CONNECTIONS TRAILBLAZER Clear Mountain Bank reaches new heights The West Virginia community bank is helping small-business customers get the financing they need while continually seeking new ideas to plan for its own future. By Mindy Charski An event at EMS in June brought together (L-R) Clear Mountain Bank president/CEO Dave Thomas, ICBA president Rebeca Romero Rainey, FHLBank Pittsburgh president/CEO Winthrop Watson, and Tim Critchfield, EMS owner/president. 66 Q ICBA Independent Banker Q June 2022 October 2022