Whitewater Banker Nathaniel Parrish to Serve on Wisconsin Bankers Association Board

Posted on: June 20, 2025

Nathaniel (Nate) Parrish, president, First Citizens State Bank, Whitewater, will serve a three-year term on the Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) Board of Directors.

Nate Parrish (left) receives Board pin from WBA Board of Directors Chair Paul J. Northway (right).

“We are delighted to have Nate join the WBA Board of Directors,” said Rose Oswald Poels, WBA president and CEO. “His expertise and commitment will have a positive impact on Wisconsin’s banking industry and the communities we serve.”

Parrish joined First Citizens State Bank in 2011, bringing over fifteen years of banking experience with him. He earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance and a minor in economics from Carroll University. Parrish’s extensive community involvement includes serving on the boards of the Rainbow Hospice Foundation, Whitewater University Tech Park, and was the 2023-2024 president of the Whitewater Rotary Club, of which he is still a member.

Serving as officers on the WBA Board are Chair Paul J. Northway, president and CEO, American National Bank Fox Cities, Appleton; Chair-Elect Joseph (Joe) Peikert, CEO, Wolf River Community Bank, Hortonville; Vice Chair Greg Lundberg, president and CEO Fortifi Bank, Berlin; and Past Chair Alvaro (Al) Araque, SVP, director of consumer, private and business banking, Johnson Financial Group, Racine.

Also joining the Board for three-year terms are Jim Hartlieb, president and CEO, First Business Bank, Madison; Lindsay Spitzer, president and CEO, Bluff View Bank, Galesville; and Eric Witczak, executive vice president and COO, Nicolet National Bank, Green Bay.

Those continuing their terms on the Board are: Tina DeGustino, regional president, BMO Bank, Milwaukee; Kelly Heroux, president and CEO, Peshtigo National Bank; Shay Horton, president and CEO, Cumberland Federal Bank; Shane Ilstrup, president, Citizens First Bank, Trempealeau; Jimmy Kauffman, president and CEO, Bank of Sun Prairie; Todd Nagel, president and CEO, IncredibleBank, Wausau; Timothy (Tim) Schneider, president and CEO, Bank Five Nine, Oconomowoc; and Bill Sennholz, CEO, Forward Bank, Marshfield.

About the Wisconsin Bankers Association
Founded in 1892, WBA is the state’s largest financial industry trade association, representing nearly 180 commercial banks and savings institutions, their branches, and 30,000 employees. The Association represents banks of all sizes in Wisconsin, and 96 percent of banks in the state are WBA members.