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Board of Directors

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Chair, Paul Northway (2027)
President & CEO
American National Bank – Fox Cities, Appleton

Bio

Paul J. Northway earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay and his MBA at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. He also completed the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He serves on the Chancellor’s Council of Trustees of the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay as well as the board of directors of The Bellin Health Foundation.

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Chair-Elect, Joseph (Joe) Peikert (2028)
President & CEO
Wolf River Community Bank, Hortonville

Bio

Peikert joined Wolf River Community Bank in 2007 and became president/CEO in 2013, now serving solely as CEO. Peikert is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and earned his bachelor’s degree in finance and minor in accounting from UW-Platteville. He is an alumnus of the Graduate School of Banking at UW-Madison (GSB).

His community involvement includes having served on the Graduate School of Banking – Bankers Advisory Board.  Peikert currently is on the board of directors of the Hortonville Community Food Pantry and Central Wisconsin Trout Unlimited.  He was previously Board Chair of the Fox West YMCA, President of the Fox West Chamber of Commerce, and has served on multiple committees for the Hortonville Area School District, the Village of Hortonville and his church.  He received the YMCA of the Fox Cities, Douglas A. Ogilvie Leadership Award as well as the Leadership Award of Excellence, Upper Midwest Alliance of YMCAs.

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Vice Chair, Greg Lundberg (2029)
President & CEO
Fortifi Bank, Berlin

Bio

Greg Lundberg joined Fortifi Bank in 2010 after having gained experience at Citizens Bank, Johnson Bank, and Associated Bank. He has been an active member of WBA through the Building Our Leaders of Tomorrow (BOLT) Section and the Advocacy Officer Program. He earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and his MBA degree in finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His community involvement includes working with the Boys & Girls Club of Tri County and the Green Lake Town Square Community Center.

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Past Chair, Alvaro (Al) Araque (2026)
SVP, Director of Consumer, Private, and Business Banking
Johnson Financial Group, Racine

Bio

Al Araque joined Johnson Financial Group in 2021, bringing over two decades of banking experience with him. He earned his bachelor’s degree in economics and minor in studio art at Denison University in Granville, Ohio. Araque’s community involvement includes serving on the boards of the Penfield Children’s Center, Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee (HPGM), and Employ Milwaukee.

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Tina DeGustino (2026)
Regional President, WI Region
BMO US, Milwaukee

Bio

Tina serves as the Regional President for the WI Region, which covers nine markets and a total of 137 branches. In this role, Tina is responsible for leading the largest region in the U.S. and the implementation of retail banking operating strategies to drive optimal customer and employee experience and drive BMO forward in these markets.

Tina has over 22 years of impactful leadership experience in financial services with banks such as Chase, US Bank, and Wells Fargo. Tina has worked at BMO for almost 10 years, serving in a variety of roles including Retail Market President of Aurora Joliet, National Sales Director, Director of Consumer Strategy, and until May of 2023, Regional President for the Plains Region. In her role as Regional President of the Plains Region, Tina worked to create a newly formed footprint, made up of former BOTW markets and BMO legacy markets across five states. Since transitioning to her new region in Wisconsin in April, Tina has focused on deepening the strong BMO brand penetration, community, and partnership impact and through leadership and coaching has elevated the “One Client” approach and overall customer growth at BMO.

Tina’s leadership style begins with leading with your heart, connecting to colleagues on an individualized level focused on delivering consistent, quality coaching to amplify performance and catalyze career development. Tina has a passion for supporting colleagues and communities. For 18 months of 2023 and 2024, she served as the US Global Chair for Alliance for Women until recently accepting the role as the Executive Sponsor of our Gen BMO Employee Resource Group (ERG) effective July 2024. The ERG is committed to creating and developing future leaders within BMO. Tina is also a seven-time Event Chair and Chicago Board Member for the March of Dimes.

Tina earned her Business Administration degree with a minor in Spanish from St. Xavier University and MBA in Leadership & Change Management from DePaul University.

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Jim Hartlieb (2028)
President & CEO
First Business Bank, Madison

Bio

Prior to joining First Business Bank, Hartlieb was regional president of AMCORE Financial Bank and a commercial banker with American National Bank. He earned his bachelor of business administration in finance degree from the University of Iowa. Hartlieb’s community involvement includes past roles as board chair for WayForward Resources, St. Maria Goretti and Catholic Charities. He currently serves on the board of the Wisconsin Chapter of Folds of Honor.

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Kelly Heroux (2026)
President & CEO
Peshtigo National Bank, Peshtigo

Bio

Kelly Heroux earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and is an alumna of the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her past community involvement includes Peshtigo Youth Baseball and Football (treasurer), Making a Difference (instructor), and the Peshtigo Area Economic Development Corp (member).

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Shay Horton (2026)
President & CEO
Cumberland Federal Bank, Cumberland

Bio

Shay Horton earned her associate degree at Northwood Technical College, her bachelor’s degree at Lakeland University (formerly Lakeland College), and is an alumna of the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council. Horton’s community involvement includes serving with the Cumberland Federal Foundation (treasurer), Cumberland Educational Foundation (treasurer), Cumberland Area Community Food Pantry (director), Cumberland Kiwanis, and Northwood Technical College Foundation (vice president).

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Shane Ilstrup (2027)
President
Citizens First Bank, Trempealeau

Bio

Shane Ilstrup began his career in banking in high school and worked his way up to becoming president of Citizens First Bank in 2016. He attended the University of Minnesota Duluth and the Graduate School of Banking at UW–Madison. Ilstrup is active in the community and serves as vice president of the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau Educational Foundation, director of the Trempealeau Chamber of Commerce, and is a 20-year National Ski Patrol Member.

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Jimmy Kauffman (2027)
President & CEO
Bank of Sun Prairie, Sun Prairie

Bio

Jimmy Kauffman joined the Bank of Sun Prairie in 2014, bringing with him over 12 years of banking experience. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Upper Iowa University. In addition, he is a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking and the Executive Leadership Program, both at the University of Wisconsin. He graduated with a major in accounting from Commonwealth Business College. Kauffman’s community involvement includes serving as vice chair of the Sun Prairie Housing Committee, a member of the GSB Advisory Committee, a member of the Wisconsin Bankers Association Government Relations Committee, and a member of the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce 2035 Committee. He received the Sun Prairie Rotary Service Above Self award in 2019 and was named the Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce Community Business Leader of the year in 2018.

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Todd Nagel (2027)
President & CEO
IncredibleBank, Wausau

Bio

Todd Nagel has been employed by IncredibleBank since 2004 and has been in banking since 1997. In 2007, Nagel was appointed chief operating officer of the bank, a position he held until 2011 when he became the bank’s president & chief executive officer. He earned his degree in communications and business from Northern Michigan University. Nagel serves on the Wisconsin Bankers Association Government Relations Committee and was named the WBA 2019 Banker of the Year. His community involvement includes serving as a board member of the Marathon County Development Economic Corporation and the Wausau Sprint World Cup.

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Nathaniel (Nate) Parrish (2028)
President
First Citizens State Bank, Whitewater

Bio

Parrish joined First Citizens State Bank in 2011, bringing over fifteen years of banking experience with him. He earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance and a minor in economics from Carroll University. Parrish’s extensive community involvement includes serving on the boards of the Rainbow Hospice Foundation, Whitewater University Tech Park, and was the 2023-2024 president of the Whitewater Rotary Club, of which he is still a member.

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Timothy (Tim) Schneider (2027)
President & CEO
Bank Five Nine, Oconomowoc

Bio

Tim Schneider joined Bank Five Nine in 2022, building on a 25-year career in banking. He is an alumnus of UW–River Falls and the Graduate School of Banking at UW–Madison. Schneider’s professional and community involvement includes serving as a member of the ABA Community Bankers Council, Glacial Community YMCA Board, Rotary of Oconomowoc, and the Waukesha County Center for Growth Board.

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Bill Sennholz (2026)
CEO
Forward Bank, Marshfield

Bio

Bill Sennholz earned his BBA and MBA at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. His community involvement includes serving as a member of the Marshfield Medical Center Community Advisory Board (CAB) and as a board member, executive member, and treasurer of the Marshfield Clinic Health System YMCA.

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Lindsay Spitzer (2028)
President & CEO
Bluff View Bank, Galesville

Bio

Spitzer joined Bluff View Bank in 2012 and has been in banking since 2004. Spitzer held the position of chief operations officer from 2012 until 2022 when she was named president and CEO of the bank. She earned her degree in accounting from MN State College SE Technical. Spitzer’s community involvement includes serving as board member to the City of Galesville John F. Cance Memorial Trust Fund, Zahorik Family Foundation, Galesville Area Chamber of Commerce, and was past board member and treasurer of The Edge Church.

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Eric Witczack (2028)
Executive Vice President/COO
Nicolet National Bank, Green Bay

Bio

Witczak joined Nicolet National Bank in 2000 and has been in banking since 1993. He earned his business administration degree with an emphasis in finance from St. Norbert College. Witczak’s community involvement includes having served as board member for the American Red Cross, Notre Dame Academy, and the Green Bay Phoenix Fund. Witczak is a recipient of the American Red Cross Clara Barton Award.

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