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2026 Curriculum

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  • Pre-Recorded Courses

  • Sat, Apr 18

  • Sun, Apr 19

  • Mon, Apr 20

  • Tues, Apr 21

  • Wed, Apr 22

  • Thurs, Apr 23

  • Fri, Apr 24

Mon, Apr 6

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Student Orientation

Join us for an overview of the school and a thorough review of ABA’s Learning Management System (LMS). 

Pre-Recorded Courses

1 Hour

Sales & Marketing Alignment I

  • Shelley Regin, CFMP, SVP, Marketing, Country Bank

1 Hour

Marketing ROI I

  • Joann Marsili, CFMP, EVP, Chief Marketing & Digital Experience Officer, Fidelity Bank

Sat, Apr 18

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Hotel Check-In

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Registration

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Welcome and Team Building Exercise

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Welcome Dinner

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Welcome Reception

Sun, Apr 19

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Marketing Planning I

  • Lance Kessler, CFMP, President, Lance Kessler & Associates – Marketing Consulting and Training

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM

Break

10:15 AM – 11:30 AM

How Banks Make Money

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM

Lunch

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

How Banks Make Money

1:45 PM – 3:00 PM

Data & Analytics

  • Hunter Young, Founder & President, HIFI Agency

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM

Break

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM

Data & Analytics

  • Hunter Young, Founder & President, HIFI Agency

Mon, Apr 20

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Marketing Planning II

  • Lance Kessler, CFMP, President, Lance Kessler & Associates – Marketing Consulting and Training

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Break

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Marketing ROI II

  • Joann Marsili, CFMP, EVP, Chief Marketing & Digital Experience Officer, Fidelity Bank

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Lunch

12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Marketing ROI II

  • Joann Marsili, CFMP, EVP, Chief Marketing & Digital Experience Officer, Fidelity Bank

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Brand Intelligence

  • AmberFarley, EVP, Brand Development, Financial Marketing Solutions

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Bowling & BBQ, Sponsored by FMS

Now’s your chance to show off those bowling skills! And if you bowl more gutter balls than strikes, we have tasty BBQ and refreshments that are right up your alley. Get ready for Bowling and BBQ, sponsored by our friends at FMS.

Tues, Apr 21

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Marketing Planning III

  • Lance Kessler, CFMP, President, Lance Kessler & Associates - Marketing Consulting and Training

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Break

9:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Expanding Reach in Consumer Banking

  • David Femi, SVP, Business & Professional Banking Regional Manager

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Lunch

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

PR/Communications I

  • Theresa Wendhausen, CFMP, VP & Branding & Communications Manager, First National Bank and Trust Company

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Break

2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

PR/Communications II

  • Theresa Wendhausen, CFMP, VP & Branding & Communications Manager, First National Bank and Trust Company

4:45 PM - 5:30 PM

CFMP Exam Prep

Wed, Apr 22

8:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Sales & Marketing Alignment II

  • Shelley Regin, CFMP, SVP, Marketing, Country Bank

10:30 AM - 10:45 PM

Break

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Marketing Risk Management

  • Charles LeFevre, CRCM, Director of Compliance Operations, Kadince

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Content Marketing and Management

  • Emily Schwartz, CFMP, 1st Assistant Vice President, Financial Education, MidFirst Bank

3:30 PM - 5:45 PM

AI In Action: Using Innovation to Build Value for You and Your Brand

  • John Hanley, CFMP, Chief Experience Officer, Idaho First Bank

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Karaoke and Pizza Party, Sponsored by Pannos Marketing

It’s time to stretch your legs and your vocal cords! Bring your inner diva or rockstar to Karaoke and Pizza, sponsored by our friends at Pannos Marketing.

Thurs, Apr 23

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Compliance and Marketing I

  • Charles LeFevre, CRCM, Director of Compliance Operations, Kadince

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Break

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Compliance and Marketing II

  • Charles LeFevre, CRCM, Director of Compliance Operations, Kadince

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Student Group Exercise

Collaborate with fellow students to create a marketing plan for a fictional bank, based on all the coursework you learned at the school.

Fri, Apr 24

8:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Student Group Presentations 

10:30 PM - 12:30 PM

Effective Marketing Leadership

  • Lance Kessler, CFMP, President, Lance Kessler & Associates - Marketing Consulting and Training

12:30 PM

School Adjourns

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