Bank People: July/August 2022

Austin
Keystone Bank
Ty Byrd hired as vice president/digital banking.

Southside Bank
Keith Donahoe to Central Texas regional president.

SouthStar Bank
Tyler Lucas hired as vice president of lending. Shirley Sears hired as vice president of lending.

Azle
The National Bank of Texas
Carissa Widner to SVP/branch president. Sarah Hicks to VP/branch manager. Baylee Myers to AVP/junior lender/loan associate.

Canyon
First United Bank
Gary Hinders hired as senior vice president of commercial lending.

College Station
American Momentum Bank
Mark Urbaniak hired as SBA credit administrator.

Conroe
VeraBank
Andrew Cantu hired as senior vice president of commercial lending. Hope Robinson hired as vice president of branch operations.

Dallas
American Bank
Zane Smith to executive vice president and chief risk officer. William Roher hired as executive vice president and chief lending officer.

Comerica
James Johnson to senior vice president, director, retail risk management and operations. Theresa Bazan to senior vice president, director, sales enablement. Vickie Cohn hired as senior vice president of the central and south Texas retail division.

Origin Bank
Todd Cornelius hired as executive vice president. Ryan Frahm to regional production manager, senior vice president – Texas. GP Theriot IV hired as a senior mortgage loan officer and sales manager. Adam Whitmire hired as production partner/loan officer.

Susser Bank
Edward Poole hired as executive vice president, CFO.

Texas Capital Bank
Daniel Heid hired as executive vice president director strategic sourcing. Charlie Chadderdon hired as senior vice president, relationship manager. Jeff Johnson hired as vice president and relationship manager. Amy Mann hired as senior vice president senior relationship manager. Ramon Garcia, Harry McMahan and Ryan Knape hired as senior vice presidents, relationship managers. Priscilla Picasso, Jim Spitters, Lauren Quam, Perry Stephenson, Christopher Ambati and Brian Roussel hired as vice presidents, relationship managers.

Veritex Community Bank
Phil Donnelly hired as senior executive vice president and general counsel.

El Paso
WestStar
Claudia Rodriguez to senior vice president, risk management director. Jacqueline Salais to senior vice president, audit director. Ruby Vigil to vice president, district manager retail banking. Xavier Parra to vice president, branch operations administration manager. Angelica Quinonez to assistant vice president, Viscount branch manager. Robert Spencer to assistant vice president, construction lender. Arianna Rodriguez to assistant vice president, portfolio manager, wealth management. Janette Coon to senior vice president, commercial escrow manager. Rachel Valles to senior vice president, escrow officer branch manager. Anita Dominguez to vice president, commercial escrow officer. Eric Swanson to assistant vice president, commercial lines account executive.

City Bank
Armando Avila hired as senior vice president – commercial lending.

Fort Worth
Bank of Texas
Bryson Bowden hired as SVP, corporate banking team lead. John Gerdes hired as SVP, corporate banking relationship manager.

Christopher Ambati
Christopher Ambati

Melinda Beatty
Melinda Beatty

Andrew Cantu
Andrew Cantu

Dawn Chavez
Dawn Chavez

Todd Cornelius
Todd Cornelius

Anita Dominguez
Anita Dominguez

Rachel Emrich
Rachel Emrich

John Gerdes
John Gerdes

Ashley Harrison-Pena
Ashley Harrison-Pena

Gary Hinders
Gary Hinders

Jeff Johnson
Jeff Johnson

Anna Laughlin
Anna Laughlin

Harry McMahan
Harry McMahan

Kevin O’Donnell
Kevin O’Donnell

Edward Poole
Edward Poole

Andy Reynolds
Andy Reynolds

William Roher
William Roher

Jacqueline Salais
Jacqueline Salais

Zane Smith
Zane Smith

Perry Stephenson
Perry Stephenson

Joe Thompson
Joe Thompson

Ruby Vigil
Ruby Vigil

Adam Whitmire
Adam Whitmire

Armando Avila
Armando Avila

Bryson Bowden
Bryson Bowden

Rachelle Carter
Rachelle Carter

Rose Chen
Rose Chen

Elfis Cottingham
Elfis Cottingham

Keith Donahoe
Keith Donahoe

Rebekah Foster
Rebekah Foster

Leigh Gilland
Leigh Gilland

Daniel Heid
Daniel Heid

Cindi Jackson
Cindi Jackson

Ryan Knape
Ryan Knape

Tyler Lucas
Tyler Lucas

Chelsea Miller
Chelsea Miller

Jorge Ortiz
Jorge Ortiz

Marcus Q. Poole
Marcus Q. Poole

Hope Robinson
Hope Robinson

Haley Rosipal
Haley Rosipal

Audrey Schexnailder
Audrey Schexnailder

Robert Spencer
Robert Spencer

Eric Swanson
Eric Swanson

Philip Ugalde
Philip Ugalde

Jesse Villarreal
Jesse Villarreal

Carissa Widner
Carissa Widner

Sherri Bartholomew
Sherri Bartholomew

Laurin Brown
Laurin Brown

Cindy Castleberry
Cindy Castleberry

Janette Coon
Janette Coon

Jed Crow
Jed Crow

BJ Donalson
BJ Donalson

Debbie Fox
Debbie Fox

Joe Gordan
Joe Gordan

Sarah Hicks
Sarah Hicks

Shalene Jacobson
Shalene Jacobson

Katie Knickerbocker
Katie Knickerbocker

Amy Mann
Amy Mann

Alex Myers
Alex Myers

Xavier Parra
Xavier Parra

Lauren Quam
Lauren Quam

Arianna Rodriguez
Arianna Rodriguez

Brian Roussel
Brian Roussel

Tina Scott
Tina Scott

Sandy Spier
Sandy Spier

GP Theriot
GP Theriot

Mark Urbaniak
Mark Urbaniak

David Webster
David Webster

Tiffany Willhelm
Tiffany Willhelm

Theresa Bazan
Theresa Bazan

Ty Byrd
Ty Byrd

Charles Chadderdon
Charles Chadderdon

Howard Corbett
Howard Corbett

Darryl Decker
Darryl Decker

Phil Donnelly
Phil Donnelly

James Gaskins
James Gaskins

Bob Hampton
Bob Hampton

Ryan Hightower
Ryan Hightower

James Johnson
James Johnson

Jerret Krouse
Jerret Krouse

Diane Mayben
Diane Mayben

Baylee Myers
Baylee Myers

Priscilla Picasso
Priscilla Picasso

Angelica Quinonez
Angelica Quinonez

Claudia Rodriguez
Claudia Rodriguez

Jasmine Sadeghpour
Jasmine Sadeghpour

Shirley Sears
Shirley Sears

Jim Spitters
Jim Spitters

Clay Thompson
Clay Thompson

Rachel Valles
Rachel Valles

Daniel Wheeler
Daniel Wheeler

Sean Woodring
Sean Woodring

The National Bank of Texas
Rachel Emrich to AVP/credit analyst II. Laurin Brown hired as VP/branch manager. Robert (Bob) Hampton hired as executive vice president/chief credit officer. Sean Woodring has been hired to serve as senior vice president/Grapevine market president.

Texas Bank and Trust Company
Alex Myers to assistant vice president and treasury management sales and solutions manager.

Frisco
Texas Bank and Trust Company
Anna Laughlin to senior vice president and commercial lender. Lee Price hired as senior vice president, wealth and trust officer. Kevin O’Donnell hired as vice president and commercial lender. Katie Knickerbocker hired as vice president and retail relationship manager. Cory Osterman hired as banking officer and administrative assistant.

Houston
Amegy Bank
Diane Maben to chief operating officer. Ryan Hightower to executive vice president, commercial lending. Natalie Garza to executive vice president, commercial real estate.

Bank of Houston
Jorge Ortiz hired as senior vice president in commercial lending. Rose Chen hired as executive vice president and market president – Uptown Park. David Webster hired as executive vice president and market president – Galleria.

Bank of Texas
Audrey Schexnailder hired as VP, corporate banking relationship manager.

Guaranty Bank & Trust
Elfis Cottingham hired as vice president/SBA business development officer.

Origin Bank
Mitchell Schulman hired as executive vice president/commercial relationship manager. Stephen Alaniz hired as senior vice president/commercial relationship banker III. Alexis Durham hired as executive lending assistant.

PlainsCapital Bank
Philip Ugalde, Jasmine Sadeghpour and Daniel Wheeler hired as senior vice presidents and senior commercial loan officers. Marcus Q. Poole hired as senior vice president, commercial lending.

Hurst
The National Bank of Texas
Sherri Bartholomew hired as AVP/loan officer/loan admin.

Lampasas
First State Bank of Burnet
Haley Rosipal to assistant vice president/branch manager.

Longview
Texas Bank and Trust Company
Sandy Spier to senior vice president and mortgage loan underwriter. Debbie Fox to vice president and wealth management compliance officer. Cindy Castleberry to administrative officer, wealth management division. Dawn Chavez to senior vice president and treasury services manager. Rebekah Foster to senior vice president and regional retail manager. Clay Thompson to president of the Eastern region. Andy Reynolds to senior vice president and facilities manager. Melinda Beatty to compliance/CRA officer. Rachelle Carter to vice president and deposit operations manager. Tina Scott to banking officer and online consumer lender.

Lubbock
Peoples Bank
Tiffany Willhelm to banking officer.

Montgomery
Austin Bank
Leigh Gilland hired as AVP/retail office manager. Jed Crow hired as SVP/market president. Darryl Decker hired as vice president/mortgage originator. James Gaskins hired as senior vice president/commercial credit underwriter. Jesse Villarreal hired as senior vice president/treasury management commercial operations.

Mount Pleasant
Guaranty Bank & Trust, N.A.
Shalene Jacobson to CFO and executive vice president. Ashley Harrison-Peña hired as senior vice president/commercial lender.

Paris
Lamar National Bank
Corbett Howard hired as market president.

Richardson
Texas Bank and Trust Company
Cindi Jackson to senior vice president.

San Antonio
Texas Capital Bank
Ricky Maldonado to market president. Joe Gordon hired as vice president, relationship manager.

PNC Bank, N.A.
Jerret Krouse to director of client and community relations.

Stephenville
Wellington State Bank
Joe B. Thompson hired as senior vice president and branch president.

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