NBA Members Elect Board of Directors

Members attending the Nebraska Bankers Association Annual Convention elected the following members to serve on the 2023-2024 NBA Board of Directors. The board consists of 25 bankers and is the official governing body of the NBA.
The newly elected members of the NBA board are:

• Bradley Koehn, NBA Chair-Elect, Midwest Bank, Norfolk
• Jeff Kanger, First State Bank Nebraska, Lincoln
• Aaron Otten, Elkhorn Valley Bank & Trust, Norfolk
• Kevin Postier, Henderson State Bank, Henderson
• Nick Vrba, First State Bank & Trust Co., Fremont
• Andrew Witt, Dundee Bank, Omaha

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

• Lydell Woodbury, NBA Chair, First Nebraska Bank, Valley
• Stephen Stull, Immediate Past NBA Chair, Nebraska Bank, Dodge
• Kathryn Barker, Core Bank, Omaha
• Nicholas Baxter, First National Bank of Omaha, Omaha 
• Cory Bergt, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Lincoln
• Jill Davis, U.S. Bank, N.A., Lincoln
• Curtis Heapy, Western Nebraska Bank, Curtis
• Krista Heiss, NebraskaLand Bank, North Platte
• Zachary Holoch, Cornerstone Bank, York
• Zac Karpf, Platte Valley Bank, Scottsbluff
• John Kotouc, American National Bank, Omaha 
• Mark Linville, First State Bank, Randolph
• Kristen Marshall-Maser, Five Points Bank, Grand Island
• Brandon Mason, Bank of the West, Omaha
• Jeremy McHugh, Corn Growers State Bank, Murdock
• Jay Prestipino, First Interstate Bank, Omaha
• Luke Rickertsen, Flatwater Bank, Gothenburg
• Ryne Seaman, Cattle Bank & Trust, Seward
• Kelly Trambly, South Central State Bank, Campbell

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

• John Daubert, Security First Bank, Lincoln
• Daniel Fullner, Madison County Bank, Madison
• Donald Jividen, Heartland Bank, Geneva
• Kaye Monie, Hershey State Bank, Hershey
• Kirk Riley, 2021-2022 NBA Chair, Waypoint Bank, Cozad

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 members of the NBISCO board are:

• Bradley Koehn, NBA Chair-Elect, Midwest Bank, Norfolk
• Perry Haralson, Cornhusker Bank, Lincoln
• Doug Nodgaard, Equitable Bank, Grand Island

They join the following members of the NBISCO board:

• Lydell Woodbury, NBA Chair, First Nebraska Bank, Valley
• Stephen Stull, Immediate Past NBA Chair, Nebraska Bank, Dodge
• Debbie Newkirk, Security National Bank of Omaha, Omaha
• Ryne Seaman, Cattle Bank & Trust, Seward

The NBA acknowledged the outstanding leadership and service of the following bankers who have completed their terms on the NBISCO board:

• Kirk Riley, 2021-2022 NBA Chair, Waypoint Bank, Cozad
• Doug Johnson, Midwest Bank, Norfolk
• Barry Lockard, Cornhusker Bank, Lincoln

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:

• Jeff Varney, Citizens Bank & Trust, Saint Paul

He joins the following members of the VEBA board:

• Richard Chochon, Great Plains State Bank, Columbus
• Brian Esch, MNB Bank, McCook
• Dallen George, Western National Bank, Lincoln
• Mike Hecker, Jones Bank, Seward
• Susan Koranda, Security Bank, Laurel
• Kimberly Schroll, NebraskaLand Bank, North Platte
• Jason Smith, F&M Bank, West Point
• Katy Wolf Bode, Platte Valley Bank, North Bend

The NBA acknowledged the following outgoing trustee for his service:

• Tim Clark, i3 Bank, Bennington