About WIB

WIB Senior Staff Biographies

Kerry Curtis – Senior Vice President, Research & Program Development

Kerry Curtis joined Western Independent Bankers as vice president, education & conferences in 2005. Prior to joining WIB he spent two years with GMAC-RFC and held positions with responsibilities for training and education. Prior to this, he was a professor at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Endicott College and Framingham State College. In addition, he has worked for the federal regulators in the dissolution of failed financial institutions and has held several positions within community banks in the East Coast.

Krista Gulbransen, CAE – Vice President, Marketing & Membership

Krista Gulbransen joined Western Independent Bankers as vice president, marketing & membership in 2005 and has more than 15 years experience in marketing, branding and strategic business development. Prior to joining WIB, Krista was senior director of marketing & industry relations for the Professional Risk Managers International Association where she grew the awareness and breadth of their Professional Risk Managers Certification program. Previous marketing management positions were held at Ernst & Young, Deloitte & Touche, Barra, Commerce One and eFax. Krista received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Communications from Mills College in Oakland, California and is a Certified Association Executive.

Anne K. Scully – President, WIB Service Corporation

Anne is president of WIB’s wholly owned, for-profit subsidiary. Since December 2000, she has overseen the endorsement and ongoing due diligence process for WIB’s endorsed “Value & Income Program” (VIP) Partner Program.

Anne has nearly 25 years’ experience as a banking attorney, lobbyist and association executive in all facets of the financial services industry arena, including: regulatory and legislative counsel (Federal Home Loan Bank Board); federal legislative counsel (U.S. House and Senate Banking Committees); banking lobbyist (National Association of Realtors); and, state and regional insurance association executive (CA Insurance & Financial Advisers, IBA West).

Nancy Sheppard – President & CEO

Nancy has more than 30 years’ experience working in banking associations and the political arena. She joined Western Independent Bankers as executive director in 1988. Prior to joining WIB, she spent nine years with the California Bankers Association and held positions with responsibilities for federal government relations, PAC fund raising, public affairs, communications and educational programs & conferences. Prior to becoming a banking association professional, she spent six years at the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., as a legislative assistant to three Congressmen.

She has served on the board of directors of the Western Banking School, as a delegate to the ABA Leadership Council, and as president of the Financial Institutions Marketing Association West. The San Francisco Business Times recognized her as one of the 10 top women in banking in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Ray Smith – Vice President, Events Management

Ray Smith joined Western Independent Bankers in 2004 and was promoted to vice president of events management in 2008. Prior to joining WIB, he spent 17 years in association management within the healthcare industry. His roles ranged from membership manager, and then education manager, with the California Pharmacists Association, as well as senior director at the American Association of Medical Transcription. Prior to moving to California in 1989, Ray worked for the Chicago-Tokyo Bank as an internal junior auditor.