Susie Keith Retiring After 47 Years from Exchange Bank & Trust, Atchison Vice President, Susie Keith, retires from Exchange Bank & Trust after 47 years of dedicated service. She joined the Bank on Aug. 11, 1975, after graduating from Atchison County Community High School in Effingham, where she was raised. She was well-experienced in multiple facets of banking and served in several capacities during her time with the Bank. Her previous positions included Customer Service Representative, New Accounts Clerk, Teller, Receptionist, Loan Processor Loan Administration Officer, Vice President, and Chief of Loan Operations. Her involvement included consumer lending activities and supervising loan administration functions. Susie has resided in Atchison County her entire life and has devoted much time to her family and assisting with a variety of county-wide charitable and civic projects and events. Among these are Relay for Life to raise awareness and funds in the fight against cancer; Atchison Area Chamber of Commerce Farm-City Agriculture Committee; Leadership Atchison and the annual Atchison County Fair Parade. Susie and her late husband, Dickie, happily raised two daughters and have five grandchildren with one on the way in 2023. President Chuck Swinford stated, “Susie has been a valuable part of the bank for the last 47 years. When I first met her, it was evident that she held a strong work ethic, she was an innovative thinker and dedicated to the job, the bank, and her customers. I am personally grateful for her leadership.” Deterding/Keeny Family at Citizens Bank of Kansas Citizens Bank of Kansas celebrated 100 years of family ownership in 2022, culminating with Open Houses at all 10 branch locations on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. The family story starts in 1922 in Cowley County, Kansas. Martha Martinez, Bank of Prairie Village, Celebrates 50 Years in Banking Congratulations to Martha Martinez on her 50 years in banking! She started her career as an Executive Assistant to the Regional Trust Department EVP John Owen from 1970-1994 at Commerce Bank in Kansas City, Kansas. From 19942000, Martha was then the Executive Assistant to the new Trust Department EVP Dan Bolen. Martha was then Dan’s assistant from 2000-2003 at Capital City Bank in Topeka and Kansas City. She remained Dan’s Executive Assistant when moving to Bank of Prairie Village in Prairie Village from 2003-present day. Some of the highlights of Martha’s career have been working directly for Dan Bolen for 28 years and for three banks. Martha has been a lifelong Kansas resident. She is the mother of U.S. Army Veterans and two Johnson County Sheriff Department Officers and also the grandmother of a high school all-American soccer player. Martha has played a key role (along with KBA’s Terri Thomas) in the establishment of what is nowThe Bank of Prairie Village and Blue Lion Bancshares, formerly Hartford State Bank. Happy Retirement to Nancy Cone, Bank of Tescott! After 40 years in banking, Nancy Cone retired from the Bank of Tescott in Lincoln. Her career started in 1982 with the First National Bank of El Dorado as a bookkeeper and loan secretary. In 1990, she transitioned to Saline Valley Bank, now Bank of Tescott. Throughout her career, she held various positions and ended as the bank’s BSA/CRA officer. Travel and working on her farm are the things she is looking forward to the most during her retirement. Enjoy, Nancy! (Left to Right) Chairman of the Board Douglass Adair, Susie Keith and President Chuck Swinford at Susie’s retirement party (Left to Right) KBA president/CEO Doug Wareham, Citizens Bank of Kansas Chair Jane Deterding, Citizens Bank CEO Mark Keeny, and Citizens Bank accounting analyst Sarah Keeny Moon BRIEFLY IN KANSAS BANKING 20
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