6 The 2022 BLOK class members met in Kansas City on April 11-13 to continue their training. Ted Garnett of Performance Resources Consulting, LLC, led the class in a session titled Leadership and Self Deception, followed by a session titled Leadership Accountability. Mr. Garnett took the class through several hands-on exercises that helped them stretch their minds and think outside the box. BLOK Session II – Class Convenes in Kansas City 2022 BLOK Class. Back row (left-right): Sam Jackson, First State Bank, Plainville; Brock Stuhlsatz, Citizens Bank of Kansas, Derby; Alex Greig, Kansas Bankers Association, Topeka; Greg Thiessen, First Bank of Beloit, Beloit; Joe White, INTRUST Bank, NA, Wichita; Evan Whetzal, First Heritage Bank, Seneca; Deron O’Connor, Astra Bank, Hays; Kyle Murrow, Denison State Bank, Holton; and Cole Thompson, BOK Financial, Overland Park. Middle Row (l-r) Jordan Lauer, Farmers State Bank, Westmoreland; James Hagedorn, United Bank & Trust, Seneca; Nick Gideon, Silver Lake Bank, Lawrence; Garrett Sharp, Community National Bank & Trust, Chanute; Clint Shoemaker, Guaranty State Bank and Trust Co. Beloit, and Trae Watson, Heartland Tri-State Bank, Elkhart. Front row (l-r): Jennifer Caughron, Bankers’ Bank of Kansas, Wichita; Kimberly Wallace, Equity Bank, Wichita; Brandi Archer, First National Bank and Trust, Phillipsburg; Lewis Walton, Kansas Bankers Association, Topeka; Lindsey Snider, Central National Bank, Junction City; and Francis Scheuerman, UMB Bank, N.A., Kansas City. Day two kicked off with a full slate of speakers at the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City, starting with a welcome by Esther George, President & CEO. President George welcomed the class to the bank, talked about the challenges she and her team were looking at, and took questions from the class on issues for which bankers need to keep watch. Following the welcome, a history of the Federal Reserve was presented by Executive Writer and Historian Tim Todd. Mr. Todd talked about the bank’s origins and what the banking system looked like before its founding. Andy Glover, Senior Economist, led the class through an economic outlook focused on Kansas and the 10th Federal Reserve District. The morning concluded with Mike Thomas, Manager, Examinations and Inspections, giving the group a detailed review of Kansas banking
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