First National Bank of Vandalia President Michael Radliff is now a leader of an Illinois Banking Group. Radliff was elected as Group Director of the Community Bankers Association of Illinois (CBAI) at the association’s annual convention held recently in Kansas City, Missouri. As a group director, Radliff serves on the CBAI Board of Directors, as well as its strategic planning and membership committees. The CBAI is a professional trade association representing 350 commercial banks and thrifts, and their 850 Illinois bank branches. Its members have $70 billion in assets and employ about 16,500 individuals. CBAI, headquartered in Springfield, was founded in 1974. You can get more information about the organization at www.cbai.com