Officers & Directors

Mr. Dukeman is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Busey Corporation and Busey Bank. Mr. Dukeman also serves as a director of FirsTech, Inc. Mr. Dukeman served as President & Chief Executive Officer of Main Street Trust, Inc. prior to its merger in 2007 with First Busey.

Mr. Lykins is Vice Chairman of First Busey Corporation and a director of Busey Bank. Mr. Lykins served as the Chairman of First Busey from 2009 until 2020 and Chairman of Main Street Trust, Inc. prior to its merger in 2007 with First Busey. Mr. Lykins is also co-founder of Armory Capital, LLC, a family office investment company that invests in private enterprises in multiple industries.

Mr. Banks served as the Executive Director of the Don Moyer Boys & Girls Club in Champaign, Illinois from May 2012 until June 30, 2021, and again from July 2022 to March 2023. Prior to joining the Boys and Girls Club, 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 youth development and community service organizations in Illinois. Prior to joining the board of directors of First Busey, Mr. Banks served as a director of Busey Bank since 1994. He is a Director at First Busey Corporation since September 23, 2020.

Mr. Barr is an attorney at the law firm of George Barr & Associates, and president and owner of The Barr Group, P.C., a real estate management and development company. Mr. Barr served as director and Chairman of the board of First Community Financial Partners, Inc. from 2006 until its merger with First Busey in 2017.

Mr. Bradshaw serves as Lead Director of First Busey Corporation. Mr. Bradshaw is the Principal of Bradshaw Capital Management, LLC—an asset management and advisory firm he founded that serves institutional investors and eleemosynary organizations—in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Mr. Bradshaw served as Chairman of the board of Pulaski Financial Corp. from 2006 until its merger with First Busey in 2016. He had been an advisor for Pulaski since 2000.

Mr. Cassens is an Assistant Professor in the School of Visual and Media Arts at the University of Montana, having taught Computer Science and Game Development for over 20 years. He also worked for over 20 years as an independent software developer for companies such as Microsoft and Intel along with a variety of small to medium-sized businesses. Mr. Cassens served as a director of TheBANK of Edwardsville and The Banc Ed Corp. from 2003 until The Banc Ed Corp.’s merger with First Busey in 2019.

Ms. Jensen is a registered professional engineer and serves as President & Chief Executive Officer of Farnsworth Group, Inc., a national full-service engineering, architecture and survey firm. Ms. Jenson served as a director of Busey Bank since March 2018 and South Side Trust & Savings Bank since June 2011. She is a Director at First Busey Corporation since September 25, 2019.

Mr. Kenney is an attorney and Director of Foltz, Inc., which specializes in real estate ownership and development, and director of Christy-Foltz, Inc., a commercial construction company. Mr. Kenney served as an Associate General Counsel for Archer Daniels Midland (“ADM”) in Decatur, Illinois, from 2001 to December 2018. Until his appointment to the First Busey board in 2018, Mr. Kenney served as a director of Busey Bank or its predecessors since 1995. He is a Director at First Busey Corporation since May 23, 2018.

Mr. King is a founding partner of Prairie Capital, L.P., a private equity firm. Mr. King also serves on the boards of directors of several of Prairie Capital's portfolio companies across a variety of industries.

Mrs. Sanford is Co-Founder and CEO of KellyMitchell Group, a premier technology workforce solutions company helping organizations achieve their IT goals by providing a hi-tech, flexible workforce. Mrs. Sanford served as a director of Busey Bank since 2021. She is a Director at First Busey Corporation since May 25, 2022.