Dale Oberkfell, president and chief operating officer (COO) of Reliance Bank in Des Peres, Missouri, (pictured to the right) was elected to a three-year term on the Bank’s board. With nearly 30 years of financial experience, Dale has held a variety of banking positions. In May 2005, he joined Reliance as president and COO and also serves as executive vice president of Reliance Bank’s holding company, Reliance Bancshares, Inc. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and is active in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Dale has a long history of community and civic service. He currently serves in several capacities with the Washington University John M. Olin School of Business Alumni Association and has held board positions for several organizations, including the West County YMCA, St. Louis Children’s Choir and Young Audiences. Dale has also served as president of the Town & Country Chamber of Commerce and the American Institute of Banking.

Dale joins three directors who were re-elected to the board in 2006. They are: D.R. Landwehr, president and chief executive officer of Community Bank of Missouri in Richmond, Missouri; Clair Lensing, president and chief executive officer of Security State Bank in Waverly, Iowa; and Lynn Schneider, president of American Bank & Trust in Huron, South Dakota. Each director will serve a three-year term which began January 1, 2007.