Board of Directors Elected

Members attending the Nebraska Bankers Association Annual Convention elected the following members to serve on the 2024-2025 NBA Board of Directors. The board is the official governing body of the NBA.

The newly elected members of the NBA board are:

• Mark Linville, NBA Chair-Elect, First State Bank, Randolph
• Kristy Bartak, Nebraska State Bank & Trust Co., Broken Bow
• Krysti Cunningham, Security National Bank of Omaha, Omaha

They join the following elected or appointed members of the NBA board: 

• Brad Koehn, NBA Chair, Midwest Bank, Lincoln
• Lydell Woodbury, Immediate Past NBA Chair, First Nebraska Bank, Valley
• Nicholas Baxter, FNBO, Omaha 
• Cory Bergt, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Lincoln
• Brian Schweiger, U.S. Bank, N.A., Lincoln
• Curtis Heapy, Western Nebraska Bank, Curtis
• Zachary Holoch, Cornerstone Bank, York
• Jeff Kanger, First State Bank Nebraska, Lincoln
• Zac Karpf, Platte Valley Bank, Scottsbluff
• John Kotouc, American National Bank, Omaha 
• Kristen Marshall-Maser, Five Points Bank, Grand Island
• Jeremy McHugh, Corn Growers State Bank, Murdock
• Aaron Otten, Elkhorn Valley Bank & Trust, Norfolk
• Kevin Postier, Henderson State Bank, Henderson
• Jay Prestipino, First Interstate Bank, Omaha
• Luke Rickertsen, Flatwater Bank, Gothenburg
• Ryne Seaman, Cattle Bank & Trust, Seward
• Travis Sears, Union Bank & Trust Co., Lincoln
• Kelly Trambly, South Central State Bank, Campbell
• Nick Vrba, RVR Bank, Fremont
• Andrew Witt, Dundee Bank, Omaha

The NBA also thanked the following bankers who have completed their terms on the NBA board for their outstanding leadership and service:

• Stephen Stull, 2022-2023 NBA Chair, Nebraska Bank, Hickman
• Kathryn Barker, Core Bank, Omaha
• Krista Heiss, NebraskaLand Bank, North Platte

In addition, the NBA acknowledged the members of the Nebraska Bankers Insurance & Services Co. (NBISCO) Board of Directors, a subsidiary of the NBA that offers insurance products and services to member banks. 

The incoming member of the NBISCO board is:

• Mark Linville, NBA Chair-Elect, First State Bank, Randolph

He joins the following members of the NBISCO board: 

• Brad Koehn, NBA Chair, Midwest Bank, Lincoln
• Lydell Woodbury, Immediate Past NBA Chair, First Nebraska Bank, Valley
• Perry Haralson, Cornhusker Bank, Lincoln
• Debbie Newkirk, Security National Bank of Omaha, Omaha
• Doug Nodgaard, Equitable Bank, Omaha
• Ryne Seaman, Cattle Bank & Trust, Seward

The NBA acknowledged the outstanding leadership and service of the following banker who has completed his term on the NBISCO board:

• Stephen Stull, 2022-2023 NBA Chair, Nebraska Bank, Hickman

The Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association (VEBA) Board of Trustees, which oversees the group health insurance and employee benefit products available to NBA members, was also recognized. 

There is one incoming VEBA Board of Trustees member:

• Mark Joy, State Bank of Table Rock, Table Rock

He joins the following members of the VEBA board:

• Richard Chochon, Great Plains State Bank, Columbus
• Brian Esch, MNB Bank, McCook
• Mike Hecker, Jones Bank, Seward
• Jason Smith, F&M Bank, West Point
• Jeff Varney, Citizens Bank & Trust, Saint Paul
• Katy Wolf Bode, Platte Valley Bank, North Bend

The NBA acknowledged the following outgoing trustees for their service:

• Dallen George, Western National Bank, Lincoln
• Susan Koranda, Security Bank, Laurel
• Kimberly Schroll, NebraskaLand Bank, North Platte