The BLOK Class participated in an exercise that challenged them to meet deadlines with incomplete information. and 2012 BLOK Graduate Julie Huber (Executive Vice President/Strategic Initiatives, Equity Bank, Wichita), Shawn Lancelot (Market President, Bank of America, Wichita), and 2018 BLOK Graduate Steven Suellentrop (President & CEO, Legacy Bank, Wichita). The distinguished panelists discussed their strategies for identifying new bank talent and retaining great employees. Panelists revealed ways that they are trying to connect with younger generations of employees with intentional policies that appeal to their values. The session concluded with a tour of the new Wayne and Kay Woolsey Hall. The BLOK Class will reconvene at their fourth and final session in Washington, D.C., in September, where they will join the KBA Federal Affairs Committee and KBA Board of Directors for a march on Capitol Hill. Members of the 2023 BLOK class are Amy Barber, Central National Bank, Topeka; Crystal Boyer, First Interstate Bank, Shawnee; Jen Cocking, Capitol Federal Savings Bank, Topeka; Dena Flach, Stockgrowers State Bank, Maple Hill; Alex Goodpaster, Equity Bank, Overland Park; Mike Hamilton, Adams Bank & Trust, Colby; Victoria Pruitt, First National Bank of Hutchinson, Hutchinson; Kristie Henry, Community National Bank, Seneca; Dustin Hickel, INTRUST Bank, N.A., Prairie Village; Brett Hubka, GNBank, N.A., Clay Center; Sarah Keeny Moon, Citizens Bank of Kansas, Derby; Carl Keith, Solutions North Bank, Hill City; Garet King, Fusion Bank, Overland Park; Matt Koupal, FHLBank Topeka, Topeka; James Leftwich, Security 1st Title, LLC., Wichita; Katrina Loader, Astra Bank, Abilene; Rex Reynolds, Legacy Bank, Wichita; Elizabeth Roche, Kansas Bankers Association, Topeka; Justin Sparks, Bankers’ Bank of Kansas, Wichita; and Adeel Syed, Kansas Bankers Association, Topeka. Thanks to BLOK Sponsors! Premier: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas, FHLBank Topeka, and KBA Insurance, Inc.; Silver: INTRUST Bank, N.A.; Bronze: Bankers’ Bank of Kansas and Professional Bank Consultants, LLC. The 2023 BLOK Class paused for a group photo before receiving a WSU Barton School of Business – Woolsey Hall tour. 9
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