BANKERS IN THE NEWS

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                                           July 14, 2017

Idaho Bankers Association (208-342-8282)
Trent Wright, President and CEO

BANKERS IN THE NEWS

Boise – Dan Heiner, SVP, Senior Credit Officer, Citizens Community Bank, Division of Glacier Bank in Boise was recently elected as the 2017/18 Chair of the Board of Directors for the Idaho Bankers Association at its Annual Business Meeting.  The meeting was held during the IBA Annual Convention. He succeeds J.V. (John) Evans, III, Executive Vice President/Regional Credit Officer, of D.L. Evans Bank.

Dan is responsible for direction and oversight of all commercial and consumer lending activities of the bank, including administration of credit policy, loan support functions, and monitoring of asset quality.

Prior to joining CCB Dan was employed by national, regional, and community banks working in several offices throughout south-eastern Idaho as a commercial and agricultural lender.  He has been in commercial banking for more than 40 years.

Dan’s various aspects of community involvement, include:
Board of Directors for the Idaho Bankers Association
Past President and current Director for the Idaho Community Bankers Association
Chairman of Chubbuck Development Authority
Past President of the Greater Pocatello Chamber of Commerce
Board Member of Bannock Development Corporation
Board Member of Eastern Idaho Development Corp
Rotary Club President

He has a Bachelor of Science degree from Idaho State University, and Graduated from Northwest AG Credit School, and the Pacific Coast Banking School- Graduate School of Banking.

Dan resides in Pocatello, Idaho with his wife, Laura. They have 4 children and 7 grandchildren, (soon to be 8).

Other Newly-Elected Officers and Directors of the IBA Board of Directors include:

Chair-Elect: Tracy Silver, Wealth Management Division Director, U.S. Bank
Treasurer: Ron Johnson, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Bank of Commerce
Immediate Past Chair:  J.V. (John) Evans, III, Executive Vice President/Regional Credit Officer, D.L. Evans Bank

DIRECTORS:
Bruce Lowry, President & Chief Executive Officer, Ireland Bank
Don Melendez, Idaho Regional President, Wells Fargo
Jason Meyerhoeffer, CEO, First Federal Savings Bank
Justin Smith, Regional President, U.S. Bank
Lori Dizes, Senior Vice President, Region Manager, U.S. Bank
Robert Falco, Area President, Wells Fargo Bank
Toni Nielsen, Western Idaho Regional President, Zions Bank

The Idaho Bankers Association (IBA) is a statewide bankers’ trade association that represents all charter types and sizes of banks operating in Idaho.

IDAHO COMMUNITY BANKERS IN THE NEWS

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE         

July 14, 2017

Idaho Community Bankers Association (208-342-8282)
Trent Wright, President and CEO

COMMUNITY BANKERS IN THE NEWS

Boise – Daniel Prohaska, Chairman and CEO of Idaho Trust Bank in Boise was recently elected as the 2017-2019 President of the Board of Directors for the Idaho Community Bankers Association at its Annual Business Meeting.  The meeting was held during the Idaho Bankers Association Annual Convention. He succeeds Mike Morrison, Executive Vice President & Chief Credit Officer, the Bank of Commerce in Idaho Falls.

Daniel, along with his brother Tom Prohaska, founded Idaho Trust Bank in 1994. Its trust department is the largest among Idaho-based banks and fourth largest by revenue in the Pacific Northwest. Idaho Trust Bank focuses on creating total wealth solutions for successful people in Idaho and the western United States.

Daniel currently serves as Chairman and President of the Bank’s holding company, Idaho Trust Bancorp. Prior to banking, he practiced law for sixteen years as a founding partner at The Prohaska Law Firm in Sandpoint and Coeur d’Alene. His practice focused on estate planning, trust and estate litigation, tax planning, probate and business law. Daniel received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Idaho and his Juris Doctor from the University of Idaho, College of Law. He is also a Graduate of the American Bankers Association National Trust School at Northwestern University.

Daniel is member of the Idaho Bankers Association, Idaho Community Bankers Association the American Bankers Association and the Idaho State Bar. He is also a past Director of the Association of Independent Trust Companies and past member of estate planning councils and state and national bar association sections. Daniel is admitted to practice law in the state and federal courts in Idaho and the United States Tax Court.

Prior to his careers in banking and law, Daniel worked as a Wilderness Ranger for the USDA Forest Service in the Sawtooth Wilderness Area of central Idaho and was a center fielder and designated hitter on college and semi-professional baseball teams. He remains an avid hiker and baseball fan.

Other Newly-Elected Officers and Directors of the ICBA Board of Directors include:

President-Elect: Rob Perez, Executive Vice President, Idaho Market President, Bank of the Cascades
Secretary Treasurer: Jason Meyerhoeffer, Chief Executive Officer, First Federal Bank
Immediate Past President: Mike Morrison, Executive Vice President & Chief Credit Officer, Bank of Commerce

DIRECTORS:
Dan Price, Community Banking President, Mountain West Bank, Division of Glacier Bank
Cheryl Sorensen, Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Ireland Bank
Jerry Lyon, President and Chief Operating Officer, Community 1st Bank
Dan Heiner, Executive Vice President & Chief Credit Officer, Citizens Community Bank, Division of Glacier Bank
Wes Veach, President and CEO, bankcda

The Idaho Community Bankers Association (ICBA) is organized as an affiliate of the Idaho Bankers Association (IBA) representing community banks in the state of Idaho.

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