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Who We Are . . .  What We Do . . .  

BANK CENTENNIAL

American Sterling Bank is a full service retail and commercial bank headquartered in the Kansas City metropolitan area with branch offices in:

  • Blue Springs, Missouri

  • Kansas City, Missouri

  • Sugar Creek, Missouri
  • Carefree, Arizona

  • Foothill Ranch, California

 

  

American Sterling Bank offers all of the traditional products and services for commercial and personal banking.  Mortgage lending services are conducted through loan production offices where residential real estate loans are originated..

As the banking division of American Sterling Corporation, American Sterling Bank is able to provide banking and financial support for the holding company’s various enterprises and their customers. The bank’s relationship with American Sterling’s insurance divisions gives it the ability to offer customers comprehensive commercial financing and insurance at competitive rates.

About Corporate Governance

Board of Directors
Peter Yelorda Chairman
Michael D. Thompson Vice Chairman
Lawrence K. Dodge Founding Chairman/Director
Herbert Kohn Director
John W. Meara Director
Nancy Kimak Director


Executive Management
Lawrence K. Dodge Co-Chief Executive Officer
Michael D. Thompson Co-Chief Executive Officer
John Kopecky Chief Operating Officer

Backgrounds

Lawrence K. Dodge founded American Sterling in 1977. He was previously the Business Development Director for 1st Thrift of America and Regional Director of Business Development for General Acceptance Corporation. He received his Bachelors degree in Business Administration from the University of Maryland.

Michael D. Thompson  was involved with the formation of American Sterling and has worked in various positions throughout American Sterling Corporation. He is President and Chairman of American Sterling Corporation and many of it subsidiaries.  He is Vice Chairman of American Sterling Bank.  Thompson earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Kansas State University.

John Kopecky joined American Sterling Bank as COO in November 2008.  He has had extensive experience in banking over the last thirty years. He is a CPA and is an active member of accounting associations and teaches classes in master level programs.  His experience in bank operations management is extensive and he has demonstrated the ability to manage the operations of a bank.

John W. Meara is an outside director on the board of American Sterling Corporation and each of the boards of its subsidiaries.  He is owner and CEO of Meara & Associates a public accounting firm located in Kansas City, Missouri.  The firm specializes in forensic accounting and business valuations.  Mr. Meara is a CPA with extensive public accounting background.

Herbert M. Kohn is an outside director on the Board of American Sterling Bank.  He is a partner in the international law firm of Bryan Cave LLP based in the firm’s Kansas City, Missouri office.  Mr. Kohn is on the Board of Directors of Bernstein-Rein Advertising, Inc., and is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of  the Kansas City Art Institute.

Nancy Kimak is an active community liaison through her roles as a Director with American Sterling Bank, Center point Hospital and the Truman Heartland Community Foundation.  In recent years, Nancy has received the Independence Chamber of Commerce "Distinguished Service Award," the City of Sugar Creek's "Citizen of the Year," and from the Missouri PTA, their Honorary Life Membership.  Her professional career as owner of Kimak's Pest Management Services allows her to serve others and to connect throughout greater Kansas City.

Peter Yelorda is an outside director on the board of American Sterling Bank. He joined Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City as executive vice president and chief administrative officer in July 1997. Prior to this position, he spent 26 years in public sector employment including State, County and City Government. Before coming to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, Yelorda held the position of Assistant City Manager for the City of Kansas City, Missouri.   He is a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, UMKC Board of Trustees, Urban League, among others. He serves as the chairperson for the Full Employment Council, secretary and treasurer for the Jazz District Redevelopment Corporation, chairman of the TIF Commission and co-chair of the Downtown Economic Stimulus Authority.  Yelorda earned a bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan University and a master's degree from the University of Michigan.

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