Beth Easter

Easter named Lawrence Community Bank President for INTRUST Bank

NTRUST Bank is pleased to announce Beth Easter as community bank president overseeing the Lawrence, KS, market. She will assume her new role effective immediately.
Easter’s tenure with INTRUST started in 2011 in business development and progressed to a commercial relationship manager. As community bank president, she will oversee consumer operations in both Lawrence and Topeka and the commercial initiatives in Lawrence.
“Beth has always demonstrated excellent business development and customer services skills that make her well suited for this role” said Stan Ricketts, executive vice president at INTRUST Bank. Ricketts continued, “Her commitment to INTRUST and to the Lawrence community exemplify the core values our organization is built on, and we’re excited for Beth to be in this leadership position.”
Easter is actively involved in the Lawrence community and statewide organizations, which include the Kansas Housing Association, Kansas and Nebraska Schools of Banking, Kansas Banker Association’s lending committee, and Cadre Lawrence.

Pat Brown

Edmonds Duncan Advisors is pleased to announce that Patrick Brown has joined the fi rm as an advisor and Director of Risk Management

As Director of Risk management, Pat brings over 18 years of investment and insurance planning expertise to the Edmonds Duncan team. Prior to receiving his MBA, Patrick attended the University of Kansas, where he was a 3 year starter and a team captain for the Jayhawks Football program. He began his investment career at American Century, then successfully navigated Smith Barney’s train-ing program before being recruited by Merrill Lynch. In 2009, Pat established his own independent advisory practice, Abram Brown Consultants which merged with Edmonds Duncan RIA, LLC in October of 2019.
Patrick will be working with the fi rm’s clients to identify the most efficient and cost effective means of protecting themselves and their families, businesses and properties from losses associated with unanticipated events. Consistent with the mission and culture of Edmonds Duncan, Pat approaches insurance from the perspective of what is in the best interests of our clients. He is licensed to advise on and provide a wide range of insurance solutions including but not limited to Life, Disability, Long Term Care, Property and Casualty, Group Health, Event, Specialty, and Medicare Plans.

Tyler Jones

KLWN’s Morning Host Tyler Jones Earns Five Awards from the Native American Journalist Association

KLWN Lawrence Morning Host Tyler Jones recently picked up five awards from the Native American Journalists Association in Minneapolis, MN. Jones was awarded for both his work in radio and print for KLWN and NDNSports.com. His Saturday sports program, “Thinking Out Loud” was the recipient of the “General Excellence in Coverage” Award as well.
In 2017 and 2018, Jones was a fellow and mentor for the Native American Journalists Association’s Student Newsroom in Los Angeles, CA and Miami, FL. He is a proud member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and a Native of Broken Arrow, OK.
“I am very humbled and grateful to be recognized by the Native American Journalists Association to receive the highest honor of my young career so far,” Jones stated. “Everyday is a blessing to get to do what I do and I am thankful for my bosses Jonathan Monk and John Flood for giving me the opportunity to do so. My parents inspired and supported me from a very young age to chase any dream I wanted. I was fortunate enough to find my passion from a very young age and I am just getting started!”
Jones has been with KLWN since 2014, when he was just 18 years of age. You can hear him live every Weekday Morning from 6-8am and Saturdays from 7-10am on 101.7 and 1320 KLWN.

KSCPA

Michele Hammann, CPA, CVA receives Experienced Leader Award at KSCPA Awards

Kansas Society of CPA’s Awards announced award winners at their an-nual luncheon with Michele Hammann, CPA, CVA receiving the Experi-enced Leader Award Winner. Hammann is the Chief Strategy Officer and a Shareholder of SS&C Solutions, Inc. and Vice President of Summers, Spencer & Company, PA.Lawrence, Kansas.
Hammann is a Graduate of The University of Kansas (BSBA and MAC AIS)

Danny Pacheco joins Allen Press as Vice President, Print Sales

Allen Press, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Dan-ny Pacheco as Vice President, Print Sales. Danny brings over 25 years of experience in printing sales and operations.
“I’m incredibly excited to join such an amazing team and I look forward to helping drive the future growth of Allen Press,” he said. Pacheco will oversee sales of Allen Press’ diverse portfolio of commercial print products, including spe-cialty finishing and direct mail.
Before joining Allen Press, Danny held various roles with Publication Printers, gaining extensive knowledge in print management, pre-press, binding, mailing and distribution, as well as in-depth sales experience.