Our Team

ICBA’s professional staff provides thought leadership, effective advocacy, forward-thinking regulatory guidance, education and a wide array of banking solutions to help community banks thrive.

Executive Management Team



Rebeca Romero Rainey

President & CEO

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Anne Balcer

SEVP, Chief of Government Relations and Public Policy

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Kevin Tweddle *

ICBA Payments Vice Chairman SEVP, ICBA Innovation

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Alex Galeano

SEVP, Chief Financial Officer

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Lindsay E. LaNore

SEVP, Chief Learning & Experience Officer

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Rob Birgfeld

EVP, Chief Marketing Officer

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Valerie Utsey

EVP, Chief People Officer

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René Shonerd

EVP, Chief Information Officer

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Advocacy



Anne Balcer

SEVP, Chief of Government Relations and Public Policy

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Government Relations — Legislative

Paul G. Merski *

Group Executive VP, Congressional Relations and Strategy

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Alan Keller *

SVP, Legislative Policy

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Mark K. Scanlan *

SVP, Agriculture and Rural Policy

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Stephen Keen *

SVP, Congressional Relations

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Susan Sullivan *

SVP, Congressional Relations

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Sam Mayper

VP, Congressional Relations

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Scott Marks

AVP, Congressional Relations

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John Coleman

AVP, Advocacy

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Government Relations — Regulatory

Christopher Cole *

EVP, Senior Regulatory Counsel

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Lilly Thomas *

EVP, Regulatory Relations & Strategy

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Ron Haynie *

SVP, Mortgage Finance Policy

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Jenna Burke *

EVP, General Counsel, Government Relations & Public Policy

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Lance Noggle

SVP Operations, Senior Regulatory Counsel

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James Kendrick *

First VP, Accounting and Capital Policy

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Michael Emancipator *

SVP and Senior Regulatory Counsel

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Brian Laverdure *

SVP of Digital Assets and Innovation Policy

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Rhonda Thomas-Whitley *

SVP and Senior Regulatory Counsel

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Scott Anchin

VP, Senior Operational Risk and Payments Policy

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Kianga Lee

VP, Government Relations and Administrative Operations

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Kari Mitchum

VP, Payments Policy

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Tim Roy

VP, Housing Finance Policy

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Mickey Marshall *

AVP, Regulatory Counsel

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ICBA PAC

Mary Randolph Gannon

VP, Political Operations

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Malissa Zimmerman

Malissa Zimmerman

Senior Manager, Political Programs

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Member Services



Bill Pusey

EVP, Member Relations

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Office: 202-821-4471
Cell: 207-400-9446

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Chip Lynch *

SVP, Member Relations

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Cell: 214-938-1209

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Scott Brown *

VP, Member Relations

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Cell: 334-328-5731

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Tim Daly

VP, Member Relations

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Office: 219-464-1174
Cell: 219-464-1174

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Sean Murphy

VP, Member Relations

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Office: 202-821-4406
Cell: 414-510-8458

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Brandy Smallbrock *

SVP, Member Relations

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Cell: 320-533-1467

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Leah Edwards

VP, Member Relations

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Office: 202-821-4387
Cell: 443-458-3338

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Faith Lutat

VP, Member Relations

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Office: 202-821-4499

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Kathy Gauger

Lead AVP, Member Relations

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Nicole Neumann

AVP, Member Relations

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Chris Gully

AVP, Member Relations

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Jeanie Klasen

Jeanie Klasen

Director, Member Engagement

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Emily Salber

Emily Salber

AVP, Member Relations

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Murriya Pettit

Murriya Pettit

Lead Manager & Data Specialist

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Affiliate and Volunteer Relations

Aaron Stetter *

EVP, Affiliate and Volunteer Relations

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Joe Schneider

SVP, State Relations

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Marketing & Communications

Rob Birgfeld

EVP, Chief Marketing Officer

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Jana Jurukovska

SVP, Marketing

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Thomas Warren

Managing Editor

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Nicole Swann

VP, Communications

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Mike DeVoll

AVP, Marketing Strategy & Execution

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Audrey Wright-Cipriano

AVP, Marketing Strategy & Execution

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Erika Brereton

Erika Brereton

Director, Marketing Project Management & Video Production

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Bailey Yeager

AVP, Marketing Strategy & Execution

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Vanessa Hanson

Director, Digital and Social Engagement

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Miguel Velarde

Miguel Velarde

Art Director

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Phalen Kuckuck

Communications Director

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Bob McDonald

Bob McDonald

Email & Marketing Data Manager

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Caitlin Billings

Caitlin Billings

Content Marketing Specialist

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Edgar Castillo

Edgar Castillo

Web Content Specialist

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Martin Carr

Martin Carr

Editorial Content Manager

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Education



Lindsay E. LaNore

SEVP, Chief Learning & Experience Officer

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Shirley Ringhand

SVP, Certification, Seminars, Webinars, and Bank Director Program

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Julie Hanson

Julie Hanson

SVP, State Education Programs

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Mandy Snyder

Mandy Snyder

VP, Online Training, Products, and Compliance

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Julie Woida

Julie Woida

Certification & Production Specialist

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Lori Braegelmann

Lori Braegelmann

Online Training Specialist

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Laurel Worms

Laurel Worms

Seminar & Product Specialist

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Jenny Forschen

Jenny Forschen

Education Content and Compliance Specialist

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Cindy Salzl

Cindy Salzl

Education Programs & Business Development Specialist

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Edith Peña

Senior Training and Development Specialist

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Michelle Kortan

Michelle Kortan

Education and Administrative Specialist

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Meeting Planning & Convention

Jan Meyer

EVP, Enterprise Events and MN Operations

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Jim Mastey

SVP, Event Production and Sponsorships

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Mark Traeger

Mark Traeger

VP, Events and Exhibits

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Julie Kulzer

Julie Kulzer

Director, Events and Exhibits

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Amy Rabon

Amy Rabon

Senior Meetings and Events Manager

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Ann Berling

Ann Berling

Events Coordinator

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Missy Volkmann

Missy Volkmann

Events Coordinator

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Katie Gottwald

Katie Gottwald

Convention Meetings Specialist

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Katy Messer

Katy Messer

Events Assistant

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Tiyenne Greene

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Meeting and Events Manager

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Innovation, Financial Technology & Services



Kevin Tweddle *

ICBA Payments Vice Chairman SEVP, ICBA Innovation

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Charles E. Potts *

EVP, Chief Innovation Officer

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Wayne Miller

SVP, ICBA Ventures

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Jacob Eisen

Jacob Eisen

President and CEO

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James L. Reber *

President and CEO

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David Lenoir

President & CEO

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Kristina Morris

VP, ICBA Innovation

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Stephanie Foster

Managing Director, ICBA Ventures

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Amelia Wainscott

Program Coordinator, ICBA Ventures

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LaAndra Jones

LaAndra Jones

Solutions Program Manager

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Adam Mahone

SVP, ICBA Innovation

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Laura Norrell

Laura Norrell

Director, ICBA Innovation

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Joey Arnone

Joey Arnone

Director

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Lauren White

Lauren White

Program Manager, ICBA Innovation

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Lauren Vasquezi

Lauren Vasquezi

Program Coordinator, ICBA Innovation

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Operations/Administration



Human Resources

Valerie Utsey

EVP, Chief People Officer

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Susan Corsini

Susan Corsini

Human Resources Director

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Humaira Mir

Humaira Mir

Senior Human Resources Manager

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Johanna Tesfay

Human Resources Manager

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Office & Administration

Alisa Parker

Alisa Parker

First VP, Administrative Services

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Jena Wolgemuth

Jena Wolgemuth

Executive Assistant to the President and CEO

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Finance

Alex Galeano

SEVP, Chief Financial Officer

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Sherry Jean Larson

Sherry Jean Larson

SVP Controller

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Linda Heinze

Linda Heinze

VP, Accounting

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Sarah Snyder

Sarah Snyder

VP, Tax & Financial Analysis

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Kristin Winter

Kristin Winter

VP, Accounting Services

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Information Technology

René Shonerd

EVP, Chief Information Officer

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Pam Wolbeck

Pam Wolbeck

VP, Infrastructure & Services

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Antonio Ho

Antonio Ho

VP, Database/Application Development and Services

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Ryan Hadley

VP, Data Analytics & Research

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Malallai Zalmai

Malallai Zalmai

Director, Project Manager

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Patrick Riley

Patrick Riley

Database and Software Developer

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Mike Woldie

Mike Woldie

Senior Power BI Developer

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Pranavi Perolla

Pranavi Perolla

Power BI Developer

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Brandon Pleasants

Brandon Pleasants

Technical Support Administrator

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Irene Waraga

Irene Waraga

Junior CRM Data Analyst

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Sruthi Kathara

Sruthi Kathara

Full Stack Developer

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Eddie Garcia

Eddie Garcia

Senior System Administrator

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Marlene VanHavermaet

Marlene VanHavermaet

Programmer/Database Specialist

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Munaf Bilimoria

Munaf Bilimoria

Database & Software Developer

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