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Board Members

The National Bankers Association benefits from a board of financial industry experts  who are committed to eliminating the racial wealth gap.

 Todd McDonald Vice Chair National Bankers Assocation

Todd McDonald

Chairman

National Bankers Association 

President
Liberty Bank & Trust Company
New Orleans, LA

Nicole A Elam President and CEO National Bankers Assocation

President & CEO

National Bankers Association 

Robert E. James Chairman and Board Member National Bankers Assocation

Robert E. James, II

Immediate Past Chairman

National Bankers Association 

President & CEO

Carver Financial Corporation

Cynthia Day Board Member National Bankers Association

Cynthia N. Day

First Vice Chair

President & CEO
Citizens Trust Bank
Atlanta, GA

robert cooper second vice chair national bankers association

Robert Cooper

Second Vice Chair

Senior Counsel
One United Bank
Boston, MA

b doyle mitchell Treasurer National Bankers Association

B. Doyle Mitchell

Treasurer

President & CEO
Industrial Bank
Washington, DC

Ray Garcia Board Member National Bankers Association

Rey Garcia

Secretary

Executive Vice President 
Texas National Bank
Edinburg, Texas

Dr. Kase Lawal Board Member National Bankers Association

Dr. Kase Lawal

At-Large

Chairman
Unity Bank
Houston, TX

kenneth kelly Immediate Past Chairman National Bankers Assocation

Kenneth Kelly

At-Large

Chairman & CEO
First Independence Bank
Detroit, MI

Dominik Mjarten Secretary National Bankers Association

Dominik Mjartan

At-Large

President & CEO
Optus Bank
Colombia, SC

Jim Sills Board Member National Bankers Association

Jim H. Sills

At-Large

President & CEO
M&F Bank

Evelyn F. Smalls National Bankers Association

Evelyn F. Smalls

At-Large

President & CEO
United Bank of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Travis Kyota Board Member National Bankers Association

Travis Kiyota

At-Large

Senior Vice President, Head of Global Corporate Affairs

East West Bank
Pasadena, CA

Patrick C. Cooper Board member National Bankers Association

Patrick C. Cooper

At-Large

Chairman
Commonwealth National Bank
Mobile, AL

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Cynthia Newell

At-Large

Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff

City First Bank
Mobile, AL

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Suchitra Padmanabhan

At-Large

President Corporate Affairs

CBW Bank

Weir, KS

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