ICBA AT-LARGE DIRECTORS At-large director Gay G. Dempsey CEO of Bank of Lincoln County in Fayetteville, Tenn. At-large director Jill Sung President and CEO of Abacus Federal Savings Bank in New York City At-large director John V. Evans III CEO of D.L. Evans Bank in Burley, Idaho At-large director Brenda K. Foster President and CEO of First Western Bank & Trust in Minot, N.D. " EDUCATION IS KEY WITH ALL MEMBERS Of CONGRESS. WE NEED TO EDUCATE THEM ON OUR ISSUES. " -ROBERT M. FISHER, TIOGA STATE BANK Robert M. Fisher: I really have no goals other than to represent our industry and do the most good for community banking as a whole. I will continue to support those going through the chairs by sharing my knowledge. Q: 2024 is an election year. What hopes and goals do you have for incoming members of Congress in terms of advocacy and legislation? White: I hope Washington can put aside partisanship and create reasonable legislation. Issues from 1071 to overdrafts to credit unions have commonsense solutions that would benefi t our customers; we just need reasonable people on both sides of the aisle to negotiate. Hopkins: It will be a diffi cult year to get legislation passed. However, there are items that should be bipartisan. I hope we can continue the momentum on getting the ACRE Act passed and that we can get more action on the credit union industry. Frazier: My hope is that those elected in this cycle come into their roles with a balanced, open mindset that aff ords us the opportunity to successfully advocate on behalf of community banking. 42 // ICBA Independent Banker // April 2024