Pub. 12 2015 Issue 2

O V E R A C E N T U R Y : B U I L D I N G B E T T E R B A N K S - H E L P I N G N E W M E X I C O R E A L I Z E D R E A M S 14 New Mexico Bankers Association’s officers and new board members for 2015 – 2018 were elected at the recently held 104th Annual Convention, June 7-9, 2015. Paul DiPaola, Regional President of U.S. Bank, Albuquer- que was sworn in as President during the Finale Dinner and business session on June 9th. Jay Jenkins, President Carls- bad National Bank, Carlsbad was elected as President-Elect. Ron Wiser, President and CEO of Bank of the Southwest, will serve as Secretary/ Treasurer for the Association, and Ken Clayton, President of Western Bank, Artesia, will serve in the capacity of Immediate Past President. Newly elected board members include: John C. As- bury, President and CEO of First National, Albuquerque, Greg Leyendecker, President and CEO of New Mexico Bank & Trust, Albuquerque and Jason Wyatt, President of West- ern Commerce Bank, Carlsbad. They will serve three consecu- tive years, effective July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018. Continuing on the NMBA Board of Directors are: John Dowling, President of Pinnacle Bank, Gallup; Michael Lowrimore, SVP and SW Regional Manager of Bank of the West, Albuquerque; Sheila Mathews, President of Four Corners Community Bank, Farmington; whose terms will ex- pire June 30, 2016. Jon Hitchcock, President and CEO of Pioneer Bank, Roswell, David Hockmuth, Community Bank President for NM Region of Wells Fargo Bank, Albquerque and John Gulas, CEO of Los Alamos National Bank, Los Alamos whose terms will expire June 30, 2017.  Election of 2015 NMBA Officers and Board Takes Place at the 104th Annual Convention President: Paul DiPaola U.S. Bank Albuquerque New Board Member: John C. Asbury First National Albuquerque President-Elect: Jay Jenkins Carlsbad National Bank Carlsbad New Board Member: Greg Leyendecker New Mexico Bank & Trust Albuquerque Immediate Past President: Ken Clayton Western Bank Artesia New Board Member: Jason Wyatt Western Commerce Bank Carlsbad Secretary/Treasurer: Ron Wiser Bank of the Southwest Roswell