The Texas Bankers Association (TBA) has announced its board of directors for the 2022–23 fiscal year. Leading the board will be Chairman A. Ford Sasser III with Rio Bank in McAllen; Vice Chair David W. Osborn with WestStar Bank in El Paso; and Treasurer Jan Mills with First National Bank of Winnsboro. The officers’ terms run from June 1, 2022, through May 31, 2023. Sasser, Osborn and Mills were installed during TBA’s 137th Annual Convention in Austin on May 19.
In accepting his new role, Sasser says that Texas community banks take pride in “doing everything from sponsoring the little league baseball team to making a multi-million-dollar project come together for a business or the community.”
He adds that the association’s new leadership is determined to keep a focus on local needs—even with political and economic uncertainty emanating from Washington, D.C. “Texas banks were instrumental in saving nearly 1 million small businesses and preserving millions of jobs during the pandemic, so these board leaders and TBA member banks will continue to be reliable and knowledgeable financial partners for families and communities across Texas.”
The complete board includes:
- Casey Barrett, Texas State Bank
- Chris Bezdek, Community Bank of Texas NA
- Twana Billeaudeau, The Bank and Trust SSB
- Micah C. Boles, First National Bank of Bosque County
- Danny L. Buck, Lone Star Capital Bank NA
- Brad Burttschell, Citizens State Bank
- Richard T. Cullen, First National Bank in Port Lavaca
- J. Raymond David Sr., PointBank
- Donna Day, Sunflower Bank (formerly Pioneer Bank SSB)
- Effie Dennison, Texas Capital Bank
- Wade O. Easley, First National Bank of Hereford
- Jon Eckert, The Bank of Austin
- Robert N. Funk, The First National Bank in Falfurrias
- Lee R. Gibson, Southside Bank
- Curtis R. Groves, First State Bank of Gainesville
- George Hansard, The Pecos County State Bank
- Dana R. Hassell, American Bank NA
- Kristina R. Koncaba, Texan Bank NA
- Norma J. Lane, Lovelady State Bank
- Randall H. McCauley, Providence Bank of Texas SSB
- Jan Mills, First National Bank of Winnsboro
- Scott A. Morelock, Santa Anna National Bank
- Michael A. Neill, First State Bank
- David W. Osborn, WestStar Bank
- Michael Pearson, Unity National Bank
- Stephen C. Raffaele, American Bank NA
- Ralph Riddel III, The First National Bank of Aspermont
- A. Ford Sasser III, Rio Bank
- Jeff Sinnott, Vantage Bank Texas
- Kelly D. Stretcher, First Liberty National Bank
- J. Ronnie Sullins, First National Bank of Evant
- Mason Vaughan, First National Bank of Eldorado
- A. Alberto Villarreal, International Bank of Commerce
- Ramon A. Vitulli III, Allegiance Bank
Founded in 1885, the Texas Bankers Association is the oldest and largest state banking association in the U.S.
