Bankers Graduate from Leadership Program, Class of 2026 Selected

Sixteen bankers graduated recently from the Nebraska Bankers Association’s Leadership Program, while the next class of bankers has been selected for the Leadership Class of 2026.
The Nebraska Bankers Association created the Leadership Program to enhance the leadership, organizational and performance skills of highly motivated, mid-to upper-level bankers. The program establishes a network of bank leaders who understand and can respond to local and national issues impacting the banking industry. Individuals completing the two-year program attend six practical sessions, each concentrating on an area of successful business operation, as well as a variety of NBA programs.
Leadership Class of 2024
The following bankers graduated as members of the NBA Leadership Class of 2024 during the NBA Annual Convention in La Vista:
 

• Jessop Adams, Adams Bank & Trust, Ogallala
• Jessie Anderson, Waypoint Bank, Clay Center
• Brad Bell, Home Federal Bank, Grand Island
• Hans Julius, NebraskaLand Bank, North Platte
• Joe Libal, Flatwater Bank, Gothenburg
• Stephanie Mencl, First State Bank Nebraska, Firth
• Zach Messman, Bruning Bank, Bruning
• Orlena Moyer, Adams Bank & Trust, Ogallala
• Zachary Paus, CharterWest Bank, Elkhorn
• Connor Peterson, First Bank and Trust Co., Minden
• Cornelius Ray, First National Bank of Gordon, Gordon
• Kirby Reardon, West Gate Bank, Lincoln
• Kelly Roach, Nebraska Bank, Bridgeport
• Nicholas Schaffer, Cornhusker Bank, Lincoln
• Tanner Schwanz, Cornerstone Bank, York
• Amber Spiegel, Columbus Bank and Trust Company, Columbus

 
Leadership Class of 2026
The following bankers were selected as members of the NBA Leadership Class of 2026:

• Kellie Ceder, Columbus Bank and Trust Co., Columbus
• Derek Downer, Waypoint Bank, Cambridge
• Travis Fraser, South Central State Bank, Blue Hill
• Megan Froehlich, West Gate Bank, Omaha
• Ines Gonzalez, Home Federal Bank, Grand Island
• Ryan Groteluschen, Flatwater Bank, Gothenburg
• Brent Hogan, Security Bank, Laurel
• Seth Mangels, Elkhorn Valley Bank & Trust, Norfolk
• Ken Mehlin, Bruning Bank, Kearney
• Derek Minshull, NebraskaLand Bank, North Platte
• Justin Ott, Henderson State Bank, Henderson
• Erin Rea, Union Bank & Trust Co., Lincoln
• Trenton Scheitel, Frontier Bank, Falls City
• Wade Shipman, Western Nebraska Bank, Curtis
• Trey Strong, Citizens State Bank, Carleton
• Colton Stull, Nebraska Bank, Hickman