Main Sessions
David J. Etter
Managing Director, Bennington Partners/Sheshunoff Consulting + Solutions
Dave Etter, Managing Director of Loan Review Services for Sheshunoff Consulting + Solutions, has over 30 years of experience in financial services. Over this time, he has held credit and lending senior management positions with community, regional and large banks.
Geri R. Forehand
President & CEO, Forehand Strategy Group
Geri Forehand is a Certified Professional Consultant to Management and is President and CEO of Forehand Strategy Group, LLC. He previously served as National Director of Strategic Services for Sheshunoff Consulting + Solutions and Executive Director of the Affiliation Program. He has over 35 years of financial institution experience through his employment as a banker and a consultant.
General Sessions
Chairman, Seifried & Brew West
Dr. Ed Seifried is currently Executive Consultant and Chief Economist of the Sheshunoff Affiliation Programs and Chairman of Seifried & Brew West. He is also Professor Emeritus of Economics and Business at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ed also serves as the Dean of the Virginia and West Virginia Banking Schools and has served on the faculty of numerous banking schools.
Owner and President, 39 Acres Corporation
Mike Wear is owner of 39 Acres Corporation, a firm specializing in banker training and bank consulting services in credit underwriting and loan portfolio risk management. Over his 41-year banking career, he previously served in commercial lending and senior credit management positions with Omaha-area community banks.