Pictured are the 2025 interns at Lake City Bank. In front from left are Lily Ault, Neha Yadav, Nicole Rodriguez, Emily Goon, Maya Ballinger, Lily Waters and Titus Taylor. In the middle from left are Max Sternberg, Ryan DePew, Izabelle Losee, Nate Webber, Dylan Neese, Molly Winkeljohn, Haydin Rodriguez, Landen Kessler, Liv Snyder and Caitlyn Patrick. In back from left are JJ Morris, Nathan Geller, Thomas Helm, Guinny Garr, Aaron Grossman, John Thomas, Leslie Vasquez, Emin Penic and Caiden Mitchell. Photo provided by Lake City Bank.

News Release

WARSAW — Lake City Bank has welcomed its summer 2025 intern class, made up of 26 students from colleges and universities in Indiana, Tennessee, Michigan, Ohio and Florida.

This year’s intern class includes 11 students returning for another summer at Lake City Bank. Interns work in areas around the bank to gain real-world experience and explore careers in financial services.

“Our internship program continues to draw impressive candidates, and we’re particularly proud that this talented group is one of the largest intern classes we have ever had,” said David M. Findlay, chairman and chief executive officer. “The interns bring fresh ideas, enthusiasm and valuable perspective from the next generation of banking customers. This program has also proven to be an excellent pipeline of talent for the bank, having hired 25 percent of our 2024 intern class into full-time positions following their graduation. We look forward to seeing the impact they’ll have while gaining real-world experience
in financial services.”

Lily Ault, retail banker intern, is a junior at Ball State University, majoring in finance and marketing. She is returning for her third summer at Lake City Bank.

Neha Yadav, compliance intern, is a graduate student at Ivy Tech Community College, studying data analytics with a focus on databases and reporting. She is returning for her fourth summer at Lake City Bank.

Nicole Rodriguez, credit intern, is a junior at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, majoring in accounting and business analytics.

Emily Goon, internal audit intern, is a senior at Purdue University, majoring in agri-business management with an agri-finance concentration and minoring in real estate and farm management. She is returning for her second summer at Lake City Bank.

Maya Ballinger, retail banker intern, is a sophomore at Trine University, majoring in business administration and minoring in pre-law. She was a co-op student last year at the bank’s Elkhart High School branch.

Lily Waters, retail banker intern, is a sophomore at Purdue University Fort Wayne, majoring in finance. She is returning for her third summer at Lake City Bank.

Titus Taylor, retail banker intern, is a sophomore at Indiana University, majoring in finance and minoring in Spanish.

Max Sternberg, wealth advisory group intern, is a senior at Marian University, majoring in finance and management and minoring in global studies.

Ryan DePew, retail banker intern, is a senior at Indiana University, Indianapolis, majoring in business management and human resources. He is returning for his second summer at Lake City Bank.

Izabelle Losee, retail banker intern, is a senior at Southeastern University, majoring in business administration. She is returning for her fourth summer at Lake City Bank.

Nate Webber, electronic banking intern, is a senior at Ball State University, majoring in finance.

Dylan Neese, PC technician intern, is a junior at Huntington University, majoring in computer science and minoring in management and  cybersecurity. He is returning for his second summer at Lake City Bank.

Molly Winkeljohn, wealth advisory group intern, is a senior at Indiana University, majoring in informatics, with a focus on business informatics and minoring in marketing. She is returning for her second summer at Lake City Bank.

Haydin Rodriguez, retirement plan services analyst intern, is a junior at Indiana University South Bend, majoring in finance.

Landen Kessler, retail banker intern, is a sophomore at Indiana University, majoring in finance with a concentration in wealth management.

Liv Snyder, marketing intern, is a senior at Grace College, majoring in marketing, minoring in photography while simultaneously completing a master’s degree in business administration.

Caitlyn Patrick, client protection services intern, is a junior at Indiana University, majoring in law and public policy, and finance. She is returning for her fourth summer at Lake City Bank.

JJ Morris, loan review intern, is a junior at Ohio Northern University’s Dicke College of Business Administration, majoring in finance and accounting.

Nathan Geller, information security intern, is a senior at Purdue University, majoring in cybersecurity and computer infrastructure and network engineering, while minoring in management and Japanese.

Thomas Helm, credit intern, is a senior at the University of Notre Dame, majoring in political science and film, television and theater, while minoring in Chinese.

Guinny Garr, commercial administration intern, is a first-year graduate student at the University of Tennessee, majoring in accounting with a focus on information management. She is returning for her second summer at Lake City Bank.

Aaron Grossman, corporate and institutional services intern, is a junior at Hillsdale College, majoring in accounting and minoring in financial management.

John Thomas, financial analyst intern, is a senior at Grace College, majoring in finance with concentrations in financial planning and analysis.

Leslie Vasquez, credit intern, is a senior at Indiana University Indianapolis, majoring in accounting and finance.

Emin Penic, system administration intern, is a junior at Indiana University South Bend, majoring in management of information systems and finance.

Caiden Mitchell, finance intern, is a junior at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, majoring in finance and international business.