Pub. 10 2021 Issue 5

Pub. 10 2021 Issue 5 17 Grant Paitz, KBA-Young Bank Officers of Kansas (YBOK) Division President Grant is an Investment Strategist at INTRUST Bank N.A. in Wichita, where he has been since 2018. Previously, he was AVP – Information Technology at Bankers’ Bank of Kansas, where he started in 2006. Paitz earned a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems and IT from Newman University and graduated from Bank Technology Management School at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his Certified Investment Manager Analyst (CIMA) in 2019, and has served on the YBOK Board for the past seven years. Grant enjoys his kids’ sports, golf, home improvement projects, playing the piano, and traveling. He is married to Laura, and they have three children, Gwen, Drew and Nora. Derek Bailey, Chairman’s Appointment Since 2018, Derek has been a Senior Commercial Lender for Great Western Bank in Shawnee and previously a Vice President at Great American Bank for 12 years prior to that. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business Finance fromThe University of Kansas and has received numerous lending diplomas/certificates from the American Bankers Association. He is also a graduate of The Graduate School of Banking at Colorado in 2015. He has been actively involved in the Young Bank Officer’s of Kansas (YBOK) since 2018 and has served as Treasurer, Secretary, President and now serves as Past President. Outside of banking, Derek has served on the USD 497 Finance Council, as Chairman of the Bill Self Boy Scout Annual Golf Classic, is a member of the Knights of Columbus and Luncheon Optimists selling Christmas trees annually. He and his wife Jackie live in Lawrence with their two children, Oliver and Britton, as well as their miniature golden doodle, Cupcake. Derek enjoys KU sports, golf, professional sports and is accepting all challengers in Ping Pong.