Ev Bowman - Assistant Vice President, Human Resources and Marketing

Ev Bowman has been promoted to Assistant Vice President, Human Resources and Marketing. She joined CornerBank in 2001 as a human resources and marketing assistant. She previously had been the curriculum assistant at USD 465. Ev is a graduate of St. John’s College and most recently from Friends University with a degree in computer information systems. She is a member of SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) and has completed the Human Resource Generalist Program and the Essentials of Human Resource Management Program. Just prior to leaving her home country of Canada, she was honored with the Canadian Evangelical Lutheran Women Outstanding Service Award. Ev has been active in the Cowley County Relay for Life. She chairs the bank’s Community Cornerstone Award committee.

Barbara J. Braa - MBA, Vice President, Trust Officer

Barbara joined CornerBank in 2001 as a trust and investment officer. She began her securities career in 1998 with an independent Lawrence financial planning firm. During the 12 years prior to that, Barbara worked as a business manager/consultant in Lawrence with duties encompassing trust, investment, brokerage, real estate and property management, estate resolution and charitable organizations.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Baker University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Kansas. Since joining CornerBank, Barbara successfully completed the School of Trust and Financial Services and the Advanced Trust Administration School, both of which are specialized courses offered by the Schools of Banking.

Barbara has been a volunteer and on the boards of various community groups in the Lawrence/Douglas County community for more than 25 years. Currently she is president of Kansas Advocates for Better Care, serves on the Trust Division Board of the Kansas Bankers Association and on the Planned Giving Advisory Committee for the Lawrence Memorial Hospital Endowment Association. She also is a board member of Lawrence Partners in Aging, a member and past president of the Douglas County Estate Planning Council. She is an active member and former board member of Sertoma International and a member the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Envoy Committee.

Janet Calvin - Assistant Vice President, Audit and Compliance

Janet Calvin is an Assistant Vice President (AVP) in Audit and Compliance. She joined CornerBank in 1976 in the bookkeeping department. In 1978 Janet was promoted to head bookkeeper and in 1984 promoted to AVP, Audit and Compliance.

Janet’s professional training includes Cannon Financial Institute’s Trust Audit and Compliance School, Illinois Bankers Association School for Internal Bank Auditors, and Kirchman Regulatory Compliance. Professional affiliations include Heartland Compliance Organization, and Institute of Internal Auditors. Professional organizations through CornerBank include Kansas Bankers Association, American Bankers Association, and Independent Community Bankers of America.

Janet currently serves on the board of directors of Cowley County Safe Homes, Inc., serving as secretary. Janet also is a member of Winfield’s Rotary International Club and a member of the Board of Directors. Janet is a member of Holy Name Catholic Church and an Altar Society member.

Gregg Conklin - Sr. Vice President & Chief Credit Officer

Gregg Conklin, raised in Sumner County is a fourth generation Kansan.  He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture from Kansas State University with a major in agricultural economics.  For nearly 25 years Gregg has worked in advanced banking positions in Wichita, Ottawa, Eureka, and Winfield, Kansas.

Gregg has served as Senior Vice President / Chief Credit Officer of CornerBank since December 1997, and is a member of the bank’s Executive Committee. He is responsible for the leadership and management of CornerBank’s loan portfolio and lending staff.  His background covers commercial, agricultural, municipal, personal, leasing, and residential lending.  He is a graduate of the Kansas Bankers Association of Advanced Commercial Lending School and has served on the KBA Lending Committee.  Gregg is presently serving as a board member for the Kansas Chapter of The Risk Management Association and previously served on the Southwestern College Leadership Advisory Council.

The most rewarding aspect of his job is working with customers.  He has relationships dating to his early banking career that now span three generations of customers.  “I enjoy being a Kansas banker and serving the financial needs of our customers and communities!” 

Gregg and his wife Susan have three sons.  Favorite activities include eating chocolate chip cookies and bass fishing in the Flint Hills. 

Cheryl Crow - Vice President, Insurance & Business Services

Bruce Schwyhart, CornerBank President/CEO, has announced the promotion of Cheryl Crow to Vice President, Insurance and Business Services.

“Cheryl has been instrumental in the original planning, maintenance and growth of CornerBank’s insurance department,” Schwyhart said. “She cares deeply for our customers and always goes the extra mile to ensure they have the coverage they need.”

Cheryl originally joined CornerBank in May 1984 as a loan payments teller. She strayed to the 2nd floor of the CornerBank building for a short term, going to work with Blue Cross & Blue Shield from April 1989 to December 1991. After returning to CornerBank in 1991, she joined the consumer loan department and later was an administrative assistant in commercial lending.

In 1997, CornerBank started its own insurance department, with Cheryl at the helm, offering a wider range of insurance products to its customers such as crop/hail insurance, multi-peril crop insurance, various life and health products, property and casualty products and long term care. In 2000, the bank added AFLAC supplemental benefits to the mix.

Cheryl has earned and maintained her Life, Health, Property, Casualty and Crop Insurance licensing and obtained the Kansas Association of Insurance Agents title of CISR (Customer Insurance Service Representative) in 1999 and completes certification hours annually to maintain the designation. She also is responsible for marketing the bank’s Heartland Payments System Merchant Card Processing program. Cheryl has been a member of the local chapter of Southern Kansas Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors since 1997.

She is currently a member of Soroptimist of Winfield and served on the board of Winfield Main Street for three years. She is a 2005 graduate of Leadership Winfield and participated in Vision 20/20 for Cowley First. Cheryl can be reached at cherylc@cornerbanks.com or 620-221-1650.

CornerBank, N.A. is a $240 million full-service community bank that is comprised of facilities and staff located in Winfield, Arkansas City, Douglass, Wellington, Lawrence, Oxford and Wichita.