The Leadership Division of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) elected new executive committee members to its board during the 41st Annual Connecting Leaders Conference, held in June at the Kalahari Resort in Round Rock. Founded in 1985, the IBAT Leadership Division is dedicated to the development of tomorrow’s leaders in community banking.
The IBAT Leadership Division’s executive committee will be led by Zach Gilbert, vice president of commercial lending at Texas Bank and Trust in Tyler. Other officers named to guide the executive committee include:
- Chair-Elect Brad Womack, market president and chief experience officer at Kleberg Bank in Kingsville;
- Secretary/Treasurer Breanne Prestage-Granberg, president at TXN Bank in Hondo;
- Immediate Past Chair Sarah Long, vice president at First National Bank of Ballinger; and
- Associate Member Executive Committee Advisor: Brett Murphy, audit partner, partner-in-charge of the financial institutions industry and Austin market president at Whitley Penn LLP.
The IBAT Leadership Division is divided into 13 regions, each of which hosts education and networking events for community bankers in the area throughout the year. Each region has its own president, who also serves as the region’s board member.
The 2026–27 IBAT Leadership Division Board of Directors:
- Leadership Division Region 1:
Matt Mathias, FirstBank Southwest, Amarillo - Leadership Division Region 2:
Stephanie Casey, Victory Bank, Winters - Leadership Division Region 3:
Clayton Ratterree, Grandview Bank, Weatherford - Leadership Division Region 4:
Nicolas Vigen, Bank of the West, Irving - Leadership Division Region 5:
Rusdon Mills, First National Bank of Winnsboro, Winnsboro - Leadership Division Region 6:
Alan Clark, VeraBank, Longview - Leadership Division Region 7:
Shawn Martinez, First Commercial Bank NA, Seguin - Leadership Division Region 8:
Michael Cook, Brady National Bank, Brady - Leadership Division Region 9:
Sean Doyle, Texas First Bank, Texas City - Leadership Division Region 11:
Jamie Brown-Rosas, Texas Regional Bank, Harlingen - Leadership Division Region 12:
Jalen Bauman, Hill Country National Bank, Burnet - Leadership Division Region 13:
Greg McCreight, Go Abacus, Austin - At-Large Banker 1:
Kelsey Goates, TexasBank, Stephenville - At-Large Banker 2:
Grayson Burch, First State Bank, Roanoke - At-Large Associate Member 1:
Shannon Adams, Deluxe Merchant Services, Fort Worth - At-Large Associate Member 2:
Tyler Clakley, Henry & Peters, P.C., Tyler - Chair’s Appointment:
Emma Bothwell, Texas Bank and Trust, Tyler - AM Advisory Council Vice Chair:
Gordon Dobner, Forvis Mazars, Houston
Formed in 1974, the Independent Bankers Association of Texas represents Texas community banks. The Austin-based group is the largest state community banking organization in the nation, with membership comprised of more than 4,600 banks and branches in 700 Texas communities.
