Kish Bank Promotes Christopher Arnold to Vice President
Reedsville, PA — January 29, 2026 — Kish Bank is pleased to announce the promotion of Christopher Arnold to Vice President. Arnold will continue to serve as the Bank’s Asset & Liability Manager, a role in which he supports Kish’s balance sheet strategy, interest rate risk analytics, and liquidity planning.
Arnold joined Kish in 2013 as a Deposit Operations Specialist and progressed through roles in business banking and treasury management before joining Kish’s Finance team as a Financial Analyst in 2018. He was appointed Assistant Vice President in 2021 and was promoted to Asset & Liability Manager in 2024.
Arnold is committed to professional growth and academic achievement. He graduated from the Pennsylvania Bankers Association (PA Bankers) Advanced School of Banking in 2024 and recently earned an associate’s degree in business administration from Penn State University. Arnold is currently pursuing his Bachelor of Science in Finance at Penn State, with expected graduation in summer 2026.
A Mifflin County resident, Arnold enjoys spending time outdoors and along the Juniata River.
Dinakar Mylavarapu Joins Kish Bank as VP, Data Analytics & Automation Manager
Reedsville, PA — January 29, 2026 — Kish Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Dinakar Mylavarapu as Vice President, Data Analytics & Automation Manager in Kish’s Information Technology group. In his role, Mylavarapu will lead enterprise data strategy, analytics modernization, and intelligent automation initiatives to advance the Bank’s data-driven decision making and operational efficiency.
Mylavarapu comes from a financial services organization in the housing and mortgage industry, where he supported technology platforms that ensured high volume lending operations were accurate, scalable, and insight driven. Most recently, he served as Data Analytics Lead at Freddie Mac, directing the modernization of enterprise BI into a Snowflake/AWS environment, establishing data governance and quality frameworks, and integrating automation into reporting pipelines.
Mylavarapu holds a Master of Science degree in Engineering from Wayne State University and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Madras University. He holds additional certifications in advanced information technology programming.
Mylavarapu is active in the community and resides in Port Matilda, Centre County, with his wife and two daughters.
Kish Benefits Consulting Welcomes Michelle Yetter as Account Executive
Reedsville, PA – January 29, 2026 – Kish Benefits Consulting, a division of Kish Bank, is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle Yetter as Account Executive. In this role, Yetter will support area employers and their employees with responsive, relationship-focused benefits solutions.
Yetter brings a strong background in retail banking and auto finance to her new role. She began her financial services career in retail banking before moving into auto finance, most recently serving as Finance Manager at Bobby Rahal Lewistown. She is also a Pennsylvania Notary.
“We are pleased to welcome Michelle to our team,” said Collette Croyle, AVP and General Manager of Kish Benefits Consulting. “Her extensive experience in customer satisfaction and her exceptional attention to detail will bring meaningful value to our clients. Michelle’s friendly, professional demeanor makes her a wonderful addition to our organization, and we’re confident our customers will enjoy getting to know her.”
A resident of Mifflin County, Yetter is passionate about serving others, whether helping clients navigate their benefits or supporting local causes. “I’m especially excited to have more time to volunteer as a Kish employee,” said Yetter. “Raising funds for pancreatic cancer research is close to my heart following my husband’s battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, and I’m also drawn to any fundraiser that benefits children or animals.”
About Kish Bank
Kish Bank is a $1.9 billion regional community bank that operates 19 locations, serving Centre, Mifflin, Huntingdon, Blair, and Juniata counties in Pennsylvania, as well as northeastern Ohio. Other business units of Kish Bank include Kish Insurance, Kish Financial Solutions, Kish Benefits Consulting, and Kish Travel. Kish Bank is a subsidiary of Kish Bancorp, Inc., trading under the OTCQX stock ticker symbol of KISB. Kish Bank is an Equal Opportunity Lender and Member FDIC. For more information, please visit MyKish.com.
About Kish Benefits Consulting
Kish Benefits Consulting, a division of Kish Bank, is an employee benefits consulting practice that provides employee benefits advisory and brokerage services—including healthcare and benefits plan design, employee communication and education, regulatory compliance, wellness planning, and cost containment solutions—to small and mid-size companies across Pennsylvania and the mid-Atlantic region. For additional information, please visit MyKish.com.