Board Members
The National Bankers Association benefits from a board of financial industry experts who are committed to eliminating the racial wealth gap.
Robert E. James, II
Chairman
National Bankers Association
President & CEO
Carver Financial Corporation
Kenneth Kelly
Immediate Past Chairman
Chairman & CEO
First Independence Bank
Detroit, MI
Todd McDonald
Vice Chair
President
Liberty Bank & Trust Company
New Orleans, LA
Robert Cooper
Second Vice Chair
Senior Counsel
One United Bank
Boston, MA
B. Doyle Mitchell
Treasurer
President & CEO
Industrial Bank
Washington, DC
Dominik Mjartan
Secretary
President & CEO
Optus Bank
Colombia, SC
Patrick C. Cooper
At-Large
Chairman
Commonwealth National Bank
Mobile, AL
Cynthia N. Day
At-Large
President & CEO
Citizens Trust Bank
Atlanta, GA
Rey Garcia
At-Large
Executive Vice President
Texas National Bank
Edinburg, Texas
Travis Kiyota
At-Large
Senior Vice President, Head of Global Corporate Affairs
East West Bank
Pasadena, CA
Dr. Kase Lawal
At-Large
Chairman
Unity Bank
Houston, TX
Jim H. Sills
At-Large
President & CEO
M&F Bank
Evelyn F. Smalls
At-Large
President & CEO
United Bank of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA