Date: 6/24/2015

Title: Lisa Eslinger Named to the Ames National Corporation Board of Directors (6/24/15)

Eslinger Named to the Ames National Corporation Board of Directors
Ames, Iowa, May 29, 2015 - An Ames community leader, Lisa Eslinger, Senior Vice President of Finance and Operations at the ISU Foundation, has been named to the Ames National Corporation (ANC) Board of Directors. Eslinger has served on the Board for ANC's lead bank, First National Bank of Ames, since 2011. The Board of Directors, officers and staff at ANC would like to welcome Lisa to the Board.

Eslinger joined the Iowa State University Foundation in 1998 as controller, was named vice president for finance in 2003, vice president for finance and operations in 2008, and senior vice president of finance and operations in 2010. In this role, she is responsible for financial, investment, donor compliance and information technology activities of the foundation.
Prior to joining the foundation, Lisa was a senior manager with the international public accounting firm of KPMG, where she specialized in serving clients in the governmental and nonprofit sectors. She is a Cedar Falls native and a 1984 graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, with a degree in accounting.
Eslinger's current community involvement includes serving on the Board of Trustees of the Youth and Shelter Services Foundation and as a member of the International Rotary Foundation Investment Committee. She has also been involved with the Ames Public Library Foundation, the Lincoln Way Chapter of the Red Cross, Green Hills Retirement Community and with Good Neighbor Emergency Assistance. She most recently served as a board member for the Rotary Club of Ames.

"We are pleased that Lisa has joined the ANC Board. She has been a great resource while serving on the First National Bank Board of Directors. Her expertise in finance and accounting has been a valuable asset to our organization," commented Thomas Pohlman, President of Ames National Corporation. "We look forward to Lisa's guidance and input as an ANC Board member."

Ames National Corporation is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker symbol, ATLO. The Corporation affiliate banks, all located in central Iowa, include: First National Bank, Ames, Boone Bank & Trust Co., Boone, State Bank & Trust Co., Nevada, Reliance State Bank, Story City, and United Bank & Trust, Marshalltown.www.amesnational.com. Information regarding the process for purchasing stock can be obtained through Richard Nelson at First Point Wealth Management, (515) 663-3074.

For further information contact:
Thomas H. Pohlman, President
(515) 232-6251 or Tom.Pohlman@amesnational.com





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