Curriculum Advisory Committee (CAC)

Michael A. Wear
Chair

President
39 Acres Corporation
Omaha, Nebraska

Eric Cook

Digital Strategist
WSI Digital Marketing
Battle Creek, MI

Tom Hershberger

Chairman and CEO
Cross Financial Group
Lincoln, NE

Jack D. Hubbard

Chief Experience Officer
Jack Hubbard Consulting
Elgin, IL

Lance E. Kessler

President
Lance Kessler & Associates
Mechanicsburg, PA

Chad Knutson

President
SBS CyberSecurity, LLC
Madison, SD

David W. Koch

Managing Director, Advisory Services
Abrigo
Fitchburg, WI

Vicki L. Kraai

Chief Engagement Officer
InterAction Training
Lincoln, NE

Mark J. Laplante

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

Terry A. Saber

Saber Advisory Group, LLC
Dassel, MN

Philip K. Smith

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

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

Randy Hultgren
Trustee Chair

President and CEO
Illinois Bankers Association
Springfield, IL

Karl Adam
Trustee Vice Chair

President and CEO
South Dakota Bankers Association
Pierre, SD 

Banker Advisory Board Representatives

Betsy Johnson
BAB Chair REP

President and CEO
Solutions Bank
Forreston, IL

Kevin Pernick
BAB Vice Chair Rep

President and CEO
Bank Plus
Estherville, Iowa