St. Louis Fed Appoints Members to Community Banking Advisory Council

ST. LOUIS – The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has appointed two new members to its Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC), which provides input to the St. Louis Fed president about the economy, lending conditions and other issues of interest to community depository institutions.

The new members who will serve three-year terms starting in 2024 are:

• Matthew Daniels, president and CEO, Apex Bank, Camden, Tenn.
• Nikki Roser, president and CEO, The First National Bank of Carmi, Carmi, Ill.

Other members who will continue their service this year are:

Luanne Cundiff, president and CEO, First State Bank of St. Charles, St. Charles, Mo. (CDIAC Chair)

John Beller, president and CEO, Bank of Cave City, Cave City, Ark.

Michelle Coleman, CEO and CFO, Bank of Edmonson County, Brownsville, Ky.

Neil Dauby, president and CEO, German American Bank, Jasper, Ind.

Sally Hopkins, president and CEO, FNB Bank, Mayfield, Ky.

Orvin “Orv” Kimbrough, chairman and CEO, Midwest BankCentre, St. Louis

Robert “Jeff” May, president and CEO, Banterra Bank, Marion, Ill.

Rodney Showmar, president and CEO, Arkansas Federal Credit Union, Little Rock, Ark.

Kevin Sparks, president and CEO, Crane Credit Union, Odon, Ind.

Bryan Thornhill, president and CEO, Bank of Commerce, Greenwood, Miss.

Established in 2011, the St. Louis Fed’s CDIAC is composed of 12 executives of smaller financial institutions headquartered across the Federal Reserve’s Eighth District. The council meets twice a year at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, with this year’s meetings scheduled for March 5-6 and Oct. 17-18. The CDIAC chair also has the responsibility of reporting twice yearly to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, D.C.

Visit the St. Louis Fed’s CDIAC page for additional information. For more information and background about all of the Federal Reserve CDIACs, see the Federal Reserve Board of Governors website.