WASHINGTON, DC -- Mick Thompson, chairman of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) and Oklahoma State Banking Commissioner, has announced committee and task force chairpersons the for the coming year, as follows:

• Legislative Committee: Joseph A. Smith Jr., Commissioner, North Carolina Office of the Commissioner of Banks
• Regulatory Committee: Kevin P. Lavender, Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions
• Technology Committee: David Sorrell, Acting Commissioner, Georgia Department of Banking and Finance
• Nominating Committee: Gavin Gee, Director, Idaho Department of Finance
• Performance Standards Committee: Doris B. Gunn, Deputy Commissioner, Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions
• 2004 Annual Meeting & Conference Planning Committee: Don Meyer, Commissioner, California Department of Financial Institutions.
• State Federal Working Group: David Kroeger, Director of Bank, Washington State Department of Financial Institutions
• International Regulatory Task Force: Michael Lesser, Deputy Superintendent, New York State Banking Department
• Internet Task Force: Joseph A. Smith Jr., Commissioner, North Carolina
• Trust Task Force: Mary Louise Preis, Commissioner, Maryland Department of Financial Institutions