©2024 The Independent Community Bankers of Colorado (ICBC) | The newsLINK Group LLC. All rights reserved. The Independent Report is published six times per year. The information contained is intended to provide general information for review, consideration and education. The contents do not constitute legal advice and should not be relied on as such. If you need legal advice or assistance, it is strongly recommended that you contact an attorney. The statements and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the ICBC, its board of directors or the publisher. Likewise, the appearance of advertisements within this publication does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of any product or service. ICBC encourages a first-print policy, and every effort has been made to comply with any known reprint guidelines or restrictions. Content may not be reproduced or reprinted without prior written permission. For further information, please contact the publisher at (855) 747-4003. 6732 W. Coal Mine Ave., #640 • Littleton, CO 80123 • (303) 832-2000 2024-2025 OFFICERS ICBC CHAIRMAN Tom Ogaard President & CEO Native American Bank ICBC PRESIDENT Mike Hurst President Del Norte Bank ICBC PRESIDENT-ELECT Joe Martinez President & CLO San Luis Valley Federal Bank ICBC ICBA STATE DIRECTOR PJ Wharton President & CEO Yampa Valley Bank ICBC STAFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Mike Van Norstrand mvannorstrand@icbcolo.org ADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR/ TREASURER Maelynn Lewis mlewis@icbcolo.org LEGAL COUNSEL Christian Otteson Partner Otteson Shapiro LLP LOBBYIST Mary Marchun Founding Partner The Capstone Group 2024-2025 DISTRICT DIRECTORS DISTRICT A Dan Ebert, Vice President, Evergreen National Bank Mark Sheeley, President/CEO, RNB State Bank/Front Range State Bank Robert Holt, Senior Vice President, North Valley Bank Jeff Walker, Senior Vice President & CCO, Redstone Bank DISTRICT B Mark Brase, President, Points West Community Bank Tim Croissant, Market President, Bank of Colorado Travis Goeglein, Senior Vice President, First FarmBank Scott Applegate, President and CEO, Bank of Estes Park DISTRICT C Ben Johnson, President, First National Bank Colorado Sean Lening, President, GN Bank Miles McClure, CEO, Rocky Mountain Bank & Trust Kathryn Perry, Senior Vice President, Park State Bank & Trust DISTRICT D Wade Gebhardt, Corporate President, Mountain Valley Bank John Stelzriede, Market President — Colorado River Region, Alpine Bank Jeris Romeo, Community Bank President — Avon & Eagle, ANB Bank Chad Zummach, Executive Vice President, Gunnison Bank & Trust ICBC ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS Eric Budreau Partner Eide Bailly Jim Hall Managing Director Bond & Specialty Insurance — Financial Institutions, Travelers Bill Mitchell President & CEO Bankers’ Bank of the West Christian Otteson Partner Otteson Shapiro LLP 2 | INDEPENDENT REPORT
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