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Sean Garcia, vice president ance officer’s responsibility and project Michael Jones has joined
at TrustTexas Bank, has management; he has also coordinated the staff of Texas Bank
been promoted to regional several new technology improvements and Trust as senior vice
business development offi- for the bank. president and commer-
cer for Victoria and DeWitt Lori Brantley has been pro- cial lender in the bank’s
County. Garcia has 15 years moted to vice president. Frisco location. Jones
of banking experience and has served as Brantley joined the bank in most recently served as vice president
branch manager of TrustTexas Bank’s 2016 as assistant vice pres- of commercial lending with a bank in
Sam Houston office since 2007. He is ident and loan department Dallas. In addition to his lending experi-
currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science manager, where she con- ence, he has worked as a regional sales
degree in Business from The University tinues to improve performance and effi- representative, account executive and
of Houston, Victoria. ciency in the loan area. She has worked senior auditor for GE Capital. Jones holds
Kim Mosier has joined in banking for more than 20 years. a Bachelor of Business Administration
degree in Finance from the University
TrustTexas Bank as regional Dana Key Allred has been of North Texas and a Master of Business
business development offi- promoted to vice president. Administration degree from the
cer for Comal, Guadalupe She joined Trinity in 2011 University of Dallas.
and Hays Counties. Mosier and has served as assis-
has a Bachelor of Science tant vice president, corpo- Brooks Smith, CFA has
Degree in Business Administration from rate secretary and secre- joined Texas Bank and
The University of Texas in Austin, and tary to the board of directors. In 2015, Trust Company as trust
has spent the past 20 years excelling in she assumed additional responsibilities division senior vice pres-
the sales and customer service industry. for human resources and has enhanced ident and portfolio man-
employee relations and training as well as ager in the bank’s Frisco
FORT WORTH payroll and benefits administration. branch. Smith is a Chartered Financial
Mike Rigby has been Analyst and holds a Bachelor of Science
appointed executive vice Brenda O’Keefe, assistant in Finance from Oklahoma State
University. His experience includes
president, regional pres- vice president, has been
ident for Legend Bank. promoted to lobby services portfolio management with both U.S.
Rigby, a long-time commu- manager and has assumed Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth
nity banker, will focus on the responsibility for all Management and Fredric E. Russell
strengthening relationships and building lobby services and custom- Investment Management Company. He
the Legend Bank brand in Tarrant County er service. O’Keefe has over 30 years’ is a member of the CFA Institute and the
and surrounding areas. Rigby is the vice experience in banking and has been part Dallas Society of Financial Analysts.
chairman of the Federal Home Loan of the Trinity team for six years. Abigail Duty has been pro-
Bank of Dallas Board of Directors and is a moted to assistant vice
member of the Board of Directors for the HENDERSON president at Texas Bank
Council of the Federal Home Loan Banks Jed Crow has joined and Trust’s Tyler branch,
in Washington, D.C. Chairs and Vice- Citizens National Bank as where she has worked as
Chairs Committee. He is a Texas Tech its new senior vice pres- a business development
University alum and attended Graduate ident and commercial officer for over nine years. She has assist-
School of Banking at the University of lending officer in College ed in growing the bank’s presence in the
Colorado. Station, a new market community through her primary role of
for the bank. In his new position, Crow establishing and maintaining customer
Jeff Harp, President and CEO of Trinity will use his years of experience in com-
Bank, has announced new assignments mercial lending and passion for business relationships. She has also played a sig-
nificant role in the implementation and
and promotion of four employees. to provide College Station businesses maintenance of the Tyler Student Board
Bobby Evartt has been the financing they need. He has a BBA of Directors. Duty graduated with a
promoted to senior vice from University of Texas at Arlington Bachelor of Business Administration
president. With over 25 and a Graduate Banking degree from degree in Finance with high honors from
years’ banking experience, Southwestern Graduate School of The University of Texas at Austin. She
Evartt joined Trinity Bank Banking. He brings over 35 years of expe- also studied European Finance and Cross
in 2016 as vice president rience in commercial lending. Cultural Communications in Paris, France.

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