Samuel P. Banks

Mr. Banks serves as the Executive Director of the Don Moyer Boys & Girls Club in Champaign, Illinois. He has announced his retirement from that position effective June 30, 2021. Prior to joining the Boys and Girls Club in May 2012, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Glenwood Academy in the Chicago area and Cunningham Children’s Home in Urbana, Illinois; providing decades of leadership for two of the oldest and most notable community service organizations in Illinois. Currently, Mr. Banks is an active mentor at local elementary schools and serves on the African American Advisory Group for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Chancellor and the Champaign County Coalition. Prior to joining the Board of First Busey, Mr. Banks served as a director of Busey Bank since 1994. We have determined that Mr. Banks is “independent” under the rules of Nasdaq.