Terry Jorde is senior executive vice president and chief of staff for ICBA, where she acts as a liaison between ICBA's top executives and the president and CEO and will also have direct responsibility over ICBA's state relations and marketing and communications departments.

A community banker for over 30 years, Jorde most recently served as president and CEO of CountryBank USA in Cando, N.D. She has also been active in ICBA and the Independent Community Banks of North Dakota almost her entire career. She was 2006-07 ICBA chairman and has served as
chairman-elect, vice chairman and treasurer. Jorde also served as chairman of ICBA Services Network, which oversees the trade association's five for-profit subsidiaries, including ICBA Mortgage Solutions and ICBA Securities, which she also chaired. Additionally, Jorde chaired the ICBA Agriculture/Rural
America, Congressional Affairs, Membership/Marketing and Strategic Planning committees.