ICBA CRA Solutions/Senior Housing Crime Prevention Foundation Names New Chairman

Former ICBA Services Network President Tapped to Lead Board

Washington, D.C. (Oct. 15, 2024) — ICBA CRA Solutions/Senior Housing Crime Prevention Foundation (SHCPF), an ICBA subsidiary, today announced the election of Gary Teagno, president and founder of Zeus Advisory Services and retired president and CEO of the ICBA Services Network, as chairman of the Senior Housing Crime Prevention Foundation board of directors.

“We’re pleased to have long-time board member Gary step into this leadership role,” said David Lenoir, ICBA CRA Solutions president and CEO. “Gary is a recognized leader with a track record of building new ventures that drive community bank innovation and profitability. We look forward to leveraging his considerable talents in service of community banks and the customers and communities they serve.”

Under Teagno’s leadership, the ICBA Services Network established four service subsidiaries to support community banks’ payments, investment, mortgage and reinsurance needs. He also played a key role in the creation of ICBA’s ThinkTECH Accelerator program, which identifies and fosters community bank-enabled fintech partnerships to cultivate a high-tech, high-touch banking experience for consumers.

Teagno is also author of “Profiting Through Association Marketing,” which details the endorsement value of association product and service programs and how they work.

Serving on the SHCPF board with Teagno are Rusty Cloutier, founder and former president and CEO of MidSouth Bank in Lafayette, La.; David Denton of Senior Living Healthcare Hospitality in Gaithersburg, Md.; John McWeeney Jr., former president and CEO of the New Jersey Bankers Association; ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey; Bill Reid, formerly of SunTrust Bank in Somerville, Tenn.; Cynthia Richards, former New Mexico Financial Institutions Division director; and SEVP of ICBA Innovation Kevin Tweddle.

About ICBA CRA Solutions

ICBA CRA Solutions provides CRA Education & Training, CRA Support Services, the CRA Collaborative Peer Group, and CRA qualified loans, investments, and services. They guide community banks through optimizing CRA Compliance from start to finish. Since their inception in 2000, they have helped banks across the country earn meaningful CRA credit through elder financial abuse prevention programs—all with flexible funding options to make it simple to get involved. Learn more at www.icba.org/cra

About ICBA

The Independent Community Bankers of America® has one mission: to create and promote an environment where community banks flourish. We power the potential of the nation’s community banks through effective advocacy, education, and innovation.

As local and trusted sources of credit, America’s community banks leverage their relationship-based business model and innovative offerings to channel deposits into the neighborhoods they serve, creating jobs, fostering economic prosperity, and fueling their customers’ financial goals and dreams. For more information, visit ICBA’s website at icba.org.