Centier Bank / Merrillville
Brian O’Meara has joined the bank as senior vice president, chief marketing officer. He has nearly 30 years of banking industry experience, particularly in digital banking and marketing, as well as sales, call center management and product development. O’Meara studied at Franklin & Marshall College, the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Linda Davidson has been promoted to vice president, director of compliance. She has been with the bank since May 2022. Davidson earned her bachelor’s degree from Indiana Wesleyan University and is a certified regulatory compliance manager through the American Bankers Association.
Dakita L. Jones has been promoted to vice president of community relations. She first joined the bank in 2003 as a teller, working her way up to assistant branch manager and branch manager. She has served as manager of community relations, the bank’s philanthropic arm, since 2022. Jones has two bachelor’s degrees from Purdue University and a master’s degree from Indiana Wesleyan University.
Todd Wilkins has been promoted to assistant vice president, community retail manager. He first joined the bank in 2022 as a branch manager with 15 years of community banking experience. Wilkins was appointed by the mayor to serve on Lafayette’s traffic commission, serves as a delegate for Tippecanoe County, serves on the finance committee of LTHC Homeless Services (formerly Lafayette Transitional Housing Services) and is currently going through the Leadership Lafayette program. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Purdue University.
Mike McKean has been promoted to assistant vice president, loan operations officer. He first joined the bank in 2017 as a commercial loan booking and reporting associate before being promoted in 2019 to loan operations officer. McKean has more than 15 years of loan operations experience. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University.
Ann Grace has joined the bank as branch manager with 25 years of experience.
Molly Hershenhouse has joined the bank’s marketing department as lending and credit card business line manager. She has more than 20 years of marketing experience.
Lupita Nuñez has joined the bank as a small business banker with 10 years of experience as a personal banker, branch manager and business banker. She has a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
Community First Bank of Indiana / Kokomo
Vanessa Spicer has joined the bank as vice president, core banking support analyst. This is her second time being employed by the bank, previously serving as a leader in the operations department. She has a total of 16 years of banking experience, with a focus in operations and digital banking. Spicer graduated from Ivy Tech.
Zach Lundin has joined the bank as a mortgage loan officer. He has 10 years of direct mortgage experience, with an extensive background as a loan processor and loan officer in addition to four years in the residential construction industry. Lundin volunteers by coaching with various youth organizations, including the Noblesville Youth Baseball League, Noblesville Elementary Football League and the Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville.
Crossroads Bank / Wabash
Rob Spencer has joined the bank as vice president, mortgage loan originator with more than 25 years of mortgage industry experience. He is a member of the Builders Association of North Central Indiana and the Kosciusko Board of REALTORS.® Spencer earned his MBA from Portland State University.
Katie Beauchamp has joined the bank as marketing director. She is on the Wabash County Museum Board of Directors and serves on committees for the Wabash County Scholarship Pageant, Founders Fest Little Miss & Mister Pageant, Kunkel Cruise-In and Chili for Charity. Beauchamp earned her bachelor’s degree from Indiana University Kokomo.
First Federal Savings Bank / Evansville
Kiana Hardiman has been promoted to banking center manager trainee. She joined the bank in 2020, most recently serving as retail relationship banker. Hardiman has an associate degree in law enforcement.
Hannah Keown has been promoted to retail market trainer. She joined the bank in 2018, most recently serving as retail relationship banker. Keown earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Evansville.
Ashley Lefler has been promoted to retail relationship banker. She joined the bank in 2023, most recently serving as retail banker associate.
Aislinn Moore has been promoted to retail relationship banker. She joined the bank in January 2022, most recently serving as retail banker associate.
Kristie Wedding has been promoted to retail relationship banker. She joined the bank in 2021, most recently serving as retail banker associate.
First Savings Bank / Jeffersonville
Megan Janes has joined the bank as vice president, commercial loan officer, with 13 years of experience in the financial industry, including five years as a commercial lender. She is actively involved in her community, serving as a member of the Harrison County Hospital Foundation and is a Harrison County Chamber ambassador. Janes earned her bachelor’s degree from Indiana University.
German American Bank / Jasper
Scott Powell has been promoted to executive vice president, chief credit officer. He first joined the bank through the 2018 acquisition of First Security Bank, Evansville, where he served as an executive and chief credit officer. He currently serves as regional credit officer. Powell has nearly 35 years of commercial risk and banking experience. He earned his bachelor’s degree from McKendree University and an MBA from the University of Southern Indiana.
Hendricks County Bank & Trust Company / Brownsburg
Kenzith Andrew has been promoted to an officer of the bank. He first joined the bank in 2021 as a loan officer. Andrew earned his bachelor’s degree from Butler University and has completed the IBA’s consumer lending course.
Horizon Bank / Michigan City
David Pendley has been appointed president of the bank’s mortgage banking division. He has more than 30 years of experience in mortgage sales, operations, secondary markets and process design.
Craig Bull has joined the bank as vice president, senior commercial loan officer with 26 years of commercial banking experience, including commercial credit, commercial and industrial lending, and commercial real estate lending. Bull is a longtime supporter and former board member of Junior Achievement of Mid-Michigan, currently serves on the board of the DeWitt Youth Baseball and Softball Association, and coaches youth baseball, softball and basketball. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University.
Brian Jankins has joined the bank as vice president, sales manager. He has more than 30 years of commercial equipment finance experience ranging from risk management and portfolio quality to sales and leadership.
Steve Post has joined the bank as capital and middle markets manager with more than 30 years of commercial equipment and asset finance experience, including credit/risk management, bank operations and portfolio oversight. He is Greenbelt Six Sigma certified.
Kentland Bank
Kaitlin Popplewell has been promoted to branch manager. She first joined the bank in September 2018 as a part-time teller, expanding to full-time in November 2021. Most recently, she has served as an assistant branch manager since December 2022. Popplewell volunteers with the Lake Village Library and at elementary school events.
Lake City Bank / Warsaw
Michael O. Jenkins has joined the bank as vice president, investment representative with 12 years of financial services experience. He serves as treasurer at the Volunteer Center in Fort Wayne. Jenkins earned his bachelor’s degree from Purdue University – Fort Wayne, and holds the Series 7 and Series 66 registrations as well as the Indiana Life and Health Insurance license.
Noah S. Blakesley has joined the bank as security analyst officer. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Grace College and holds the CompTIA A+ certification.
Merchants Bank of Indiana / Carmel
Matthew Holmes has joined the bank as mortgage loan originator with 20 years of experience in all facets of the mortgage industry. He earned two bachelor’s degrees from Ball State University.
Benjamin Parker has joined the bank as mortgage loan originator with nearly 20 years of mortgage lending experience. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Colorado State University and a master’s degree from Texas State University.
Northwest Bank / Warren, PA
Gay Barrett has been promoted to area manager for Delaware and Randolph counties. She has been with the bank since 2022, most recently serving as Indiana human resources business partner. Barrett volunteers in the community in the areas of inclusion, literacy and animal rescue. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Western Governors University.
Teresa McMillan has joined the bank as office manager. She comes to the bank with 18 years of experience in various roles across the banking industry.
Old National Bank / Evansville
Monica Rubio has been promoted to be the bank’s market president for Northwest Indiana. She has more than 25 years of banking experience, most recently serving as vice president, community market manager for the bank. Rubio serves on the boards of the Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce, H.A.S.T. (Hammond Academy of Science & Technology) and Old National Bank Charitable Foundation. She is also a commissioner for the City of Hammond Economic Development Commission and the Hammond Sanitary District. She serves as a national co-chair for the bank’s Hispanic/Latino Impact Network Group and is an associate & community engagement co-chair for the Northwest Indiana market.
Peoples Bank / Munster
Benjamin Schmitt has joined the bank as senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. He has nearly 20 years of investment banking and corporate advisory experience, primarily in the community banking sector, most recently serving as president of Rally Consulting LLC. Schmitt routinely volunteers with local civic and charitable organizations, religious groups and recreational sports activities. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa.
PNC Bank, NA / Wilmington, DE
Jason King has joined the bank as vice president of community development banking. He has more than 20 years of commercial and corporate banking, lending, retail banking and other strategic development experience. Schmitt has served on multiple boards, including Prosperity Indiana, Balance of State Continuum of Care, Flagship Enterprise Capital and the Carmel Education Foundation, and is an active Cub Scouts volunteer leader. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Hanover College, an MBA from Butler University, and is a graduate of the United Way of Central Indiana’s Leadership United program and the Hamilton County Leadership Academy.
Star Bank / Fort Wayne
Scott Freeman has joined the bank as chief investment officer with more than 20 years of experience in investment services. He currently serves on the board of Michigan Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association. Freeman earned both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from Western Michigan University and holds the chartered financial analyst designation.
Jim Cook has been promoted to executive vice president of commercial banking. He has been with the bank since 2022 and has nearly 40 years of financial experience. Cook serves on the Greater Fort Wayne Inc. Board of Directors and serves as president of the Allen County Fort Wayne Improvement Board of Managers. He attended Indiana University.
State Bank / Brownsburg
Jeffrey Jenness has joined the bank as senior vice president of retirement and wealth planning. He brings more than 30 years of experience of working with business investors, including compliance and regulatory requirements. Jenness is a Sagamore of the Wabash.
Bob Haymond has joined the bank as an investment executive. He is a certified financial planner with more than 30 years of experience in specialized accounting.
Nathan Melchi has joined the bank as an investment officer. He has multiple certifications, including the Securities Industry Examination, Series 7, Series 66 and life insurance producer for the state of Indiana.
Tri-County Bank & Trust Company / Roachdale
Della Eastep has been promoted to assistant vice president. She has been with the bank since 2020 and is its primary agriculture lender. Eastep graduated from Purdue University.
United Fidelity Bank / Evansville
Julie Ellis has joined the bank as first vice president of loan administration. She used to work as a paralegal and has 27 years of banking experience. Ellis graduated from the University of Phoenix.
Kimberly Hock has joined the bank as first vice president, senior director of internal audit with more than 20 years of banking experience. She earned a bachelor’s degree and an MBA from Clarion University of Pennsylvania and has three professional designations – certified internal auditor, certified financial services auditor and certified risk management associate.
Allie Rogers has been promoted to human resources supervisor. She first joined the bank in 2020 as an HR business partner.
