Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Esther L. George
President
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Esther George took office on October 1, 2011, as the ninth president and chief executive officer of the 10th District, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. In 2021, she serves as an alternate voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee.
Ms. George joined the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in 1982 and served much of her career in the Division of Supervision and Risk Management. She began as a commissioned bank examiner and eventually served for 10 years as the District's chief regulator. In that capacity, she was responsible for oversight of the District's state-chartered member banks and nearly 1,000 bank and financial holding companies as well as the Bank's discount window and risk management functions. She was directly involved in the Tenth District's banking supervision and discount window lending activities during the banking crisis of the 1980s and post-9/11.
She is a former chair of the Federal Reserve System's Community Banking Organizations Management Group. Ms. George also served as the acting director of the Division of Supervision and Regulation at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, D.C., during the recent financial crisis.
Beyond the 10th District Federal Reserve Bank, she hosts the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. She has also participated in the Bank for International Settlement's Financial Stability Institute programs in Lima, Abu Dhabi, Beijing, and Malaysia.
Ms. George is a native of Missouri. She earned a BSBA in business administration from Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Missouri, and an MBA from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She is a graduate of the American Bankers Association Stonier Graduate School of Banking and the Stanford University Executive Program.
Bank Location
1 Memorial Drive
Kansas City, MO 64198
(816) 881-2000
Visitor Information
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Head office at Kansas City, Missouri.
Branch Banks at Denver, Colorado; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Omaha, Nebraska.
Covers the states of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Wyoming; 43 counties in western Missouri; and 14 counties in northern New Mexico.
Website: https://www.kansascityfed.org/
Branches
Denver
1020 16th Street, Denver, CO 80202
(303) 572-2300
Oklahoma City
211 N. Robinson, Two Leadership Square, Suite 300, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
(405) 270-8400
Omaha
2201 Farnam Street, Omaha, NE 68102
(402) 221-5500
List of Directors
Class A
Name | Title | Term expires December 31 |
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Gregory Hohl | Chairman and President Wahoo State Bank Wahoo, Nebraska |
2022 |
Patricia J. Minard | Chair, President, and Chief Executive Officer Southwest National Bank Wichita, Kansas |
2023 |
Kyle Heckman | Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Flatirons Bank Boulder, Colorado |
2024 |
Class B
Name | Title | Term expires December 31 |
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Douglas J. Stussi | Executive Advisor Love Family of Companies Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
2022 |
Ruben Alonso, III | Chief Executive Officer AltCap Kansas City, Missouri |
2023 |
Cassandra R. Savage | Owner and Member The Savage Group, LLC Lenexa, Kansas |
2024 |
Class C
Name | Title | Term expires December 31 |
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Patrick A. Dujakovich (Deputy Chair) |
President Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO Kansas City, Missouri |
2022 |
María Griego-Raby | President and Principal Contract Associates Albuquerque, New Mexico |
2023 |
Edmond Johnson (Chair) |
President and Chief Executive Officer Premier Manufacturing, Inc. and eNFUSION Frederick, Colorado |
2024 |
DENVER BRANCH
Name | Title | Term expires December 31 |
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Jeffrey C. Wallace | Chief Executive Officer Wyoming Bank & Trust Cheyenne, Wyoming |
2022 |
Rachel Gerlach | Chief Credit Officer Alpine Bank Glenwood Springs, Colorado |
2023 |
Nicole Glaros | Chief Investment Strategy Officer Techstars Boulder, Colorado |
2024 |
Chris Wright | Chief Executive Officer Liberty Oilfield Services Denver, Colorado |
2024 |
Name | Title | Term expires December 31 |
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Jandel Allen-Davis, MD | Chief Executive Officer and President Craig Hospital Englewood, Colorado |
2022 |
Navin Dimond (Chair) |
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Stonebridge Companies Denver, Colorado |
2023 |
Janice J. Lucero | President and Chief Executive Officer Motor Vehicle Division Express Albuquerque, New Mexico |
2024 |
OKLAHOMA CITY BRANCH
Name | Title | Term expires December 31 |
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Christopher C. Turner |
Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President The First National Bank & Trust Company Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
2022 |
Susan Chapman Plumb | Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer Bank of Cherokee County Tahlequah, Oklahoma |
2022 |
Brady Sidwell | Owner and Principal Sidwell Strategies, LLC Enid, Oklahoma |
2023 |
J. Walter Duncan, IV | President Duncan Oil Properties, Inc. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
2024 |
Name | Title | Term expires December 31 |
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Dana S. Weber | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board Webco Industries, Inc. Sand Springs, Oklahoma |
2022 |
Katrina Washington (Chair) |
Owner Stratos Realty Group Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
2023 |
Rhonda Hooper | President and Chief Executive Officer Jordan Advertising Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
2024 |
OMAHA BRANCH
Name | Title | Term expires December 31 |
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Annette Hamilton | Chief Operating Officer Ho-Chunk, Inc. Winnebago, Nebraska |
2022 |
Dwayne W. Sieck | Managing Principal Farnam Street Real Estate Capital Omaha, Nebraska |
2023 |
Zac Karpf | President Platte Valley Bank Scottsbluff, Nebraska |
2024 |
Susan L. Martin | President and Secretary-Treasurer Nebraska State AFL-CIO Lincoln, Nebraska |
2024 |
Name | Title | Term expires December 31 |
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L. Javier Fernandez (Chair) |
President and Chief Executive Officer Omaha Public Power District Omaha, Nebraska |
2022 |
Carmen Tapio | Owner, President, and Chief Executive Officer North End Teleservices, LLC Omaha, Nebraska |
2023 |
Paul Maass | Chief Executive Officer Scoular Omaha, Nebraska |
2024 |