Members attending the Nebraska Bankers Association Annual Convention elected the following members to serve on the 2024-2025 NBA Board of Directors. The board is the official governing body of the NBA.
The newly elected members of the NBA board are:
They join the following elected or appointed members of the NBA board:
The NBA also thanked the following bankers who have completed their terms on the NBA board for their outstanding leadership and service:
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 member of the NBISCO board is:
He joins the following members of the NBISCO board:
The NBA acknowledged the outstanding leadership and service of the following banker who has completed his term on the NBISCO board:
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:
He joins the following members of the VEBA board:
The NBA acknowledged the following outgoing trustees for their service:
![]() Bradley Koehn, regional president for Midwest Bank in Lincoln, was elected as the chair of the Nebraska Bankers Association during the association’s annual convention in La Vista. Koehn began his career in the financial industry as a national bank examiner with the Comptroller of the Currency in Omaha. He then served as vice president and cashier at Gretna State Bank before joining Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc. in Central City as vice president. In 1998, he became president, CEO and vice chairman of F&M Bank in West Point before joining Midwest Bank in 2009. Koehn holds a bachelor's degree in business administration with a finance emphasis and an economics minor from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. In 2011, he completed the College for Financial Planning in Denver. He has been actively involved in the NBA, serving on the NBA Executive Committee, Board of Directors and NBA Foundation Committee. He has also served as a previous chair of the Government Relations Committee and Volunteer Employee Benefits Association Board of Trustees. Additionally, Koehn has served on the American Bankers Association Community Bankers Council and Government Relations Council, the Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, and the Nebraska Department of Banking Statutory Task Force. Koehn is an active supporter of his community and has served several organizations. ![]() Mark Linville, president and CEO of First State Bank in Randolph, was selected as the chair-elect of the Nebraska Bankers Association during the association’s annual convention in La Vista. He will assume the position of NBA Chair in May 2025. Linville, a native of Broken Bow, began his career at Bank Central and Central Insurance Agency in Beloit, Kan. In 1992, he joined First State Bank and First State Insurance Agency in Randolph. He was promoted to president and CEO in 2002. In addition to his work with the bank, he is the founder and owner of the wealth management office 1st Financial Services. Linville earned a Bachelor of Science degree in comprehensive business with a finance emphasis from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He is also a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado and a member of the Nebraska LEAD Program Class 23. Linville has taken an active role within the industry, serving on the NBA Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Government Relations Committee, Education Advisory Committee and Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association Board of Trustees. He has also been a member of the American Bankers Association Community Bankers and Government Relations Councils. His community service and local leadership roles over the years include serving as president of the Randolph Area Community Club, director of the Randolph Area Foundation and chairman of the Randolph Community Fair. He has been a TeamMates mentor at Randolph Public School and a volunteer EMT with the Randolph Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department. Linville also volunteers with SYC of Northern Nebraska, an organization that helps youths with special needs participate in outdoor activities. Sixteen bankers graduated recently from the Nebraska Bankers Association’s Leadership Program, while the next class of bankers has been selected for the Leadership Class of 2026.
The Nebraska Bankers Association created the Leadership Program to enhance the leadership, organizational and performance skills of highly motivated, mid-to upper-level bankers. The program establishes a network of bank leaders who understand and can respond to local and national issues impacting the banking industry. Individuals completing the two-year program attend six practical sessions, each concentrating on an area of successful business operation, as well as a variety of NBA programs. Leadership Class of 2024 The following bankers graduated as members of the NBA Leadership Class of 2024 during the NBA Annual Convention in La Vista:
Leadership Class of 2026 The following bankers were selected as members of the NBA Leadership Class of 2026:
Today, the NBA announced the creation of the HALT Human Trafficking Fund. The HALT Fund will provide grants to organizations and government entities to provide education, advanced data analysis and leverage technology to combat human trafficking in Nebraska. The goal of the fund is to complement the efforts of many invaluable organizations that provide support to victims of human trafficking by helping to prevent human trafficking before it starts. The Nebraska Community Foundation will administer the fund, and an advisory board, including bankers, will select the grant recipients. Grant applications will be accepted later this fall. Human trafficking is a crisis that impacts all corners of our state, affecting urban and rural areas alike, as well as communities of all sizes. The statewide presence of the banking industry means we are uniquely positioned to bring leadership, awareness and action to help end human trafficking in our state. Learn More Gov. Jim Pillen and Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined NBA President and CEO Richard Baier at a press conference today to announce the HALT Fund.
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