Matthew S. Ruge, Executive Director of the Missouri Independent Bankers Association, the state’s premier banking association, exclusively representing over 130 independently owned community banks statewide, announced the election of the group’s new officers for the 2025-2026 term of office.

Chairman of the Board

Matthew Laumann
Farmers & Merchants Bank, St. Clair

President

Curt Brumley
Community Point Bank, Russellville

President-Elect

Chuck Gnuse
United State Bank, Lewistown

Vice President

Kim Reigelsberger
Preferred Bank, Rothville

Secretary-Treasurer

Dale McDonald
Bank of Old Monroe

The Association’s elections were held at its 48th Annual Convention & Expo, Sept. 8-10, 2025, at The Lodge of Four Seasons, Lake Ozark, Missouri. The Missouri Independent Bankers Association, which exclusively represents the interests of Missouri’s independently owned community financial institutions, was the first state independent bankers association to be formed in the country and was chartered in 1959. The association serves community banks throughout Missouri, providing legislative representation, education and seminar programs, and other services designed exclusively for community banks.