Florida Banking April/May 2026

Celebrating Our FBEF Donors Join us in making an impact

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The Florida Bankers Educational Foundation (FBEF) extends heartfelt thanks to our donors through March 15, 2026, in support of the 2025-26 fiscal year.* Your generosity provides scholarships, fuels professional growth and builds a stronger future for our industry. Every gift advances our mission — and there’s always room to grow. If you haven’t contributed yet, we invite you to join this community of supporters.

Together, we’re investing in education, advancing careers and shaping the future of Florida banking.”

Florida Capital Bank, Keith Perry Grove Bank & Trust, Jose E. Cueto Gulf Coast Business Bank, Bill Blevins Gulfside Bank, Dennis B. Murphy HC3, Catherine Holden ICI Consulting, Inc., Keith Hagen INB, N.A., Gaby Cioli Intercredit Bank, N.A., Mario Oliva Intracoastal Bank, Ryan Page Madison County Community Bank, Edward Meggs Mainstreet Community Bank of Florida, W. Ben Flowers Paul Rountree NFP Executive Benefits, Joe Schaefer Ocean Bank, Alfonso A. Macedo Locality Bank, Keith Costello Luse Gorman, PC, Zac Davis

EverBank, Greg Seibly FBA Insurance Services, Brandon Maggard First Bank of Clewiston, Mark Deitz First Foundation Bank, Garrett Richter First Horizon Bank, Mario Trueba First National Bank Coastal Community, Shaun E. Williams First National Bankers Bank, Chris Alexander Charlie Brinkley Rob Trott The First National Bank FirstBank Florida, Jose Maria Lacasa FIS, Pamela Acciardo Flagship Bank, Anthony DiTinno Flagship Bank, David B. Key Florida Bankers Association, Kathy Kraninger of Mount Dora, Robert D. White First State Bank of the Florida Keys, Gary Carney

Capital City Wealth, William L. Moor, Jr. Central Bank, John Thompson Century Bank of Florida, Jose Vivero Citizens Bank & Trust, Greg Littleton City National Bank of Florida, Jorge Gonzalez Colony Bank, Edward Canup Commerce Bank and Trust,

Amerant Bank, N.A., Jerry Plush American Bankers Association, Tyler Wong Anchor Bank, Nelson Hinojosa Anthem Bank, Rodger D. Shay, Jr. Artificial Intelligence Risk Inc., Alec Crawford

Axiom Bank, Ross Breunig Banesco USA, Calixto Garcia-Velez BankFlorida, James S. Stalnaker, Jr. Clara Diaz-Lial Barwick Bank, James J. Bange BOND.AI, Adam Montgomery Mark Agostinelli Brean Capital, Grier Campbell Marc Ghirardi Busey Bank, Sean Gallagher Caldwell Trust Company, Kelly Caldwell, Jr. BankUnited, Tom Cornish

Guy Colado Eric Ravndal Community Bank, Jason Crowe Ty Johnson Fred Leopold Sawyer Taylor Justin Woodard Linnette Wolfgram Community Bank of the South, William T. Taylor Crews Bank & Trust, James W. Crews, Jr. Rob Roberts CRS Data, Matthew Russell Cypress Bank & Trust, Dana Kilborne Elliott Davis, Alek Bevensee Lauren Nilan

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