6 JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2022 Greetings, and welcome to 2022, the 125th anniversary year of the Indiana Bankers Association. I hope that your holidays were joyful and you are now relaxed and ready to travel through a new year. As a road map for this year and beyond, the IBA will soon be unveiling a new strategic plan. Chairman Kleer addresses the strategic planning process in his column on the facing page. I’d like to add that our most recent strategic plan, 2018-2020, was highly ambitious, consisting of five pillars: tell the story, fiscal strength, education, government relations and next-gen bankers. We tackled each goal within the pillars through measurable, accountable action steps, lifting the IBA to new levels. Now it’s time again to prepare for the future with a strategic plan to advance to even higher levels. Last fall, the IBA management team had the opportunity to work alongside our Board of Directors at a retreat to start the brainstorming process. Also last fall, the IBA closed out the year by resuming our popular Indiana Economic Outlook Luncheon. The event, held on Dec. 3, drew an audience of 200 attendees, including some Indiana legislators. Thank you to all who participated. On the evening before the luncheon, IBA staff attended an awards gala hosted by the Indiana Society of Association Executives, which annually recognizes trade associations throughout the state for their achievements. The IBA won two awards. VANTAGE VIEWPOINT Don’t Miss Out! The first was the Innovative Marketing Campaign award for our IMPACT Players Program (Industry Makers Pledging Assistance, Cooperation & Togetherness), which helped IBA throughout the pandemic closure while also helping associate members remain connected with bankers. Kudos to IBA’s Rod Lasley and Susan Clark for their success with this program. Also, congratulations to Rod for being named recipient of the prestigious ISAE Association Professional of the Year award. Rod is well deserving of this honor in recognition of his talent, work ethic and dedication to members. Now as we begin this new year, we are eager to host our Legislative Briefing and Reception, scheduled for Jan. 26. This annual event begins with a briefing covering industry-related legislative issues, followed by a reception with elected officials. We hope you will attend. Additionally, coming up shortly are opportunities for emerging bank leaders. First, the Future Leadership Division Day at the Statehouse in February will give up-and-coming leaders the chance to learn about and actively engage in advocacy. Second, the acclaimed IBA Leadership Development Program begins its intensive, eight-month training in March. Space is limited, so be sure to act quickly to identify your best and brightest for this program. The skills developed and lessons learned can help your emerging leaders contribute to your bank’s future. We look forward to working with you throughout 2022. HB Amber R. Van Til President and CEO Indiana Bankers Association avantil@indiana.bank @grbanker 0IKMWPEXMZI &VMIƤRK ERH 6IGITXMSR Jan. 26 Meet face-to-face with Indiana lawmakers to discuss issues of the day. FLD Day at the Statehouse Feb. 15 Future Leadership Division participants learn about and engage in grassroots advocacy. Leadership Development Program March 8-10, May 3-5, Aug. 23-25, Oct. 18-20 This intensive program helps the next generation of bank leaders reach full potential. For event updates, visit: indiana.bank/calendar 6SH 0EWPI] PIJX GLMIJ STIVEXMRK SJƤGIV SJ XLI -RHMERE &EROIVW %WWSGMEXMSR MW presented with the Indiana Society of Association Executives 2021 Association Professional of the Year award by Mark McSweeney, ISAE executive director.
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