The Indiana Bankers Association is excited to announce that its president and CEO, Amber R. Van Til, was named 2023 Association Executive of the Year by the Indiana Society of Association Executives at an awards ceremony Wednesday evening, Dec. 6.
Van Til led the IBA through a historic 2022-23. In that time, 97% of IBA-member banks participated in the Association’s professional development, the Indiana BANKPAC reached record levels of contributions and the IBA unveiled a new logo and brand in celebration of the Association’s 125th anniversary.
She joined the IBA in 2002 as a lobbyist, later serving as vice president of government relations, senior vice president of government relations, executive vice president and president before being named president and CEO in 2017. This is the second time ISAE has recognized her contributions, having named her the Association Professional of the Year in 2015.
"I am the daughter of two community bankers," Van Til said in her acceptance speech. "It is an honor to get to work every day for an industry that I am so passionate about, and to support the industry’s work in helping Hoosiers in their communities achieve their dreams of homeownership, starting their own business and so much more."
Van Til is a graduate of the University of Indianapolis, the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and the Graduate School of Banking – Wisconsin, and she has completed the Lacy Leadership LEAD program, among other honors.