Thank you to our community bankers and partners for a wonderful evening of celebration!
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We will be sharing pictures and videos on our social channels from the gala event - check out one of our videos below!

2026 PACB INSPIRE wrap up

Congratulations to our 2026 INSPIRE Winners and Finalists!

​Tom Bailey Community Support and Engagement

• Journey Bank - Winner
• Mercer County State Bank - Winner
• First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Greene County - Finalist
  
• The Neffs National Bank - Finalist
  
• Pennian Bank - Finalist 
  
  

Excellence in Marketing - Digital/Social

• Marquette Savings Bank - Winner
  
• Enterprise Bank - Winner
  
• The Neffs National Bank - Finalist
  
• The Dime Bank - Finalist 
  
• Wayne Bank - Finalist
  
  

Excellence in Marketing/Print

• Marquette Savings Bank
• The Neffs National Bank 
  
  

Excellence in Marketing/Radio and TV

• Marquette Savings Bank
• Fleetwood Bank 
  
  

Excellence in Lending/Small Business 

• Enterprise Bank
• Wayne Bank 
  
  

Excellence in Lending - Economic Development

• Jonestown Bank and Trust Company 
  
  

ICBA Emerging Leaders Award

• Ala Ingros - InFirst Bank
  
  

New Associate Member of the Year

• Conner Strong - Winner
• Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC - Finalist 
  
  

Associate Member of the Year

• COCC
• PWCampbell
• YHB
  
  

Preferred Provider of the Year

• BHG Financial - Winner
• Newcleus - Finalist
• Travelers - Finalist 
  
  

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Roberta Hoffman - Mid Penn Bank 
  
  

Banker of the Year Award

• Vinny O'Dell - Wayne Bank 

The PACB INSPIRE Awards recognize and honor the incredible and varied ways community banks breathe life into the communities they serve. Award winners are determined by how they INSPIRE others in the community in making their local communities a better place to live, work and play.

PACB is proud of the powerful role that our community bankers play to support local businesses, schools, and nonprofits. Our community bankers work hard every day to help their local entrepreneurs and community leaders build vibrant communities - and this ceremony is designed to acknowledge and celebrate their roles in positively impacting their communities! 

NEW IN 2026 - Winners of this year's category awards (community banking awards) will receive $250 from PACB toward their future community efforts!

​Awards for community banks will be presented in these categories:

​Banker of the Year Award – outstanding achievements by a community banking executive during 2025.
Category Awards for: 

• Tom Bailey Community Support and Engagement Award
• Excellence in Lending (4 sub categories)
  • Economic Rehabilitation Award
  • Economic Development Award
  • Retail Lending Award
  • Small Business Lending Award
• Excellence in Marketing (3 sub categories):
  • Best creative (print)
  • Best creative (digital or social media)
  • Best creative (radio or television)

Lifetime Achievement Award - Presented to individuals who have dedicated their working careers to supporting their bank and their community

Awards for associate members and preferred providers will be presented in these categories:
*A company may compete for more than one award. But please use one submission form for each award.*
• Associate Member of the Year – Provides outstanding interaction and networks with PACB members over the past 12 months.
If a vendor, your product or service has helped the association or community banks to be more profitable, and better serve customers and the community, and your product or service has helped a community bank differentiate itself in the marketplace.
• Preferred Provider of the Year – Given for the most comprehensive support of PACB and PACB member institutions.
• New Associate Member of the Year – Presented to the associate member within the last two years who has participated to an outstanding degree (based on the criteria listed above).

Download our INSPIRE one-sheeter here.

​​Event Emcee - Patrick Dix
Vice President, Strategic Alliances - SHAZAM​
As a former news anchor, Patrick brings his story-telling approach to audiences on a variety of topics, from media relations, to crisis communications, and to the latest issues in the payment industry. He provides commentary to help audiences understand complex topics and delivers crucial takeaways they can use at their institution. Patrick leads SHAZAM’s strategic partnerships with more than 70 industry organizations & trade associations, supporting their advocacy efforts and ensuring community banks and other community financial institutions have a strong voice in the payments industry. 

Keynote Speaker - Bryce J. Maretzki
Director of Policy and Planning, Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
Bryce Maretzki leads all of the agency’s long-range policy and planning efforts and is committed to work toward revitalizing communities across Pennsylvania and creating a policy and practice framework for integrating life, work and play.  
Prior to joining PHFA, Maretzki served the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development as deputy secretary for administration and director of legislative affairs. While there, he created a complete revision of the ‘silos’ attached to economic and community development and established a coordinated, comprehensive approach to rebuild and
revitalize Pennsylvania communities.

INSPIRE Gala Registration Costs (for community bankers):

• $150.00 Individual
• $1,350.00 Table of 10 (community bankers)
  
  

To register and for more details, including sponsorship availabilities, please click here. 

Consider attending and sponsoring this much-anticipated event – the only event of its kind recognizing the positive impacts of community banking in Pennsylvania!