Group Membership Meetings
MBA group leadership and the Traveling Circus thank you for attending a group meeting in your area of the state. It’s a great day of networking and fun. Group Membership Meetings fund the George Harding Scholarship Fund. Since 1984, over 350 scholarships have been awarded to Michigan students pursuing a college or university finance-related degree.
2020 Group Outings:
May 11 – Western Region, Thousand Oaks Golf Club, Grand Rapids
May 20 - Southeast and Southwest Regions, Calderone Golf Club, Grass Lake
- In addition to a golf outing, we will have a euchre tournament and wine tasting for non-golfers.
June 4 – Upper Peninsula Region, Wawonowin Country Club, Ishpeming
June 10 – Thumb and Central Regions, Verona Hills Golf Club, Bad Axe
July 30 – Harding Outing, Bath
Group Officers
UP Region -
Chairman - E.J. Kostreva, First Bank, Upper Michigan
Secretary/Treasurer - Rob Landis, Central Savings Bank
Legislative Representative - Dave Vlahos, Superior National Bank & Trust
Western Region -
Chairman- Troy Noble, Honor Bank
Secretary/Treasurer - Tara M. Randall, Mercantile Bank
Legislative Representative - Jeanette Somsel, West Shore Bank
Central Region -
Chair Elect - Jeffrey W. Smith, Isabella Bank
Secretary/Treasurer - Thomas Gross, Isabella Bank
Thumb Region -
Chairman - Linda Kandell, Exchange State Bank
Secretary/Treasurer - Laurel Brickel, Northstar Bank
Legislative Representative - Bradley Austin Bissett, Tri-County Bank
SW Region -
Chairman - Kelly Jacobs, Kalamazoo County State Bank
Chairman Elect - Jamie Bloom, Farmers State Bank of Munith
Secretary/Treasurer - Vicki Franzen, Monroe Bank & Trust
Legislative Representative - Andrew Christians, Donnelly Penman & Partners
SE Region -
Chairman - Kelly A. Walters, First State Bank
Secretary/Treasurer - Kathy Nurre, Comerica
Legislative Representative - William R. White, Dearborn Federal Savings Bank