22 JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2020 Josh Myers Assistant Vice President - Member Engagement Indiana Bankers Association jmyers@indianabankers.org @joshmyersIN FLD 2020 A look ahead at the new year The past year has been an outstanding year for the Indiana Bankers Association’s Future Leadership Division as the group continued its forward momentum in connecting emerging leaders within the banking industry. As we look ahead to 2020, I would like to take a moment to update membership briefly on a variety of items to look forward to in the new year. First, please note some changes taking place with the FLD Advisory Board. After several years of service, former FLD Advisory Board president Kirby Drey of Kentland Bank has concluded his service on the board. An Advisory Board member since 2009, Drey served as 2018-19 president and helped lead efforts to shape the organization into what it is today, including the structure of the board and the key strategies of the FLD. Also, Dan Maddox of Citizens State Bank, New Castle, has concluded his service on the FLD Advisory Board. Maddox served since 2014 and has been an eager participant in numerous FLD activities during his time. The IBA is thankful to both Kirby Drey and Dan Maddox for all of their contributions to the Future Leadership Division. In 2020, the FLD Advisory Board is fortunate to have Melodie Yarnell of Jackson County Bank serving as president, as well as Emily Boardman of Crossroads Bank serving as vice president. Both Yarnell and Boardman have been great ambassadors for banking, and I look forward to their leadership as we continue our growth in the future. In addition, the FLD Advisory Board welcomes three new members: Gavin Fisher, Community First Bank of Indiana, Kokomo; Kyle Goodwin, DeMotte State Bank; and Amanda Morris-Feldman, First Federal Savings Bank, Rochester. We look forward to their participation in helping to continue the momentum of the FLD. While the FLD Advisory Board has changed, the FLD’s commitment to offering networking, education and volunteer opportunities has not. We will continue to offer the same quality events to allow emerging leaders to become more connected in the banking industry. This year we are hosting the FLD Day at the Statehouse on Feb. 10, the FLD Leadership Conference Aug. 27-28, FLD networking lunches to be scheduled at a later date, and more. The IBA will continue to strengthen the bond between the FLD and the IBA Leadership Development Program by offering the FLD 2 LDP Scholarship. This scholarship, sponsored by SmithAmundsen LLC, provides one FLD member with $1,500 toward LDP registration fees for an outstanding opportunity to further leadership potential. The FLD will continue offering resources for FLD members, including FLD Spotlight Opportunities. In case you have not stumbled onto the FLD Spotlight Opportunities resource page, this is a special area of the IBA website that is dedicated to showcasing educational opportunities that are directly related to professional development and leadership growth, as well as major networking opportunities. Please visit the page on our newly updated website at: indianabankers.org/fld-spotlight-opportunities. Also, the FLD is excited to further build bridges by actively promoting banking to future generations through assisting with the IBA BankLEAD Internship Program and college banking concentrations. Both of these initiatives help to bring new talent into banking. 2020 is sure to be another great year for the FLD, as we build upon past success and continue to move forward into the future. If you are not an active member or not a member at all, consider making 2020 the year that you become more engaged and take your career to another level. HB FLD FOCUS
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