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Illinois Bankers Education Services Board

Supports the mission to maintain a quality and profitable education model, by providing strategic direction on the unmet and future needs of the financial services industry. Responsible for the oversight of IBES’s strategic plan objectives and metrics to measure the plan’s financial performance and its overall effectiveness. One year team and are eligible for reappointment.

Committee Officers

Eva Galassini
Eva Galassini
Chair

FNBC Bank & Trust

La Grange, IL

Robert Stroh, III
Robert Stroh, III
Vice Chair

O Fallon, IL

Ben Jackson
Ben Jackson
Secretary-Treasurer

Illinois Bankers Association

Chicago, IL

Committee Members

John Armstrong
John Armstrong
Member

First Bankers Trust Company, N.A.

Macomb, IL

Joshua Ishmael
Joshua Ishmael
Member

INB, National Association

Springfield, IL

Frank Pettaway
Frank Pettaway
Member

The Northern Trust Company

Chicago, IL

Dawn Schmidt
Dawn Schmidt
Member

First Mid Bank & Trust, N.A.

Mattoon, IL

Denise Ward
Denise Ward
Member

Central Bank Illinois

Geneseo, IL