Directors and Executive Officers

Great American Bancorp, Inc.

  • Ronald E. Guenther, Chairman of the Board of the Company Consultant, Big 10 Conference
  • John Z. Hecker, Director Partner, Stipes Publishing, LLC, a book publishing company
  • Ronald L. Kiddoo, Director Chairman of the Board and Chief Investment Officer, Cozad Asset Management, Inc., an investment advisory concern
  • Melinda K. Piper, Director Retired SVP of Deposit Acquisitions for First Federal Savings Bank of Champaign-Urbana
  • George R. Rouse, Director President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
  • Patrick J. McWilliams Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of the Company

First Federal Savings Bank

  • Ronald L. Kiddoo, Director and Chairman of the Board of the Bank* Chairman of the Board and Chief Investment Officer, Cozad Asset Management, Inc., an investment advisory concern
  • Ronald E. Guenther, Director* Consultant, Big 10 Conference
  • John Z. Hecker, Director Partner, Stipes Publishing, LLC, a book publishing company
  • Melinda K. Piper, Director Retired SVP of Deposit Acquisitions for First Federal Savings Bank of Champaign-Urbana
  • George R. Rouse, Director* President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
  • Tyler R. Rouse, Director Executive Vice President - Administration of the Bank
  • Dr. Kurt Bloomstrand, Director Dr. Bloomstrand is an emergency room physician and Medical Director of Emergency Services at OSF Health Care. In January 2026, he opened First Line Urgent Care Clinic in Champaign.
  • Patrick J. McWilliams Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of the Bank
  • Ata M. Durukan Senior Vice President - Human Resources and Marketing of the Bank
  • Jason C. Eyman Senior Vice President - Lending of the Bank
  • Julie E. Little Senior Vice President - Lending of the Bank
  • James R. McMurry Senior Vice President - Lending of the Bank
  • Mark D. Piper Senior Vice President - Operations of the Bank
  • Elizabeth M. Reed Senior Vice President - Deposit Acquisitions of the Bank
  • Larry Grill Registered Representative, LaSalle Street Securities, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC

Park Avenue Service Corporation

  • George R. Rouse, President
  • Patrick J. McWilliams, Secretary and Treasurer

GTPS Insurance Agency

  • Patrick L. Rouse, President*

*Also Director of Park Avenue Service Corporation

Contact Us

First Federal Savings Bank
1311 S. Neil St.
P.O. Box 1010
Champaign, IL 61824-1010

Patrick J. McWilliams, CPA
Chief Financial Officer

pmcwilliams@356bank.com
217-356-2265 (phone)
217-356-2502 (fax)