Kristen Brown
Kristen Brown powers up your leadership and life as an international keynote speaker and bestselling author who drives growth at organizations like Rodan & Fields, General Mills, Boston Scientific, Cargill, Minnesota Vikings, national associations, and many more.

Named a top 20 trailblazer in the industry by Meetings Today Magazine, she uses her Master’s education and 15-years of corporate leadership and sales experience working with some of the world’s biggest brands to bring researched insights and actionable results to the audiences she serves.

Her certifications and teacher training in Holistic Health, Yoga, and healing modalities also allow her to translate soft skills into solid results for her speaking, consulting, and coaching clients. Plus her personal experiences as a widowed mom add a depth of perspective to her work helping leaders maintain momentum during change and stress.

Mary Beth Sullivan, Founder and Managing Partner, Capital Performance Group, LLC
Mary Beth Sullivan is a founder and the Managing Partner of Capital Performance Group, LLC, a consulting firm that specializes in Strategy, Marketing, Distribution Planning, and Risk Management for financial services companies and organizations with a stake in the financial services industry. Mary Beth and the CPG team focus on designing and implementing strategies for growth and improved profitability for banks, credit unions, specialized financial services companies, insurance and investment management businesses, payments companies, fintech companies, industry associations, and vendors to the financial services industry.

Mary Beth formed CPG more than 20 years ago and has worked with hundreds of bank executive teams since starting the firm. Mary Beth leads CPG’s Strategy and Execution consulting practice. She often works closely with Executive Management and Boards of Directors on strategy engagements, helping them to address emerging trends, build new revenue streams, and create efficient operating models to achieve targeted business and financial results.

Mary Beth is a frequent speaker at state association and national conferences on topics related to the future of banking and best practices in U.S. financial services companies. She and the CPG team partner each year with American Banker to assess bank industry performance, rank the top performing banks in the U.S., and provide commentary on the factors driving high performance in the banking industry. The CPG team also partners with the American Bankers Association’s Bank Marketing group to solicit industry input via member surveys and develop meaningful content to help bank marketers and executives navigate the rapidly changing sales and marketing environment.

Mary Beth is a frequent speaker at state association and national conferences on topics related to the future of banking and best practices in U.S. financial services companies.

Before forming CPG, Mary Beth worked as a Senior Managing Director at Furash & Company, a management consulting firm in Washington, DC, and held a variety of management positions at JPMorgan Chase in New York. Mary Beth has a B.S. degree in Finance from Virginia Tech and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

She can be reached at msullivan@capitalperform.com or 202-337-7872. Connect with Mary Beth on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/marybethsullivan and on Twitter @mbsullivanusa.

The Honorable Kate A. Klunk (R-York)
A ninth generation Hanover-area resident, Representative Kate A. Klunk was elected to serve as the voice of the people of the newly created 169th Legislative District of southern York County on Nov. 4, 2014. Since then, Kate has established herself as a conservative voice that represents the people of the district in Harrisburg.  Her mission as a lawmaker is to ensure state government is efficient, fiscally responsible, and places taxpayers first.
 
Bringing to Harrisburg clear understanding of the issues important to the families in southern York County, Kate is an advocate for policies that restore fiscal discipline in state government; revitalize Pennsylvania’s business climate to create good, family-sustaining jobs; provide immediate and permanent property tax relief; fight against unnecessary tax increases on families, seniors, and businesses; improve the quality of our children’s educational opportunities; preserve the Commonwealth’s rich agricultural heritage; and protect the rights of private property owners.

For the 2021-22 legislative session, Kate is a deputy whip and serves on the Ethics, Health, Judiciary, Labor and Industry and Rules committees. She is also chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Employment and Unemployment Compensation under the House Labor and Industry Committee and the Subcommittee on Family Law under the House Judiciary Committee.

Prior to her election to the state House, Kate gained experience through her work in many facets of government and the private sector.

She worked in the White House under President George W. Bush as a member of his National Economic Council team, where she researched and prepared national economic policy briefings for senior staff. Kate continued her tenure at the White House as a member of President Bush’s communications team. Prior to her time in the White House, Kate earned insight into the issues impacting the people of Pennsylvania as a congressional intern for Congressman Todd Platts.

Upon graduation from Hanover Senior High School as Class of 2000 valedictorian, Kate continued her education on an academic scholarship at Dickinson College. Staying true to her family’s hard work ethic roots, Kate worked multiple jobs to help pay her way through school including packing potato chips at Utz Quality Foods, LLC.  Kate graduated cum laude with degrees in economics, history, and public policy studies. She went on to earn her juris doctor from The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University.  
As a private practice attorney, Kate has counseled small businesses, individuals, educational institutions and corporations in employment matters where she saw firsthand how government policies and regulations impact taxpayers.
 
Kate is a 2013 graduate of the Anne B. Anstine Excellence in Public Service Series, a program that aims to increase the number and influence of Republican women in government, politics, and community leadership. She is also a member of the National Rifle Association and the Federalist Society.

An active member of her community, Kate has served as a member of the Main Street Hanover Steering Committee and the Main Street Hanover Promotions Committee, where she worked to develop and promote the economic vitality of the downtown Hanover business district. She is a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church in Hanover.

Kate is married to Jared Laird and the couple resides with their daughters, Grace and Claire, in Hanover Borough.

Grant Millsaps, CEO, Frontier
Grant Millsaps is the CEO at Frontier, a role which affords him ample opportunity to do what he loves most: invest in others. And if there’s one core principle that guides Grant’s leadership, it’s the power of belief. Time and time again, Grant has demonstrated how belief can embolden people and teams to realize their greater potential. For this reason, he’s incredibly passionate about sharing the transformative power of belief with others. He thrives off of the challenge of helping people leaders achieve great outcomes for their businesses and for themselves.

If you really want to see Grant light up, ask him about the time he sat next to Bryan Stevenson on an airplane. He’ll happily explain how this moment changed his life and the way he thinks about forgiveness (one of his top values).

Natalie Bartholomew, The Girl Banker
Natalie Bartholomew is a 20+ year career banker with experience in a variety of areas of banking including lending, retail, culture building, human resources, and marketing. She currently serves as the Chief Impact Officer of Citizens Bank of Edmond.

Natalie has a passion for philanthropy and sits on various boards and committees that serve the Northwest Arkansas region. She was recognized as the 2015 Young Woman of the Year by the Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce for the NWA Business Women’s Conference and was a member of the 2015 Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 and their 2018 Women In Business list as well as the 2019 Arkansas Business and 2020 ICBA Forty Under 40 classes. She received both her bachelors and masters degrees from the University of Arkansas and is a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking in Boulder, Colorado where she now serves as a faculty member. Natalie is also a past member of the Emerging Leaders Council of the Arkansas Bankers Association.

She launched the Girl Banker platform in November of 2017 in hopes of creating a voice for women in banking and working moms. In addition to advocacy for women in banking, Natalie has a passion for educating young women about the banking industry and highlighting those who started their career at a young age. Natalie and the Girl Banker platform have been featured in a variety of financial industry magazines, newsletters, and podcasts which have opened the door to speaking engagements at banking conferences all over the country. The Girl Banker Podcast was launched in 2019 where Natalie and guests cover many topics that women in banking face.

Natalie and her husband, Colt reside on her family's farm in Northwest Arkansas with their sons Brody (11) and Witten (5).