Pub. 13 2024 Issue 1

her term as president of the Salina Rotary Club and currently serves as a board member of the Kansas Wesleyan University Foundation and Salina Area Builders Association. She is also involved in the Lindsborg community, serving as chair of Svensk Hyllningsfest, president of the American Legion Auxiliary and a member of the City of Lindsborg Planning Commission. Outside of banking and community involvement, Jenell is an avid explorer. Her goal is to see the whole world, and is making her way there by having visited all 50 states, and this year, she has plans to visit her 30th country. Jessica Kerr — Chief Compliance and Marketing Officer, Golden Belt Bank, Hays Jessica Kerr has served in her roles at Golden Belt Bank for almost 15 years. An accidental banker — falling into the career after seeking out a part-time teller position to pay the bills during college — Jessica worked in several other positions before leaving to serve as a bank examiner for the Kansas Banking Department. She returned to Golden Belt Bank as the bank’s compliance officer, later adding marketing responsibilities to her position. Jessica received her Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager designation in 2019. Jessica is a graduate of Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas. Jessica resides in Hays with her husband, Greg, and two children, Eli and Ila. Cher McLachlan — SVP and Manager, Retail Banking, First National Bank of Hutchinson, Hutchinson Cher McLachlan has been in banking for over 30 years, with the last two years with First National. She serves on the Advisory Board for Salvation Army of Reno County and is a Board member of the K-96 Corridor Development Association. Cher has also served on the United Way of Plains Grant Allocations Committee. She has completed both the School of Banking Fundamentals and Operations School. She has also completed two certificate programs for Supervision and Mini MBA through the Center for Management Development at Wichita State University. Cher resides in Wichita with her husband, Sean, and their two kids, Katie and Keegan. Taylor Sharp — SVP, Chief Financial Officer, TriCentury Bank, De Soto Taylor Sharp has been with TriCentury since 2014. He has been in banking since 2012, starting as a part-time teller while still in school at the University of Kansas. While progressing to his current role, he has held many titles and has been involved in all areas of the bank’s operations. In his current role, he oversees the finance, the Information Technology and Security programs and the operations of the bank. He currently serves on many of the committees within the bank, including the IT Committee, ALCO Committee, Audit/Compliance Committee and the Loan Committee. He is a graduate of the University of Kansas, and a native of Shawnee, Kansas. Taylor currently calls Overland Park home with his wife, Kristen, and two young boys, Lincoln and Reid. Billy Skrobacz, Jr. — Executive Vice President and Chief Retail Operations Officer, Capitol Federal Savings Bank, Topeka Billy Skrobacz, Jr. joined Capitol Federal Savings Bank as chief strategy officer in July 2021 after obtaining his MBA from The University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. Starting by amassing experience with bank customers while working throughout the bank’s branch system, he then continued moving through various departments within the organization, helping to implement efficiencies and drive growth within their commercial lending and business development efforts while also familiarizing himself with the bank’s regulatory environment. Prior to his time at the bank, Billy worked in Washington, D.C., for Nuvasive Inc. from 2013-2021 in a regional sales and operations management capacity. Billy is active in the Topeka community through participation in Capitol Federal Foundation events and serving on boards for The 20/30 Club of Topeka and Stormont Vail Health’s Foundation, respectively. Andy Stegman — Community Branch President, GNBank, N.A., Offerle Andy Stegman has been employed at GNBank for over 10 years. In addition to his duties as branch president, he is also an ag and consumer lender. Andy grew up on a farm near Offerle and continues to operate it with 22

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