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Wisconsin Community Banker
March/April 2014
Chairman’s View
by Stan Leedle, CBW Chairman
Member Stories Draw Attention to
Community Banking Month
This issue shines a light on one of CBW’s
founding members, Community State Bank in
Union Grove. In March, its free-to-all Business
Economic Forum presented an economic update
and a talk on how understanding employee
mobility can improve an organization’s bottom-
line performance. The forum is only one example
of how all of our member banks serve both their
customers and communities. Another Commu-
nity State Bank story highlights how it serves the
next generation of customers and community
leaders (page 20).
Community State Bank’s Jeff Nielsen helped
substantially with these stories. In addition,
First Bank Financial Centre’s Renee Solveson
described FBFC’s Charitable Giving program
(page 34), and WaterStone Bank’s Heather Zydek
explained why the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
has named the bank a top workplace for the past
four years (page 22). We couldn’t publish this
magazine without your help.
This March/April magazine is greatly strength-
ened by the contribution of CBW counsel God-
frey & Kahn, whose
Counselor’s Corner
column
by Jason Kuwayama explains why and how to
develop asset management plans (pages 28–29).
CBW Silver Corporate Member Pulse also con-
tributed significantly to this issue through Eric
Lillard’s article on data breaches (page 32).
Our sincere thanks to all CBW member banks,
partners, corporate and associate members who
contributed information, photos, and articles to
this issue. We welcome your submissions—even
when space, timing, and other considerations
(for instance receiving three stories on the same
theme) may preclude us from using them all.
Your stories are the foundation of your associa-
tion’s magazine.
Taken together, your stories and this magazine
help create the voice of our association. Your col-
lective stories are one reason that Community
Bankers of Wisconsin’s voice rings out so strong
and clear—particularly during April Community
Banking Month.
Whenever and wherever CBW has the oppor-
tunity and means to speak, our
association speaks clearly, intel-
ligently, and reasonably. Like all
of our member banks, CBW puts
Wisconsin’s consumers and com-
munities first. The focus is on
service.
And people can tell. Listen-
ers know that in Union Grove as in other cities,
towns, and villages throughout the state, commu-
nity banks can be counted on to tell the straight
story. We all know it: there’s a reason that CBW
and its national partner ICBA are respected in
political and media circles. And that reason goes
back to the culture and practices found in every
one of our member institutions.
Thank you for the role you play in our success.
Stan Leedle is Executive Vice
President of Choice Bank in
Oshkosh
Your collective stories create CBW’s strong voice and
highlight April Community Banking Month.
