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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Peter Nelson

SEVP, Member Engagement

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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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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 *

Director, Accounting & 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

Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Policy

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Kianga Lee

Director, Government Relations Operations

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Kari Mitchum

VP, Payments Policy

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Tim Roy

VP, Housing Finance Policy

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Anjelica Dortch

Anjelica Dortch

VP, Operational Risk & Cybersecurity Policy

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Amy Ledig

Amy Ledig

VP, Capital, Accounting and Finance Policy

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Mickey Marshall *

AVP, Regulatory Counsel

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Emma Johnson

Emma Johnson

Manager, Paralegal

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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



Chip Lynch *

SVP, Member Relations

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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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Cell: 219-771-9444

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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

Director, Member Relations Support

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Nicole Neumann

Manager, Member Relations

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Chris Gully

Manager, Member Relations

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Jeanie Klasen

Jeanie Klasen

Director, Member Engagement

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Emily Salber

Emily Salber

Manager, Member Relations & Data Analytics

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Murriya Pettit

Murriya Pettit

Senior Specialist, Member 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, Creative Operations

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Bob McDonald

Bob McDonald

Manager, Digital Marketing

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Emma Darnell

Emma Darnell

Director, Digital Marketing

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Vanessa Hanson

Director, Social Engagement

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Miguel Velarde

Miguel Velarde

Art Director

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Caitlin Billings

Caitlin Billings

Specialist, Marketing Content

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Phalen Kuckuck

Director, Communications

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Edgar Castillo

Edgar Castillo

Specialist, Digital Marketing

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Martin Carr

Martin Carr

Manager, Communications

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Gio Palatucci

Gio Palatucci

Director, Event Marketing

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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

Manager, Education Certification & Production

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Lori Braegelmann

Lori Braegelmann

Manager, Online Training

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Laurel Worms

Laurel Worms

Specialist, Education Seminars & Products

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Jenny Forschen

Jenny Forschen

Director, Education Content & Compliance

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Cindy Salzl

Cindy Salzl

Manager, Education Programs & Business Development

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Edith Peña

Director, Education Training & Development

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Michelle Kortan

Michelle Kortan

Specialist, Education Operations

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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

Manager, Events & Exhibits

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Amy Rabon

Amy Rabon

Director, Meetings & Events

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Ann Berling

Ann Berling

Senior Specialist, Meetings & Events

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Missy Volkmann

Missy Volkmann

Events Coordinator

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Katie Gottwald

Katie Gottwald

Specialist, Meetings & Events

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Katy Messer

Katy Messer

Specialist, Meetings & Events

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Tiyenne Greene

Tiyenne Greene

Manager, Meetings & Events

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Innovation, Financial Technology & Services



ICBA Innovation

Kevin Tweddle *

ICBA Payments Vice Chairman SEVP, ICBA Innovation

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Charles E. Potts *

EVP, Chief Innovation Officer

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Adam Mahone

SVP, ICBA Innovation

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Wayne Miller

SVP, ICBA Ventures

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Kristina Morris

VP, ICBA Innovation

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Joey Arnone

Joey Arnone

Director

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Lauren Vasquezi

Lauren Vasquezi

Specialist, Innovation Programs

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Stephanie Foster

Managing Director, ICBA Ventures

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Lauren White

Lauren White

Program Manager, ICBA Innovation

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Laura Norrell

Laura Norrell

Manager, Corporate Programs

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LaAndra Jones

LaAndra Jones

Manager, Services Network

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Amelia Wainscott

Specialist, Innovation Programs

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ICBA Subsidiaries

Jacob Eisen

CEO

ICBA Payments & TCM Bank

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Rebecca L. Kruse *

President & COO

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C.J. Littrell

President and Chief Operating Officer

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James L. Reber *

President and CEO

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David Lenoir

President & CEO

ICBA CRA Solutions

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Alicia Marrone *

EVP, Client Engagement and Business Development

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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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Johanna Tesfay

Manager, Human Resources

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Sheri Leonard

Sheri Leonard

Specialist, Human Resources Operations

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Office & Administration

Alisa Parker

Alisa Parker

First VP, Administrative Services

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Jena Wolgemuth

Jena Wolgemuth

Manager, Executive Assistant

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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

Director, Corporate Tax

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Kristin Winter

Kristin Winter

Director, Accounting

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Jenna Nosbush

Jenna Nosbush

Director Finance & Accounting

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Pam Meyer

Pam Meyer

Specialist, Accounts Receivable

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Christina Johnson

Christina Johnson

Group Controller

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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 Management Office

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Patrick Riley

Patrick Riley

Senior Specialist, Database Developer

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Mike Woldie

Mike Woldie

Manager, Business Intelligence Developer

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Pranavi Perolla

Pranavi Perolla

Manager, Business Intelligence Developer

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Brandon Pleasants

Brandon Pleasants

Specialist, Service Desk

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Irene Waraga

Irene Waraga

Specialist, CRM Database Analyst

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Sruthi Kathara

Sruthi Kathara

Director, Full Stack Developer

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Eddie Garcia

Eddie Garcia

Manager, Systems Administrator

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Marlene VanHavermaet

Marlene VanHavermaet

Manager, Business Intelligence Developer

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Munaf Bilimoria

Munaf Bilimoria

Director, Database Developer

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