2019 Community First® Awardees
The FHLBank Chicago presented four Community First Awards at its 2019 regional member meetings. These awards celebrate outstanding achievements of member institutions and their local partners as they work together to strengthen their communities. Awardees identify a nonprofit organization to receive up to $10,000 on their behalf.

Project or Program Award: TheBANK of Edwardsville for its MyCOMMUNITY Home and Home Improvement Loans


Left to right: Roger D. Lundstrom, Executive Vice President and CFO, FHLBank Chicago; Suzi Thackston, Community Investment Officer, FHLBank Chicago; Sandy E. Smith, AVP, Business Development/CRA, TheBANK of Edwardsville; and Jimmie Howlett, VP, Community Development & CRA Officer, Busey Bank  

Pioneer Award: CoVantage Credit Union and Mary Pavek of Antigo Housing Authority


Left to right: Roger D. Lundstrom, Executive Vice President and CFO, FHLBank Chicago; Charlie Zanayed, President and CEO, CoVantage Credit Union; Stacy Bouche, SVP, Chief Mortgage Lending Officer, CoVantage Credit Union; Mary Pavek, Executive Director; Antigo Housing Authority; Tim Klont, Vice President and Manager, Community Investment Programs, FHLBank Chicago; and Matt Feldman, President and CEO, FHLBank Chicago

Emerging Leader Award: Associated Bank and Jessica Wetzel of the Urban Economic Development Association of Wisconsin


Left to right: Roger D. Lundstrom, Executive Vice President and CFO, FHLBank Chicago; Bill Kopka, Community Accountability Officer, Associated Bank; Jessica Wetzel, Program and Communications Manager, Urban Economic Development Association of Wisconsin; Suzi Thackston, Community Investment Officer, FHLBank Chicago; and Matt Feldman, President and CEO, FHLBank Chicago

Partnership Award: Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority and Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation for The Five Phases of King Drive Commons
                                                                                                

Left to right: Suzi Thackston, Community Investment Officer, FHLBank Chicago; Roger D. Lundstrom, Executive Vice President and CFO, FHLBank Chicago; McArthur Weddle, Board Vice President, Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation (MLKEDC); Nicole Robbins, Director of Housing and Real Estate Development, MLKEDC; LaMarr Franklin, Board Member, MLKEDC; Leo J. Ries, Interim Executive Director, MLKEDC, Board of Directors, FHLBank Chicago; Sean O’Brien, Director of Commercial Lending, Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), and Community Investment Advisory Council, FHLBank Chicago; Ben E. Johnson, Board President, MLKEDC; Robert Lemke, President, Wisconsin Redevelopment; Ivan Gamboa, Board Chair, WHEDA; and Matt Feldman, President and CEO, FHLBank Chicago
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