Curriculum Advisory Committee (CAC)

Michael A. Wear
Chair

President
39 Acres Corporation
Omaha, NE

Vicki L. Kraai
Vice Chair

Chief Engagement Officer
InterAction Training
Lincoln, NE

Eric Cook

Digital Strategist
WSI Digital Marketing
Battle Creek, MI

Larry Dukes

Aurum Consultants
Monkton, MD

Nan Gesche

Senior Teaching Specialist
Wayzata, MN

Tom Hershberger

Chairman & CEO
Cross Financial Group
Lincoln, NE

Kyle Hershberger

President
Cross Financial Group
Lincoln, NE

Chad Knutson

President
SBS CyberSecurity, LLC
Madison, SD

David W. Koch

Managing Director, Advisory Services
Abrigo
Appleton, WI

Mark J. Laplante

Sr. Lecturer, Finance Department
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Madison, WI

Philip K. Smith

President
Gerrish McCreary Smith Consultants & Attorneys
Memphis, TN

Shayne Thomas

Tiffin, OH

Terri D. Thomas

EVP & COO – Legal Department Director
Kansas Bankers Association/Kansas Bankers
Consulting Services, LLC
Topeka, KS

Lisa T. Yaffe

Yaffe Consulting, LLC
Mundelien, IL

Board of Trustee Representatives

Karl Adam
Chair

President
South Dakota Bankers Association
Pierre, SD 

Adrian Beverage
Vice Chair

President & CEO
Oklahoma Bankers Association
Oklahoma City, OK 

Banker Advisory Board Representatives

Kevin Pernick
Chair

President & CEO
Bank Plus
Estherville, IA

Julie Redfern
Vice Chair

Chief Banking Officer
Lake Ridge Bank
Madison, WI