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Association Update: Empower Your Team to Inspire

Membership opportunities for every banker

By Daryll Lund

With a new fiscal year underway, the Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) has renewed its commitment to providing beginning and experienced bankers with expansive opportunities to spearhead their professional development and form connections throughout the industry. At the heart of WBA’s mission to support, educate, and advocate for bankers in Wisconsin is, of course, the over 30,000 bankers our organization represents. As a member-led association, WBA relies on the skills and knowledge of our membership to shape the Association and inspire the future of banking.

The Association continues to be dedicated to delivering high-quality and relevant programs. In addition to the various virtual options bankers utilize, the team at WBA offers nearly 70 in-person conferences, schools, and events throughout the state. While a primary objective of WBA programming is professional development, WBA is also focused on connecting bankers with experts in various banking-related subjects and helping to foster relationships between peers.

As Donna Hoppenjan, president and CEO of Mound City Bank in Platteville, takes the helm of the Association’s Board of Directors for the year ahead, one of our greatest priorities is demonstrating the impact we each make when standing united, staying engaged, and making our voice heard. To be an inspiration, both in your bank and throughout your community, bankers of all levels are highly encouraged to engage with the Association’s various education and advocacy-related events, programs, and groups.

The Building Our Leaders of Tomorrow (BOLT) program is one of the many ways current and emerging leaders can get involved and make a difference. Launched 10 years ago, the program was created to ensure the ongoing success of community banks by focusing on talent development. Today, the program has impacted thousands of bankers from around Wisconsin and continues to provide bankers with the space to connect, learn, and advocate for their industry. Additionally, BOLT members have the opportunity to take part in the BOLT Mentorship program to help guide the next generation of banking leaders.

WBA Connect, the Association’s collection of peer networks, is another great resource for beginning and experienced bankers to utilize. The groups — which focus on topics ranging from enterprise risk management to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the banking industry — provide a non-competitive setting in which bankers can discuss the successes, challenges, ideas, and questions they have regarding their specific area of the institution.

In addition to learning and idea sharing with peers, bankers should consider volunteering within WBA’s Advocacy Officer program. Advocacy is a foundational component to the work the Association does to support our members. To effectively lead the change, both in our communities and in our legislature, bankers who serve as Advocacy Officers will connect with individuals locally, at the state level, and in D.C. These efforts are vital in telling the story of our industry and in ensuring bankers throughout Wisconsin have the resources needed for success.

Your active participation in the Association not only assists our staff in creating the most meaningful and up-to-date events, but also shapes the perception of our industry. Together, we can create the future we wish to see in our industry, our institutions, and in our communities.

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August 8, 2023/by Hannah Flanders
Tags: BOLT, Emerging Leaders, Leadership
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