Oct 23, 2025
The board secretary’s dynamic role is key to ensuring that the board meets their responsibilities.
It involves and affects administration of corporate governance, director liability, communication with directors and management, policy review oversight, obtaining and maintaining annual documentation, compliance issues, and more. Get the lowdown with this upbeat, detailed program.
October 23, 2025
11:00am - 12:30pm EST
The board secretary’s role goes far beyond just being the “note taker” at board meetings. The job often entails being the chief organizer, ensuring compliance requirements are met, understanding governance issues, planning meetings, developing reports, and preserving corporate records.
This session will provide the information and tools needed to be a successful board secretary. It will review responsibilities and provide best practices to enhance administration of corporate governance, including establishing an agenda, delivering the board package, scribing contemporaneous meeting notes, and documenting the details in the official minutes. In addition, it will provide guidance and tips for becoming more effective and efficient, provide tools to facilitate success, and detail best practices for documenting “healthy debate” and discussion that occurs during a board meeting.
AFTER THIS WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:
Dawn Kincaid
Brode Consulting Services, Inc.
Dawn Kincaid began her banking career while attending The Ohio State University. She has over 20 years’ experience in client service, operations, information technology, administrative and board relations, marketing, and compliance. Most recently Dawn served as the Senior Vice President of Operations for a central-Ohio-based community bank, where she created and refined policies and procedures, conducted self-audits and risk assessments, and organized the implementation of new products and services.
Dawn has served in the roles of Compliance, BSA/AML, CRA, Privacy, and Security Officer. She has led training initiatives, prepared due diligence information, completed a variety of regulatory applications, coordinated internal and external audits and exams, and presented for numerous state associations.
Brode Consulting Services has been providing exceptional consulting services to community banks since 1998. Their consultants have extensive experience in the industry and understand the needs and challenges of community banks. Founder, Bill Brode, started in banking in 1973 and transitioned to consulting in 1989. He started his own consulting firm in 1998 to continue providing community banks with top-notch consulting services, including strategic planning, lending, compliance, and marketing. Brode Consulting Services is dedicated to exceeding client expectations and has worked with community banks and associations across the country
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This informative session is designed for board secretaries, corporate secretaries, senior management, and directors.
TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT
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Live Webinar - $255
On-Demand Webinar - $255
Live + On-Demand - $375
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Katie Yates
Education Coordinator
o: 317-387-9380
d: 317-333-7162
kyates@indiana.bank