HISTORY The IBC was organized in the autumn of 1973 as a not-for-profit corporation. Our vision remains to preserve independent community banking. We believe local independent community banks that support their local economies best serve our communities and citizens. The IBC values its members as we guarantee one bank one vote to ensure equal representation and an equal voice in our association. The IBC has been successful in supporting Colorado's thriving independent community banking industry. We have led, and will continue to lead, issues affecting independent community banks at both the state and federal level. We are a member of the Independent Community Bankers Association.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE The IBC Board of Directors is comprised of 17 members, including the Chairman, President, President-Elect and two advisory members.

The IBC President presides at all meetings of the Board of Directors and serves as the Chairman of the IBC Education Foundation Board of Directors.

The Chairman of the Board is the organization's immediate past President. The Chairman is an ex-officio member of all committees of the IBC.

The remaining board is composed of 12 members of three representatives from each of the organization's four Districts. Each Director is elected by the members in their District and serves a three-year term. The person serving as the State Director in Colorado for the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) has a seat on IBC's Board of Directors. To promote broad geographic representation on the IBC Board of Directors, bank members are divided into four geographical Districts with each District designated by a letter: 
 

District A	Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, and Jefferson counties
District B	Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Larimer, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld, and Yuma counties
District C	Baca, Bent, Crowley, Custer, Douglas, Elbert, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero, Prowers, Pueblo, and Teller counties
District D	Alamosa, Archuleta, Clear Creek, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gilpin, Grand, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Jackson, Lake, La Plata, Mesa, Mineral, Moffatt, Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray, Park, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Rio Grande, Routt, Saguache, San Juan, San Miguel, and Summit counties

Independent community banks located in contiguous states may apply to become Active Members of the IBC.

IBC OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

Chairman	Chuck Johnston, North Valley Bank, Thornton
President	Fred Bauer, Farmers Bank, Ault
President-Elect	Brett Legg, The Eastern Colorado Bank, Cheyenne Wells
District A	Patrick Lynch, Colorado Community Bank, Highlands Ranch Jim Davis, FirstBank of Evergreen, Evergreen Tom Chesney, AMG National Trust Bank, in organization
District B	Harry Devereaux, Home State Bank, Loveland Tom Olson, First National Bank Julesburg, Julesburg Jim Pieters, High Plains Bank, Flagler
District C	Allan Tormohlen, Canon National Bank, Canon City DJ Tedesco, Castle Rock Bank, Castle Rock Clay Whitham, First National Bank in Lamar, Lamar
District D	Jay Rickstrew, Alpine Bank, Rifle   Steve Short, First National Bank of Durango, Durango Alan Overton, Community Banks of Colorado, Durango
ICBA State Director	Dave Wade, Front Range Bank, Lakewood
Advisory Members	Bill Mitchell, Bankers' Bank of the West, Denver

IBC/IBCEF JOINT COMMITTEE MEMBER LISTINGS

Ag Committee Audit Committee Convention Committee Education & Training Committee

Government Relations Committee Marketing/Membership Committee Loss Control Prevention Committee

Joint IBC/IBCEF Ag Committee

• Brett Legg, The Eastern Colorado Bank, Cheyenne Wells
• Tom Olson, First National Bank, Julesburg
  
• Myron Sams, High Plains Bank, Bennett
• Russ Groshans, Centennial Bank of the West, Eaton
• Dale Utley, Bankers' Bank of the West, Denver
• Tom Tomky, Colorado East Bank & Trust, La Junta
• Dave Hubbard, The Eastern Colorado Bank, Limon
• Clint Nash, First National Bank, Kirk
• Eric Hoffner, Farmers Bank, Ault
• Kirk Schauerman, Farmers State Bank, Fort Morgan
• Jay Goddard, First National Bank, Julesburg
  

IBC Government Relations Committee

• Dave Wade, Front Range Bank, Lakewood
• Slim McWilliams, Citizens State Bank, Cortez
• Mari Lynn Glidden, M4G Investments, Aurora
  
• Steve Short, First National Bank of Durango, Durango
• Jim Davis, FirstBank of Evergreen, Evergreen
• Fred Bauer, Farmers Bank, Ault
• Mark Ward, First National Bank of Hugo, Hugo
• Chuck Johnston, North Valley Bank, Thornton
• Mark Brase, First National Bank, Julesburg
  
• Dave Jensen, Valley Bank and Trust, Brighton
• Megan Harmon, Garden of the Gods Bank, Colorado Springs
  

Joint IBC/IBCEF Education And Training

• Tammie Lowrie, BKD, Denver
  
• Larry Martin, Bank Strategies, Denver
• Clay Whitham, First National Bank in Lamar, Lamar
  
• Slim McWilliams, Citizens State Bank of Cortez, Cortez
• Tom Chesney, AMG National Trust Bank, Boulder
  
• Cathy Weninger, Grand Mountain Bank, Granby
• Mark Ward, First National Bank Hugo, Hugo
• Arlona Dietz, Advantage Bank. Loveland
• Alan Overton, Community Banks of Colorado, Durango
  
• Patrick Lynch, Colorado Community Bank, Highlands Ranch
  

Joint IBC/IBCEF Convention Committee

• Dave Wade, Front Range Bank, Lakewood
• Joan Lawson, Farmers State Bank Calhan, Calhan
  
• Tony Thompson, Alpine Bank, Basalt
• Allan Tormohlen, Canon National Bank, Canon City
• Tammie Lowrie, BKD, Denver
• Ed Merritt, Jr., Dolores State Bank, Dolores
  
• Joe Tennessen, New Frontier Bank, Greeley
  
• Mari Lynn Glidden, M4G Investments, Aurora
  
• Patrick Lynch, Colorado Community Bank, Caslte Rock
• Jay Rickstrew, Alpine Bank, Rifle
  
• Chuck Johnston, North Valley Bank, Thornton
• Jim Pieters, High Plains Bank, Flagler
  
• Angie Weed, The Eastern Colorado Bank, Cheyenne Wells
  

IBC Audit Committee

• Fred Bauer, Farmers State Bank, Ault
  
• Brett Legg, The Eastern Colorado Bank, Cheyenne Wells
  
• Patrick Lynch, Colorado Community Bank, Highlands Ranch
  
• DJ Tedesco, Castle Rock Bank, Castle Rock
• Mike Bass, First National Bank of Hugo, Hugo
• Tammie Lowrie, BKD, Denver
• Tennyson Grebenar, Rothgerber Johnson Lyons, Denver
  

Joint IBC/IBCEF Career Banker Network Steering Committe

• Humphrey Shin, FirstBank of Aurora, Centennial
  
• Mark Ward, First National Bank of Hugo, Hugo
• Tony Thompson, Alpine Bank, Basalt
• Brenda May, Colorado East Bank & Trust, Lamar
• Megan Harmon, Garden of the Gods Bank, Colorado Springs
• Dave Jansen, Valley Bank & Trust, Brighton
• Nathan Strohmeyer, FirstBank of South Jeffco, Littleton