The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City announced five appointments to its Community Development Advisory Council (CDAC) for 2025, updating the group that advises the Bank on current developments and emerging issues in community and economic development across its seven-state region. CDAC members serve three-year terms, provide year-round insight and meet twice a year with the Kansas City Fed’s leadership. The newly appointed members named in the release include Joel Smith, president of community development and chief credit officer at Native American Bank in Denver, Jennifer Tidwell, principal place strategist at Health Forward Foundation in Kansas City, and Rollin M. Wood, chief executive officer of Native Partnership for Housing in Gallup, New Mexico.