Kathy Schwerdtfager is currently the EVP/Chief Operating Officer/Chief Credit Officer at The Bank of Tescott in Salina, KS. Prior to serving in this role, she was an SVP/Ag and Commercial Loan Officer at their Lincoln, KS branch. She serves on the bank’s Board of Directors, Loan, ALCO and Auditing Committees.

Kathy has been in banking for more than 26 years and has been at The Bank of Tescott the past 13 years. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree from McPherson College in Finance and a Master’s Degree in Personal Financial Planning from Kansas State University, along with a certificate in Financial Therapy. A 2011 graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado, she has also served on the GSBC Alumni Advisory Board and is currently the Faculty Representative on GSBC’s Board of Trustees.