Banking on the Leaders of Tomorrow Program held in New Orleans





(above) Forty-eight bankers from around the state pose in front of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s New Orleans Branch bank after hearing from the bankers’ panel discussion. The bankers participated in the first Banking on the Leaders of Tomorrow program sponsored by the LBA and Federal Reserve Banks of Dallas and Atlanta.




Pictured above is the Leadership Lessons Learned banker panel held during the BOLT leadership program. The panel was moderated by (from left) Jude Melville of Business First Bank and included Drake Mills of Origin Bank, Joseph Exnicios of Whitney Bank, Ann Duplessis of Liberty Bank and Ashton Ryan of First NBC Bank.

Banking on the Leaders of Tomorrow Program Participants

Monty Adams, Jr., of Caldwell Bank & Trust
Katrice Below of BOM
Warrie Birdwell of Origin Bank
Jennifer Boggs of Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company
Dodi Bouton of Community First Bank
Chad Burgess of Citizens National Bank, N.A.
Lauren Burns of United Mississippi Bank
Taylor Cagle of Origin Bank
Tracy Campbell of MBL Bank
Brandon Cantin of Commercial Capital Bank
Kim Carver of Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company
Justin DeHart of Coastal Commerce Bank
Colleen Ebarb of First Guaranty Bank
Jake Guidry of Business First Bank
Lance Hall of Origin Bank
William Handy of Ouachita Independent Bank
Robbin Hardee of Metairie Bank and Trust Company
Hunter Hill of IBERIABANK
Adam Johnston of First Guaranty Bank
Jude Johnston of Richland State Bank
David Kees of Bank of Montgomery
David Kirkley of Home Bank
Britni Lacour of Simmesport State Bank
Nicole Landry of St. Martin Bank
Janna LeBlanc of MidSouth Bank, N.A.
Greg Lee of Gibsland Bank and Trust Company
Jeffory Lee of MBL Bank
Brooks Lewis of Citizens Bank and Trust Company
Amie Lyons of Fifth District Savings Bank
Travis McDonald of Liberty Bank and Trust
Hilie McFarland of Delta Bank
David Morris of First National Bank in Deridder
Brandon Nelson of Whitney Bank
Brandon Norris of First National Bank
Stephen Notarianni of Crescent Bank
Kendra Palmer of Business First Bank
Ashley Pendleton of Citizens Bank and Trust Company of Vivian
Drew Pierson of First Federal Bank of Louisiana
Randall Ponthie of Southern Heritage Bank
Steven Pylant of Winnsboro State Bank
Travis Richard of M C Bank
Chanyon Robinson of JD Bank
Jeremy Rodden of Cross Keys Bank
Ana Rupnik of Investar Bank
Tammi Salazar of Red River Bank
Anthony Sciortino of First NBC Bank
Tiffany Tuminello of The Cottonport Bank
Dana Whitaker of Heritage Bank of St. Tammany
Michael Wilson of Guaranty Bank and Trust Company of Delhi