Kish Bankers Complete PA Bankers School, Earn Honors

August 7, 2024

PRESS RELEASE

STATE COLLEGE, PA – Five Kish Bank team members recently completed a three-year program at the Pennsylvania Bankers Association (PA Bankers) Advanced School of Banking, with two achieving honors.

From left: Alison Longenecker, Garen Jenco, Mark Yerger, Matthew Heaps, and Chris Arnold.

Mark Yerger, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer was named Valedictorian. Matthew Heaps, Vice President, Commercial Relationship Manager, achieved honor student status. Both joined the Kish Bank management team in their positions in 2021.

In his address, Valedictorian Yerger shared with his fellow graduates, “We meet our industry daily at the intersection of what was, what is, and what could be. Navigating through the past and present, we find opportunities to make a lasting impact on our clients, colleagues, and communities. It means introducing, supporting, or leading paradigm-shifting changes aimed at sustaining community banking well beyond our years.”

Other 2024 Kish Bankers who completed this three-year program are Chris Arnold, AVP, Financial Analyst; Garen Jenco, SVP, Client Experience Officer; and Alison Longenecker, AVP, Credit Services Manager.

PA Bankers’ Advanced School of Banking is a three-year program that teaches financial services knowledge and skills and paves the road for participants to become leaders at any level within their organization. The curriculum provides a greater understanding of the multiple banking disciplines and how those disciplines work together within the bank. It is analogous to 200-, 300- and 400-level college course study.

PA Bankers has been bringing banks and bankers together for more than 125 years to learn, grow, serve, and engage with their peers, communities, and lawmakers. The association has built a strong reputation as a leading advocate for pro-banking policies at the state and federal levels, as well as the delivery of quality education, products, and services for banks of all sizes and their employees.

About Kish Bank

Kish Bank is a $1.5 billion regional community bank that operates 18 offices and financial centers serving Centre, Mifflin, Huntingdon, Blair, and Juniata counties, and northeastern Ohio. Other business units of Kish Bank include Kish Insurance, Kish Financial Solutions, Kish Benefits Consulting, and Kish Travel. Kish Bank is a subsidiary of Kish Bancorp, Inc., trading under the OTCQX stock ticker symbol of KISB. For additional information, please visit MyKish.com.