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STEP ONE - MAKE THE CALL

Edith Snow
Amy Calk has joined Texas tion and networking events for communi- Banking at Colorado (GSBC) for 2018. 817-676-3316
Bank and Trust Company ty bankers in Austin and surrounding areas Appling’s banking career spans more
as vice president and mar- throughout the year. than 25 years. He has worked in sever- James Walsh
keting research manager al areas of banking including lending, 281-794-0065
in its marketing division. MIDLAND operations, IT and marketing. Appling
She will be responsible for received his Bachelor’s degree in Finance Celena Ivanitch
designing a plan for digital, social and Jay Sudderth has been from Southwestern Oklahoma State 512-787-2164
appointed senior vice pres-
print media. Calk holds an Associate ident and Dallas market University (Weatherford), where he was
of Applied Science degree in Business president for Community a four-year letter winner in football. Richard Grimes
Software Development from El Centro National Bank, where he He is a 2003 graduate of GSBC, where
College in Dallas, and has extensive will lead the bank’s expan- he served as a class representative, and 469-543-9337
experience in online marketing and sion into the DFW metroplex. Sudderth’s was subsequently named a trustee advi-
e-commerce as well as project manage- 20-plus year banking career includes sor, serving as chair of the GSBC Alumni
ment, social media, and digital design. Association from 2004-2010.
experience developing outreach efforts
for banks of all sizes and managing small
LUBBOCK and middle market commercial portfolios. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Tanya Miller has joined He holds a B.B.A. degree with a major in Tim Harrington has been
Centennial Bank as execu- Finance from Baylor University. He is a named client manager for
tive vice president and chief graduate of the Southwestern Graduate Deluxe. Harrington, who
credit officer. She will also School of Banking at SMU and has attend- has been with Deluxe
serve on the bank’s board ed several executive education sessions at for more than 20 years,
of directors and execu- Columbia University and the University of helps clients maximize
tive leadership team. Miller earned her Chicago Booth School of Business. the value of their Deluxe relationship,
Bachelor of Business Administration in finding new ways to improve efficien-
Finance and Business Economics at Texas Harlton Hemphill has cy, manage risk, and increase revenue.
Tech University. She began her profession- joined Community National He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in
al career working in operations at another Bank as a vice president Business Administration and a Master
bank and joined the Texas Department of in the lending depart- of Organizational Behavior, both from
Banking in 2004 where she most recent- ment. Hemphill graduated California Lutheran University. He also
ly served as senior financial examiner/ from Baylor with a BA in teaches at University of Phoenix in the
review examiner. Miller graduated from Economics and subsequently obtained an undergrad and grad program where he
the Southwestern Graduate School of MBA from University of Texas at Austin. was recognized as teacher of the year
Banking (SWGSB) in 2014 with distinction He has 27 years of commercial banking out of 1400 instructors in 2012. 
and recognition for leadership. experience in San Antonio and Houston
and is Credit Risk Certified with the RMA.
Bobby Priestley has joined
Centennial Bank as senior Amber Garlock has been
vice president of lending. promoted to assistant vice
He will lead the bank’s president at Community ADVERTISERS
entrance into the Austin National Bank. Garlock
market with a loan pro- graduated from the Uni- The Baker Group .....................................19
duction office in West Austin. Priestley versity of Texas of the The Bankers Bank ...................................35
earned his B.S. in Business Administration Permian Basin with a B.B.A. in Finance
at Long Beach State University while along with an Energy Business Certifi- BKD .........................................................31
working in the mortgage industry. He cation. She has been with the bank for CalTech .....................................................2
has worked in Austin for several years, three years, originally as a credit analyst. Community Bankers Webinar Network ....13
serving as a loan production manager
and loan officer, leading operations at a BOULDER, CO Diebold Nixdorf ........................................40
branch of an Austin-area mortgage com- Troy Appling, execu- IBAT Services Inc. ...................................11
pany, and most recently serving as the tive vice president, The Moss Adams ............................................13
senior vice president and market presi- Bankers Bank, Oklahoma PhaseOne Design Builders .......................4
dent for a community bank. Priestley also City, Okla., has been
serves as the Region 13 IBAT Leadership appointed chair of the TIB - The Independent BankersBank, NA .9
Division President, coordinating educa- Graduate School of TransFund .................................................7

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