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BOLT

What Is BOLT?

BOLT = Building Our Leaders of Tomorrow

  • BOLT’s goal is to provide an environment where energized and motivated WBA members have an opportunity for peer networking, educational growth, and leadership development.
  • BOLT members expand their leadership roles in the Wisconsin financial community.
  • BOLT provides a networking connection to others in the community banking industry with the same background and same work complexities.
  • BOLT Active Strike Forces: Professional Development Committee, Advocacy Committee, and Connections Committee.

What’s In It For Me?

  • Opportunities to learn the skills needed to be a respected, contributing community banking officer able to handle increasing responsibility.
  • Opportunities to become more engaged in legislative, regulatory, and public affairs advocacy.
  • Access to a tremendous network of Wisconsin community bankers with a vast background of knowledge and experience who are willing to share it in a non-competitive environment.
  • Personal satisfaction in sharing the legacy of Wisconsin community banking.
Join BOLT Section

The WBA Building our Leaders of Tomorrow (BOLT) Board helps to advance the mission of building exceptional leaders through involvement, peer networking, educational growth, and leadership development. The Board meets four to six times per year to oversee the WBA BOLT Leadership Summits, Regional Peer Group Meetings, and other membership activities.

For more information or to join the section, contact WBA Senior Director – Education Lori Kalscheuer.

2024–2025 BOLT Section Board

Ryan Boebel (Chair)
Community First Bank, Richland Center

Landon Turner (Chair-Elect)
Oostburg State Bank

Justin Wroblewski (Vice Chair)
The Stephenson National Bank & Trust, Marinette

Meredith Strieff (Past Chair)
Horicon Bank

Ben Becker (Group 3) (2025)
Collins State Bank, Menomonee Falls

Rebecca Biebert (Group 1) (2025)
Citizens State Bank of Loyal, Loyal

Desirae Jimenez (2025)
National Exchange Bank & Trust, Fond du Lac

Sarah Ziemba (Group 2) (2025)
American National Bank – Fox Cities, Appleton

Cassy Diercks (Group 1) (2026)
Citizens First Bank, Sparta

Kelsey Hudson (Group 4) (2026)
One Community Bank, Sun Prairie

Tisha O’Dell (Group 3) (2026)
North Shore Bank, Appleton

Jemy Wilde (Group 2) (2026)
Incredible Bank, Wausau

Hope Francis (Group 4) (2027)
Lake Ridge Bank, Mount Horeb

Chanel Schmidt (Group 3) (2027)
Port Washington State Bank, Belgium

Alex Swanson (Group 1) (2027)
Northwestern Bank, Chippewa Falls

Lori Kalscheuer, Staff Liaison
WBA, Madison

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