2026 Pub. 15 Issue 2

KBA Officers and GR team welcome ABA’s Kirsten Sutton to Kansas! (L-R) KBA SVPGovernment Relations Kelly VanZwoll; KBA Vice Chairman Kyle Campbell, Astra Bank, Abilene; KBA Chair Julie Hower, Farmers & Drovers Bank, Council Grove; Sutton; KBA Chair-elect Kendal Kay, Stockgrowers State Bank, Ashland; KBA Past Chairman Gene Dikeman, Bank of the Plains, Hutchinson; and KBA President & CEO Doug Wareham Justin Sparks, with Premier sponsor Bankers’ Bank of Kansas, introduced speaker Kirsten Sutton. 2025 BLOK classmates Matyson Barnes, Farmers Bank & Trust, Overland Park; Brandi Zimmer, Guaranty State Bank & Trust Co., Beloit; Mazie Mobley, INTRUST Bank, N.A., Wichita, catch up during a break. Chrissy Rippey, The Union State Bank of Everest, Atchison, poses a thoughtful question to Senator Shallenburger. Ryan Gilliland, with Premier sponsor FHLBank Topeka, noted the importance of the BLOK program to the Kansas banking industry. KBA Chairman Julie Hower, Farmers & Drovers Bank, Council Grove, welcomes attendees. KBA SVP-Government Relations Kelly VanZwoll moderates the Legislative Leaders Panel. 7

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