Pub. 11 2022 Issue 1

How Automation Helps Accounts Payable Departments Manage Labor Shortages, Attract New Hires, And Retain Workers

By Nasser Chanda, CEO Paymerang

Beating The CECL Deadline — Without Analysis Paralysis

By Shawn O’Brien, President, QwickRate®

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Chairman’s Message:
Collaboration — Coming To A Town Near You

By Dennis Dysart, VACB Chairman, First Bank, Strasburg

We are truly excited about member engagement in 2022. Your Executive Committee and Board have devoted much of our time in recent meetings to the topic. In that regard, we are hosting regional member meetings beginning in March that will continue into the second quarter. Why host member meetings? We believe it is a great opportunity to ensure the strategic and operating priorities of your Association are aligned with your bank’s needs.

President’s Message: Advocacy 101 — Really?

By Steve Yeakel, CAE, VACB President and CEO

I’m daring to write one more column on the power of advocacy and hope you’ll consider using these ideas to further engage “your troops” in the battles that lay ahead for us.

Maybe I should apologize. But just when I think our members have had enough, I’ll hear someone ask, “Why do we even do advocacy?”