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