American National Bank News Updates

Honors 2023 Senior Hall of Fame Inductees

American National Bank was pleased to be a Platinum Sponsor of the Area Agency on Aging of Broward County’s 39^th annual “Dr. Nan S. Hutchinson Broward Senior Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on May 25 at the Renaissance Hotel in Plantation. The 2023 Hall of Fame Class included nine new members.

The Area Agency on Aging of Broward County (AAABC) is a nonprofit organization serving Broward County’s senior residents, age 60 or older, since 1974. They offer a broad array or programs which help improve the quality of life for all seniors living in Broward County, including meals and food assistance, health and wellness classes, transportation services, Medicare counseling, home assistance, daycare and senior centers, caregiver support and veteran directed care, among other services.

AAABC is the prime advocate for Broward County seniors so they can live life to their fullest potential.

The Broward Senior Hall of Fame is composed of seniors, 60 years of age and older, who have performed outstanding volunteer work in Broward County for 5 or more years. Nominated by residents, they are selected by a special committee. The inductees’ names will be placed on the Senior Hall of Fame plaque displayed in the Broward County Governmental Center.

If you would like more information on Area Agency on Aging Broward County, please visit www.adrcbroward.org.

American National Bank is pleased to announce it has hired Patti Birkhimer as Vice President – Loan Operations. She will be responsible for managing the Bank’s Loan Operations Department.

Patti brings with her 45 years of banking experience, including 40 years in loan operations. She began her career in Chicago before moving to Florida to join Florida Coast Bank, where she spent seven years before moving to Jefferson Bank for nine years. She then managed loan operations at First Southern Bank for 18 years until their acquisition, after which she joined Regent Bank to manage their loan ops team for four years until their sale. Patti then joined Legacy Bank for five years until they were acquired.  She then helped open the new Gulf Coast Business Bank in Fort Myers in 2022 before returning to Broward County to join the ANB team.

American National Bank is currently the oldest and largest community bank headquartered in Broward County – celebrating 37 years of building relationships, serving clients, and giving back to the community. The Bank is a 5-Star Rated Bank by Bauer Financial and was rated one of the Top 200 Healthiest Banks in America with an A+ Rating by LendingTree. Led by President and CEO Ginger Martin, the Bank was named one of the “Top Women-Led Businesses” in the state of Florida for the ninth consecutive year in 2023 by The Women’s Edge, and South Florida Business Journal ranked the Bank #1 among banks in South Florida that participated in PPP lending. It has previously received numerous awards for its financial performance and community involvement as well, such as the Banky Award from The Institute for Extraordinary Banking for four consecutive years, Business of the Year Award from South Florida Business Journal, and Small Business of the Year from the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce.

Ginger Martin, President and CEO of American National Bank, has been named by Good News Florida as a 2023 Women of Distinction. Ms. Martin was honored along with Kim Boland, Administrative Coordinator of Cross Community Church; Laura Bishop, Executive Vice President of Advancement at Palm Beach Atlantic University; and, Mary Drabik, President of South Florida Bible College & Theological Seminary. The four remarkable women were featured in the May 2023 issue of the Good News Florida magazine.

Published in conjunction with Mother’s Day, this is the magazine’s third annual feature honoring women who are leaders in the faith community.

Good News Florida is the largest Christian newspaper in America, reaching over 110,000 readers per month – 80,000 through print issues and over 30,000 vis their digital newspaper. Their mission is to reach their community with a relevant message of hope & truth, and they exist to support charitable nonprofits in the Christian community and to promote businesses that support those efforts.

For more information about Good News Florida, please visit: www.goodnewsfl.org/

To view the entire May 2023 issue of Good News Magazine, please visit https://digital.goodnewsfl.org/2023/may/

American National Bank participated in United Way of Broward County’s REAL MEN READ on April 28. SVP-Loan Officer Perry Alexander volunteered his time to be a mentor by reading to children at North Side Elementary School in Fort Lauderdale, one of United Way’s Reading Pal’s Schools.

In Broward County, Real Men Read mentors are invited by United Way of Broward County to visit targeted schools to share their own love of reading, read books to students in grades PK-5, and help distribute books. As mentors read to children, students excitedly interact with the reader by sharing questions, making predictions for what will happen next in the story, and making connections to help bring the book to life. At the end of the story, before goodbyes, mentors pass out books to the children so they can take their new book home to read over and over again with their families and friends.

The American National Bank team is thrilled to have an intern for the day. Lucas Leon, 8, a second grader from Peters Elementary School in Plantation, joined his father, Edgar Leon, the Bank’s Branch Operations Manager, on Broward County School’s 2023 Take Your Child to Work Day. It was a pleasure meeting Lucas and he was a big help to the team!

Thank you, Lucas!

American National Bank Vice President and Branch Manager, Pamela Dalton, was honored at the 3^rd Annual South Florida Business & Wealth (SFBW) Prestigious Women Awards Ceremony at The Galleria in Fort Lauderdale April 20. SFBW presents awards annually to outstanding female business leaders in south Florida and featured each of these rock star women in the May issue of SFBW Magazine.

Congratulations Pam for being recognized as one of south Florida’s most distinguished female professionals. Your ANB family is very proud of you.

American National Bank is pleased to have been named one of the Top Women-Led Businesses in Florida in 2023 by The Women’s Edge, a non-profit organization devoted to advancing businesswomen in leadership positions. Led by President and CEO Ginger Martin, American National Bank earned the award for the ninth consecutive year after achieving record growth again last year. The Bank is currently the oldest and largest community bank headquartered in Broward County – celebrating 37 years of building relationships, serving clients, and giving back to the community.  Ginger Martin has been with the Bank for over 26 of those years.

The Bank would also like to congratulate two of its customers for being honored for leading the charge to the top of their industries in Florida: Joy Lynskey, Founder and CEO of Jewel Toned Interiors, and Tamara Chase, CEO of Chase Roofing & Contracting, Inc.

The diverse and dynamic group of winners will be honored at the 18th Annual Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Florida awards ceremony at the Signature Grand in Davie on May 4.

The Women’s Edge, formerly the Commonwealth Institute (TCI), is a non-profit organization that works with women CEOs, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, sole proprietors, and the rising generation of women leaders to help them build successful businesses, organizations, and careers in Florida and Massachusetts. In short, The Women’s Edge helps women in business achieve greater success! For over 25 years they have provided insights, mentoring and inspiration to help women succeed on personal and professional levels, while propelling their organizations forward. For more information on The Women’s Edge, please visit www.thewomensedge.org.

American National Bank is pleased to announce that its Vice President and Branch Manager, Pamela Dalton, has been selected as an Honoree for the 3^rd Annual South Florida Business & Wealth (SFBW) Prestigious Women Awards. SFBW presents awards annually to outstanding female business leaders in south Florida.

Honorees will be celebrated during a reception & luncheon at The Galleria in Fort Lauderdale on April 20, 2023, where Pam will be recognized as one of south Florida’s most distinguished female professionals. The event will also be featured in the May issue of SFBW Magazine.

American National Bank is pleased to sponsor the upcoming 13^th season of BECON-TV Studios academic competition show SCHOOL DUEL 2023, south Florida’s premiere high school academic quiz show. The sponsorship will help support students’ TV production & journalism education and broadcast innovative while helping to fulfill BECON-TV’s mission to educate ALL students to reach their highest potential and succeed in tomorrow’s world!

A total of 24 public and private schools in south Florida will compete, including 16 from Broward County. Northeast High School in our community of Oakland Park will be one of the participating schools. The shows will air on BECON-TV (WBEC-TV) beginning March 2 and will run through May 18. BECON-TV reaches homes throughout Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties via Comcast Cable (channels 488 & 19); DirecTV, DISH Network and AT&TU-Verse (channel 63), and over the air channel 63. 

BECON (Broward Education Communications Network) is the media production and support operation for Broward County Public Schools. BECON-TV (WBEC-63) is just one element of a broad range of media services provided to district schools and the community, including video production, engineering support, classroom maintenance and repair, print services and distance learning, coordination and support. They serve over 200,000 students and over 30,000 teachers and staff by enhancing learning for K-12 and non-traditional students throughout south Florida with unique educational experiences.

For more information on BECON-TV, please visit www.becon.tv.

For more information on SCHOOL DUEL, please visit www.schoolduel.tv.

American National Bank volunteers participated in Junior Achievement of South Florida’s (JA) Stock Market Challenge with students from Blanche Ely High School on March 3, 2023 at JA World Huizenga Center in Coconut Creek.

More than 1,200 Broward County Public and Charter high schoolers representing 14 schools competed between February 23 – March 3 in a simulated stock market environment that is hectic, loud, exciting and filled with energy. Student teams were given $500,000 in imitation currency used to make their initial stock selections from more than 25 fictitious companies before the challenge begins. At the end of the challenge, the team with the stock portfolio with the highest net worth won.

Bank Vice President and Branch Manager Pamela Dalton was the EMCEE for the event, EVP Baber Malik printed stock listings while Whakaiann Ramjust and Steven Holiday acted as floor traders. This is just one of several programs JA offers that empowers youth with the knowledge, ability and confidence to navigate their futures, drive our economy and lead our community.

In addition to the annual Stock Market Challenge, JA delivers over 20 unique programs to nearly 70,000 students in classrooms throughout Broward and south Palm Beach counties and at JA World Huizenga Center on the Broward College North Campus, training the next generation of business leaders, employees and consumers by educating students about financial literacy, entrepreneurship and work readiness. JA has served more than 1,000,000 students since its inception in 1959.

If you would like more information on how you can support Junior Achievement, please visit www.JASouthFlorida.org.