2025-2026 NBA Board of Directors Elected

Members attending the Nebraska Bankers Association Annual Convention elected the following members to serve on the 2025-2026 NBA Board of Directors. The board is the official governing body of the NBA.
 
2025-2026 NBA Board of Directors:

• Mark Linville, NBA Chair, First State Bank, Randolph
• Travis Sears, NBA Chair-Elect, Union Bank & Trust, Lincoln
• Bradley Koehn, Immediate NBA Past Chair, Midwest Bank, Lincoln
• Kristy Bartak, Nebraska State Bank & Trust Co., Broken Bow
• Nicholas Baxter, First National Bank of Omaha, Omaha
• Cory Bergt, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Lincoln
• Krysti Cunningham, Security National Bank of Omaha, Omaha
• 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
• Brian Schweiger, U.S. Bank, N.A., Lincoln
• Ryne Seaman, Cattle Bank & Trust, Seward
• Ryan Steffensmeier, First Community Bank, Beemer
• Kelly Trambly, South Central State Bank, Campbell
• Nick Vrba, RVR Bank, Fremont
• Andrew Witt, Dundee Bank, Omaha

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. 

2025-2026 NBISCO Board of Directors:

• Mark Linville, NBA Chair, First State Bank, Randolph
• Travis Sears, NBA Chair-Elect, Union Bank & Trust, Lincoln
• Brad Koehn, Immediate NBA Past Chair, Midwest Bank, Lincoln
• 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 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.

2025-2026 VEBA Board of Trustees:

• Brian Esch, MNB Bank, McCook
• Mike Hecker, Jones Bank, Seward
• Mark Joy, State Bank of Table Rock, Table Rock
• Karl Randecker, Dayspring Bank, Gothenburg
• Duane Schieffer, Cedar Security Bank, Fordyce
• Jason Smith, F&M Bank, West Point
• Jeff Varney, Citizens Bank & Trust, St. Paul
• Brad Wieck, Genoa Community Bank, Genoa