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Curriculum Advisory Committee (CAC)

Michael A. Wear
Chair

President
39 Acres Corporation
Omaha, Nebraska

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 and 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
Fitchburg, WI

Mark J. Laplante

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

Philip K. Smith

President
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Gerrish Smith Tuck Consultants and Attorneys
Memphis, TN

Shayne Thomas

Tiffin, OH

Terri D. Thomas

SVP – 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
Trustee Vice Chair

President and CEO
South Dakota Bankers Association
Pierre, SD 

Banker Advisory Board Representatives

Kevin Pernick
BAB Chair Rep

President and CEO
Bank Plus
Estherville, Iowa

Julianne Redfern
BAB Vice Chair Rep

Chief Banking Officer
Lake Ridge Bank
Cross Plains, WI