Boone Center Inc., an organization that helps developmentally disabled adults learn skills and find employment. He is also on the board of directors with the O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce. Joe explained that membership in MIBA is important: “Our bank has been a member since day one, and I’ve taken an active role over the past five years. I am currently serving on the Bank Services Committee and the IT Committee.” He continued, “The biggest thing MIBA provides is opportunities to network — holding conventions of like-minded community bankers with banks of all different sizes from all areas of the state as well as the many vendors that show up. We’re able to get ideas from each other; it is helpful to be able to talk to other bankers around the state and learn more about what they’re doing or what challenges they might have.” It is safe to say that Joe’s childhood ambition of helping people has come full circle. Whether it be in banking or in the community, serving and helping others is a way of life. “I could not do this without the support of my wife, Amy, and children, Joe and Allison,” Joe said. When Joe is not at work or serving in the community, he enjoys traveling to the national parks and hiking them with Amy. To date, the two have hiked through 22 of the national parks, 23 if you were to count the Everglades. From Acadia National Park in Maine to the Olympic National Park in Washington and many places in between, their goal is to hike through every national park. The Show-Me Banker Magazine | 11
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