Lisa Arnold, president and CEO of Home Bank, Martinsville, was named the 2022 IBA Woman of the Year. The award, sponsored by Krieg DeVault LLP, recognizes a woman in the Indiana banking community who excels at her profession, is active in the community and supports other women in reaching their full potential. Arnold joined Home Bank in 1985 and has served in positions including branch manager, vice president of retail banking, chief operations officer, and now president and CEO. She is a past president of the Indiana Bankers Association Future Leadership Division and a current member of the IBA Board of Directors. Within the community, Arnold has previously served on the Franklin College Alumni Council, Stability First Advisory Board, Bridges Out of Poverty steering committee and the Better Communities Coalition. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Franklin College and an MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University. Arnold also is a graduate of the American Bankers Association Stonier Graduate School of Banking and the ABA National Commercial Lending School. HB Jess Hopkins, vice president and Fort Wayne market leader for First Merchants Bank, Muncie, was named the 2022 IBA Woman on the Rise. The award, sponsored by Amundsen Davis LLC, recognizes a woman age 40 or younger who makes a positive impact in banking and her community through engagement, drive and teamwork. Hopkins joined First Merchants Bank three years ago after 10 years with a regional bank and one year with a smaller community bank. She began her career as a teller, working her way up to lead teller, service manager, regional service consultant and now a vice president and market leader. Among her many points of community service, Hopkins is financial chair of the Pine Valley Community Association and a member of the YWCA Development and Marketing Committee, and she organizes community days for her team with Habitat for Humanity, Community Harvest Food Bank and the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo. HB IBA Woman of the Year 2022 IBA Woman on the Rise 2022 Amundsen Davis LLC Bankers’ Bank BancMac/Community Banc Mortgage Corporation CLA Crowe LLP Dentons Bingham Greenebaum LLP Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis First Financial Bank, Cincinnati FORVIS IBA Group Insurance Trust INvestEd IT Resource LLC The KeyState Companies Krieg Devault LLP Lake City Bank, Warsaw Profit Resources Inc. TCA Compliance United Bankers’ Bank Thank You, Sponsors ARTICLE SPOTLIGHT 16 JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2023
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