as well as the Shipshewana Retail Merchants Association, and volunteers with United Way, Junior Achievement and Tri Kappa in Goshen. Alma Jimenez has been promoted to assistant vice president, retail banking officer in the bank’s Goshen South office. She has been with the bank for nine years. Jimenez is an ambassador for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana, serves as a Big Sister and volunteers with Junior Achievement. She earned an associate degree from Ivy Tech Community College. Kimberly Knoerzer has been promoted to assistant vice president, client protection services assistant manager. She has been with the bank for seven years and volunteers with the bank’s Reality Stores at Lakeview and Harrison Elementary schools. Brittni Kuhn has been promoted to assistant vice president, retail banking officer and private banker at the bank’s Syracuse office. She has been with the bank for 14 years. Kuhn is board secretary for Junior Achievement serving the Wawasee area, serves as an ambassador for the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Indiana Bankers Association’s Future Leadership Division (FLD). She volunteers with Junior Achievement and teaches financial literacy in the Kosciusko County Jail Chemical Addiction Program (JCAP). Erin Martz has been promoted to assistant vice president, senior loan administration officer. She has been with the bank for 10 years. Martz is treasurer of Indiana Birth Coalition, is a member of the Indiana Bankers Association’s Future Leadership Division (FLD) and serves on the bank’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University. Nichole Mendez has been promoted to assistant vice president, retail banking officer, at the bank’s Fort Wayne Downtown office. She has been with the bank for seven years. Mendez is treasurer of the Blackhawk Middle School PTSA and volunteers with Humane Fort Wayne, Junior Achievement and United Way. Katie D. Panning has joined the bank as assistant vice president, digital and web marketing officer. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Goshen College. Chrissy Myer has been promoted to assistant vice president, retail banking officer, at the bank’s South Bend Downtown Office. She has been with the bank for 15 years. Myer teaches financial literacy classes at local nonprofits. She earned an associate degree from Southwestern Michigan College. Ashaunte Wallen has been promoted to assistant vice president, business unit application officer. She has been with the bank for four years and volunteers with Junior Achievement. Mandy Benzing has been promoted to retail banking support officer. She has been with the bank for eight years and volunteers with the bank’s Reality Stores and with United Way. She earned an associate degree from International Business College in Fort Wayne. Ashley Brewer has been promoted to investment officer for Lake City Investments. She has been with the bank for nine years and volunteers with Junior Achievement. Brewer studied at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne and holds the Series 7 and 66 FINRA registrations as well as the Indiana Life and Health Insurance License. Priscilla Coffey has joined the bank as corporate and institutional services product support officer. She volunteers by working with children at her church as an ordained minister. DEPARTMENT CONT. 38 HOOSIERBANKER
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