DERBY, KS -- Kristin Marr, Retail Operations Manager, and Brenda Knipfer, Mortgage
Manager, recently graduated in the 2024/2025 class of the Advanced School of Banking.
The Advanced School of Banking is an intense 2-year course of study designed to assist
bankers in developing operational and managerial skills to better serve the needs of their
bank and communities. Graduation from this School represents over 60 hours of
classroom study and 50 hours of independent study to complete banking research
projects.

“We prioritize the personal and professional advancement of our employees at CBK. We’re
committed to investing in our staff and in doing so, our communities. We congratulate
Brenda and Kristin on their graduation,” states Stacy Gear, Citizens Bank of Kansas Chief
Development Officer/SVP.

The Schools of Banking is a jointly owned non-profit subsidiary of the Kansas and Nebraska
Bankers Associations whose purpose is to provide occupational education for bankers.
Knipfer and Marr office from the Citizens Bank of Kansas branch located in Derby, KS, at
1033 N. Buckner.

-- August 18, 2025