Representatives work in concert with the ABA membership staff to develop and execute strategies geared to recruit new members, retain existing members and effectively convey the value of ABA to the state banking community. Sara Girard President Central National Bank, Junction City Member ABA Minority Depository Institutions Advisory Council The Minority Depository Institution Advisory Council (MDIAC) is a board-appointed ABA council that engages MDI members and provides additional support to these important institutions. While ABA is uniquely positioned to provide greater support to the broader MDI community, the MDIAC is jointly staffed with the National Bankers Association, the trade organization that solely represents the interests of MDIs in accordance with the associations’ joint strategic partnership. Suchitra Padmanabhan President & CEO CBW Bank, Topeka Vice Chair ABA State Alliance Executive Committee The American Bankers Association and 51 autonomous state bankers associations collaborate in an alliance to more effectively represent the banking industry and promote the varied interests of our members, particularly in advocacy. ABA and state associations work together to improve the competitive positions of America’s banks. Doug Wareham President & CEO Kansas Bankers Association, Topeka Member State Banking Board The mission of the Kansas Banking Board is to prudently, equitably, ethically and efficiently administer all of its statutorily delegated powers and duties so as to promote competitiveness, financial stability, safe and sound banking practices, protection of Kansas consumers and public confidence in the state-chartered banking industry. Irv Mitchell President & CEO Wilson State Bank, Wilson Chairman MaryAnn Berry Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Stryv Bank, Wichita Member Taylor Hight President & CEO American Bank of Baxter Springs, Baxter Springs Member Leonard Wolfe President & CEO United Bank & Trust, Marysville Member Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Board of Directors The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks that, along with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up the nation’s central bank. They work in the public interest by supporting economic and financial stability. Alex Williams Chairman, President & CEO Halstead Bank, Halstead FHLBank Topeka Board of Directors FHLBank Topeka’s Board of Directors oversees policy decisions and ensures that FHLBank’s senior managers prudently operate the bank. Currently, 17 directors serve on the board. Lance White Chairman, President & CEO Bank of the Flint Hills, Wamego Craig Meader Chairman & CEO First National Bank of Kansas, Burlington Christopher Wente President & CEO Golden Belt Bank, FSA, Hays 33
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