12 SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2022 DAVID W. HEETER Northwest Bank Muncie JOHN M. KENNEDY gbcBANK +VIIRƤIPH David W. Heeter is executive vice president, corporate ambassador/adviser for Northwest Bank, Warren, Pennsylvania. He previously was president, CEO and director of MutualBank, Muncie, and MutualFirst Financial Inc. until the merger with Northwest Bank. Heeter’s community leadership includes the Muncie Community Schools, Habitat for Humanity, Minnetrista, IU Health Ball Memorial Physicians, Community Foundation of Muncie, Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, United Way, Muncie Family YMCA and Ball State University Foundation. A former member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Community Depository Institution Advisory Council, he was named a Sagamore of the Wabash in 2014. Heeter served the Indiana Bankers Association as 2014 chairman and is a member of the IBA 40 Year Club. He is a graduate of Ball State University and the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin. John M. Kennedy is president, CEO and chairman of gbcBANK and its holding company, Greenfield Bancshares Inc. He joined gbcBANK in 2005 and was named president and CEO in 2012 and chairman in 2018. Prior to joining the bank, Kennedy worked at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis and JPMorgan Chase. He is an Indiana Bankers Association south region director and previously served as a Blue & Gold Officer with the U.S. Naval Academy admissions department. Community leadership includes board and committee service, past president of the Hancock Economic Development Council, president of the John Hancock Community Development Corp., Ransburg YMCA, United Way and Scecina Memorial High School. Kennedy is a chartered financial analyst and retired Captain in the U.S. Navy, serving both active and reserves. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and an MBA from Rutgers University. Garry D. Kleer is chairman, president and CEO of First Bank Richmond and Richmond Mutual Bancorporation. He joined the bank in 1994 and was promoted to president and CEO in 2001. Kleer’s community leadership includes service with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County, Reid Health Foundation, Richmond Symphony Orchestra and Wayne County Foundation. He has been recognized with the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame, Richmond/Wayne County Distinguished Community Leader, Boys & Girls Clubs Man and Youth Award, Indiana University East Chancellor’s Medallion and the IU Bicentennial Medal. Kleer is 2022 chairman of the Indiana Bankers Association and a member of the Large Community Bank Council of the Independent Community Bankers of America. He is a graduate of Indiana University, the Graduate School of Commercial Lending and the Stonier Graduate School of Banking, and he is a member of the IBA 40 Year Club. GARRY D. KLEER First Bank Richmond LEADERS IN BANKING EXCELLENCE
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