Each of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks and their branches are led by a local board of directors, and directors serve staggered, three-year terms. The Board of Directors ensure broad and diverse views from the public are a part of the central bank’s monetary policy deliberations.

Tenth District directors retiring in 2025 are:

  • Patrick “Duke” Dujakovich
    • Dujakovich was appointed chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Board of Directors on Jan. 1, 2023, and he has served on the head office board since 2020.
  • Carmen Tapio
    • Tapio joined the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Board of Directors in 2024. She previously served on the Omaha Branch Board of Directors since 2021.
  • Alex Williams
    • Williams joined the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Board of Directors in 2023.
  • Javier Fernandez, Omaha Branch Board
    • Fernandez joined the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Omaha Branch Board of Directors in 2020 and has been the Branch chair in 2021-2023, and 2024.

“My time on the board of the Kansas City Fed was fascinating, and the caliber of people on the Board and within the Kansas City Fed was unmatched,” Williams said. “For a community banker to weigh in on the biggest economy in the history of the world was quite a privilege. I am so grateful for the opportunity.”

Dujakovich shared a similar sentiment about his time on the Board.

“Never have I met so many talented, intelligent and hardworking people in one place. It has truly been an honor to be associated with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. It was a life changing experience,” he said.

Read more about the External LinkTenth District’s Board of Directors here.

The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City or the Federal Reserve System.