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impact and wisdom will continue.
" I think I speak not only for myself but for
so many ICBA staff, industry colleagues and
community bankers, when I say I just want to
send a huge thank you to Terry, " says LaNore. " I
don't think she understands the enormity of the
leadership she has provided for the industry; she
is that passionate leader through and through.
We all just thank her for her tremendous
contributions and commitment, as a role model,
mentor and example, and we're going to miss
her for sure. "
A high-flying career
And for her part, Jorde is thankful to have
worked with such compassionate, missioncentric
community bankers and ICBA staff over
the years.
" When something
isn't right, I just
feel like I've got
to speak up about
it ... I felt the
obligation early
in my career to
speak up and push
myself outside of
my comfort zone,
and that's how I
became engaged
[with ICBA]. "
-Terry Jorde, ICBA
" I'm so very
grateful for the
opportunities and
to have been in this
career both as a
community banker
and at ICBA, "
she says. " We've
developed some
incredible friends.
I'm also really
grateful for my
family. My husband
and I got into this
as a partnership,
we've had a great
time traveling
around and getting
to know bankers,
and we're just
really grateful. "
Jorde has
had an enviable
career, filled
with challenges,
opportunities
and good people,
and while her
contributions
abound, the void
she is leaving is as much about the person as it is
the position.
" We're going to miss her in her role at ICBA, but
we have nothing but best wishes for her and her
family, " sums up Leighty. " There's no doubt that
she will prosper in whatever she does next. " 
Colleen Morrison is a writer in Maryland.
64 // ICBA Independent Banker // March 2023
When Terry Jorde was
a community banker in
North Dakota, she rose
through the ranks quickly,
but she also literally
launched herself into the
stratosphere: She earned
her pilot's license.
" When we were in
North Dakota, we had
access to an airplane
and the land is very flat, "
Jorde recalls. " It takes a
lot of ongoing flying to
stay proficient, and I am
not sure I want to commit
that much time, but I love
the fact that we did it. It
was an early bucket-list
accomplishment. "
Checking off that early
life goal also may have
unknowingly affected
her banking journey. The
precision and dedication
necessary for flying
may have rubbed off
on her career, sparking
the resiliency and
clear-headedness that
became her professional
calling cards.
" I've often said that
the pilot background
has helped her think
about how she navigates
through challenge
and change, being
prepared to respond in
a challenging situation
and being able to pivot, "
says ICBA president and
CEO Rebeca Romero
Rainey. " Those analogies
are interesting as I think
about her tenacity and
ability to work through a
variety of situations. "
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