By Godson Umejiego, Bureau Chief, The Americas

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has announced five new members of the agency’s Advisory Committee on Community Banking:

• CEO, Farmers State Bank, West Salem, Ohio, Marlene Barkheimer
• Executive Vice President, Citizens State Bank, Sheldon, Iowa, Heidi Brown
•  President & Chief Credit Officer, First Security Bank of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, Carolyn Crockett
• CEO, Sunstate Bank, Miami, Florida, Lloyd DeVaux
• President & CEO, Honor Bank, Honor, Michigan, Norman Plumstead

Composed of a cross-section of community bankers from around the country, the FDIC’s Advisory Committee shares input on a broad range of community bank policy and regulatory matters. On May 2, 2024, the Advisory Committee will meet to discuss banking conditions.

FDIC senior staff will also provide updates on the Financial Institution Diversity Self-Assessment, the Minority Depository Institutions Subcommittee, and various supervision and policy matters. Read the full agenda.

The new members join the following Advisory Committee members:

*President & CEO, Legends Bank, Clarksville, Tennessee, Thomas Bates

*President & CEO, Altoona First Savings Bank, Altoona, Pennsylvania, Troy Campbell

*President & CEO, North Cambridge Co-operative Bank, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Michael Culhane,

*President & CEO, New Market Bank, New Market, Minnesota, Anita Drentlaw,

*President, CEO & Chairman of the Board, Wheatland Bank, Spokane, Washington, Susan Horton,

*General Counsel, Amerasia Bank, Flushing, New York, Warren Huang

*Executive Vice President, Carver State Bank, Savannah, Georgia, Robert James II,

*Executive Chairman, Lewis & Clark Bank, Oregon City, Oregon, Trey Maust

*President & CEO, Optus Bank, Columbia, South Carolina, Dominik Mjartan

*CEO & Chairman of the Board, Kentucky Farmers Bank Corporation, Catlettsburg, Kentucky, April Perry

*President, Preferred Bank, Rothville, Missouri, Kim Reigelsberger

*President, Guaranty Bank & Trust Company, Delhi, Louisiana, Troy Richards

*President, Magnolia State Bank, Bay Springs, Mississippi, Lillous Ann Shoemaker