NBA Elects Board of Directors

The Nebraska Bankers Association elected the following members to serve in group and at-large positions on the 2022-2023 NBA Board of Directors. The board consists of 25 bankers and is the official governing body of the association.

• Zac Holoch, Cornerstone Bank, York
• Mark Linville, First State Bank, Randolph
• Jeremy McHugh, Corn Growers State Bank, Murdock
• Luke Rickertsen, Flatwater Bank, Gothenburg
• Kelly Trambly, South Central State Bank, Campbell

​The following bankers have been appointed to represent their respective institutions on the 2022-2023 NBA Board of Directors. These individuals represent the eight largest Nebraska financial institutions, as of June 30, 2021.

• Nicholas Baxter, First National Bank of Omaha, Omaha
• Cory Bergt, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Lincoln
• Macala Carter, Great Western Bank (a division of First Interstate Bank), Lincoln
• Kim Hammes, Bank of the West, Omaha
• John Kotouc, American National Bank, Omaha
• Kristen Marshall-Maser, Five Points Bank, Grand Island
• Travis Sears, Union Bank & Trust Co., Lincoln
• Joseph Sullivan, III, U.S. Bank, N.A., Omaha

The NBA also acknowledged outstanding leadership and service to the Association by the following individuals who have completed their terms on the NBA’s governing body.

• Chris Hove, 2020-2021 NBA Past Chair, Nebraska Bank of Commerce, Lincoln
• Karl Gramann, Adams State Bank, Adams
• Rex Haskell, First Northeast Bank of Nebraska, Lyons
• Steve Kunzman, Home Federal Bank, Grand Island
• Scott Zimbelman, Homestead Bank, Cozad

Nebraska Bankers Insurance & Services Co.
The Nebraska Bankers Insurance & Services Co. is the NBA subsidiary formed to provide insurance products and services to member financial institutions. Cited for leadership on the NBISCO Board of Directors was:

• Chris Hove, 2020-2021 NBA Past Chair, Nebraska Bank of Commerce, Lincoln
• Mike Jacobson, NebraskaLand Bank, North Platte

 
Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association
In 1974, the NBA formed the Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association in order to provide health insurance to its members at competitive rates. Today, 85% of NBA member financial institutions participate in VEBA, with more than 10,000 insured employees and dependents. Cited for leadership on the VEBA Board of Trustees were:

• Kurt Pickrel, First Bank & Trust of Fullerton, Fullerton