The Texas Bankers Association (TBA) recently announced the elected officers and directors for the 2024–25 board: Chair Jan Mills, First National Bank of Winnsboro; Vice Chair Ron Butler, First Financial Bank in Abilene; Treasurer William Lucas, Shelby Savings Bank in Center; and Past Chair A. Ford Sasser III, of Rio Bank in McAllen. The officers’ terms run from June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2025.
THE 2024–25 TEXAS BANKERS ASSOCIAITON BOARD:
- Government Relations Council Chair:
Andy Marshall, FirstBank Southwest, Amarillo - Community Bankers Council Chair:
J. Frank Leone, Stockmens National Bank, Cotulla - Regional Bankers Council Chair:
Ramon A. Vitulli III, Stellar Bank, Houston - Bank Leadership Council Chair:
Sherifat Lawal Price, Unity National Bank, Houston - TBASCO Chair:
Christopher A. Kincaid, Extraco Banks NA, Waco - Foundation Chair:
Hazel Davis, CERP, CRCM, Jefferson Bank, San Antonio - Wealth Management and Trust Chair:
Elizabeth T. Hetrick, Broadway National Bank, San Antonio - Deke Alexander, State National Bank, Groom
- Shana De Paoli, UBank, Huntington
- Sheila S. Donnelly, The American National Bank of Mount Pleasant, Mount Pleasant
- Tanya Miller, PrimeBank of Texas, Austin
- Ryan Morris, First State Bank, Gainesville
- Joe Quiroga, Texas National Bank, Edinburg
- Jesse J. Jackson, B1Bank, Dallas
- Larry A. Miller, North Dallas Bank & Trust Co., Dallas
- R. Mark Bain, First United Bank, Lubbock
- Wade O. Easley, First National Bank of Hereford, Hereford
- Dezi Vargas, First Federal Bank Littlefield SSB, Littlefield
- Chad D. Stary, First State Bank of Uvalde, Uvalde
- Noah Layne Brandt, Crossroads Bank, Yoakum
- Richard T. Cullen, First National Bank in Port Lavaca, Port Lavaca
- A.C. (Corky) Evans Jr., First National Bank of Livingston, Livingston
- Brad Burttschell, Citizens State Bank, Sealy
- Lonnie W. Key, First State Bank, Clute
- Todd T. Moore, Alliance Bank Central Texas, Woodway
- Micah C. Boles, First National Bank of Bosque County, Valley Mills
- J. Ronnie Sullins, First National Bank of Evant, Gatesville
- Lee R. Gibson, CPA, Southside Bank, Tyler
- Danny W. Weems, The First National Bank of East Texas, Gilmer
- Norma J. Lane, Lovelady State Bank, Lovelady
- Effie Dennison, Texas Capital Bank, Dallas
- Craig Scheef, Texas Security Bank, Dallas
- Wade C. Donnell, NBT Financial Bank, Fort Worth
- Greg Dodds, TexasBank, Brownwood
- Reave J. Scott, Coleman County State Bank, Abilene
- Mason Vaughan, First National Bank of Eldorado, Eldorado
Founded in 1885, the Texas Bankers Association is the oldest and largest state banking association in the U.S. TBA advocates for its members in Austin and Washington, trains more than 10,000 community bankers annually, provides nationally recognized banking products and services, and proudly invests in Texas communities through financial literacy, scholarship and charitable activities.
