CODY HEIMAN Vice President, Loan Officer, First Bank Kansas, Salina Cody Heiman grew up on a farm in northeast Kansas. He attended Washburn University, where he played football and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Management. Following graduation, Cody began his banking career and now has over eight years of experience. For the past four years, he has served as Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer at First Bank Kansas in Salina, Kansas. Cody is actively involved in the Salina Community. He is a member of AMBUCS, serves on the Finance Committee for The United Way in Salina, and is a member of the Young Bank Officers of Kansas. In his free time, he enjoys attending sporting events and spending time with his wife and two daughters. GWEN HILL, JD Vice President — Staff Attorney, Kansas Bankers Association, Topeka Gwen is a native Kansan and graduated from Washburn University and Washburn University School of Law. Her first experience in banking was as an Attorney with the Office of the State Bank Commissioner, where she worked for five years. She then became a Staff Attorney at the Kansas Bankers Association in 2005, working in the office for nearly 10 years before relocating with her family to Colorado. Gwen and her husband, Greg, currently live in upstate New York and have two children — a son in high school and a daughter in college. Gwen enjoys exploring both New York City and the more rural part of New York state. CHRISSY LEWMAN Vice President — Compliance, The Union State Bank of Atchison, Atchison Chrissy Lewman has worked in the banking industry for over 20 years and has learned various positions during her career. She currently works for Union State Bank of Everest in northeast Kansas as the Vice President of Compliance and has been with the bank for 12 years. Raised in central Missouri, Chrissy earned a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri. She has learned to utilize her degree to better understand banking regulations and the events that led to their passing. A self-described nerd, she has a passion for compliance and making it as fun as possible for her bank. BETH MASTERSON Vice President, Loan Operations Officer, Legacy Bank, Wichita Beth has been in banking for 24 years, all with Legacy Bank. She started at the bank part-time in high school and continued while attending Wichita State University, earning her Business Administration degree. Beth continued her career at Legacy Bank after graduation as she realized she really enjoyed working for a community bank. She is the Loan Operations Officer, where she interacts directly with the Loan Operation staff along with the Lending Team. Beth serves on the board for Young Bank Officers of Kansas, a division of KBA. She resides in Wichita with her husband, Kyle, and two children, Braeden and Kylie. In her spare time, she enjoys attending her kid’s sporting events, volunteering for different school and church activities, and traveling with her family. 2025 BLOK CLASS 11
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