12 Hoosier Banker October 2016 CONVENTION COVERAGE I am honored and excited to be elected as IBA chair for 2017, and being the first woman to hold this position adds to the honor of this moment. Thank you for the confidence you have shown in my ability to ascend to this role. Next year will be exciting for me, also, because I will be working so closely with Amber Van Til as the new IBA president and CEO. While Amber will not be the first woman to lead the staff, she will be the first to carry the titles of president and CEO. From 1924 through 1933, Forba McDaniel led the staff with the title of secretary. During the next year, there are several items that are already on the planning schedule. First, we have been proactively searching for space to relocate the association headquarters. While we will continue to have a small office downtown for the government relations efforts during session, we feel that it is important to house all staff together as much as possible, and the current location does not have enough space to accommodate that. Plus the location of the present building is in a declining area. We believe that the safety of our staff and guests is a paramount concern upon which we must act. We have had our current building on the market for about a year and have had very limited interest from potential buyers. We will redouble our efforts to sell the building upon the securing of new space. In the past few years, many state banker’s associations have started a women’s conference. These have met with great success, so we are beginning to make plans for a women’s conference in 2017 for the IBA. When the dates are announced, please take a hard look at the agenda and determine who would benefit from this program in your bank. Last year the IBA endorsed Financial Forms and Systems, better known to you as FF&S, for all of your forms and many office supplies. We would encourage you to invite Jeff Williams into your bank to look at your form usage to determine if he can save you some money. We will be working with Jeff and our other endorsed partners in 2017 to provide discounts to you. These companies share revenue with the Association and its for-profit subsidiaries that substantially supplement your member dues. Thus we are able to continue to keep your dues at the same level they were 10 years ago. So we urge you to consider these endorsed partners when shopping for services and products. In that same vein, I would urge you to thank the companies that have purchased booth spaces and provided sponsorships and advertising at this convention. Those companies support the IBA throughout the year. This support amounts to hundreds of thousands of dollars each year, and also contribute to keeping member Taking the IBA to New Heights in 2017 Annette M. Russell, first vice chair of the Indiana Bankers Association, is president and chief executive officer of Security Federal Savings Bank, Logansport, and IBA chair-elect for 2017. She joined the bank in 1991. A certified public accountant, Russell is a graduate of Indiana University-Kokomo, of the Graduate School of Bank Investments and Financial Management and of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking. She serves on the American Bankers Association Community Bankers Council, and in June 2016 she was appointed to the Indiana Board of Depositories by Gov. Mike Pence. Past involvement includes service on the board of trustees of Logansport Memorial Hospital; as campaign chair for the United Way; as chair of the Logansport/ Cass County Economic Development Corp.; on the Reading Railroad advisory board; and on the boards of directors of the Cass County Chamber of Commerce and Special Olympics of Cass County. Additionally she had prior service on the board of the Indiana Bankers Association as second vice chair and northwest region director. Russell was granted the Indiana University Kokomo Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2006, was inducted into the IU Kokomo Alumni Hall of Fame in 2013, was named Chamber of Commerce Business Woman of the Year for 2007-08 and completed the IBA Leadership Development Program in 2013. She has been honored twice by NorthWestern Financial Review magazine ‒ as a Rising Star in Banking in 2010 and as an Outstanding Woman in Banking in 2014. Annual Convention address by: annette M. Russell Security Federal Savings Bank, Logansport IBA Chair-Elect 2017
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