Advisory Group, Nevorski advocates for women’s evolving financial concerns. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and holds the certified financial planner and certified trust & fiduciary advisory designations. Bernard Cunningham joined the trust as operations application manager with more than 35 years of experience in developing and executing IT strategies. Hunter M. Horan joined the trust as an investment associate. He graduated from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. DEPARTMENT CONT. 30 HOOSIERBANKER
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