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Chairman of Board

Austin Bank is a community bank headquartered in Jacksonville, Texas with assets of $1.4 billion. Bank offices are located in 32 East Texas locations within 22 cities and eleven counties. Austin Bank is locally owned and operated by the Austin Family who celebrates over 104 years of service in the Texas banking industry. Over the past 113 years, Austin Bank continues to stand tall as a strong, stable financial institution offering personal and business customers a variety of financial services.

Government Director successful at building high-performance teams and leading government agency division with a multimillion dollar budget. A strategic visionary with a clear sense of purpose and urgency when faced with diverse situational challenges. Skilled at establishing policy to transform state agencies through legislative action and oversight, translating conceptual models into specific strategies, and planning/executing multi-faceted policy policy development.Personal Strengths: Ability to partner with cross-functional senior-management teams, quickly revise strategies to ensure continued progress towards agency goals, undertake new and unique challenges, and build/maintain productive relationships. Possess superior planning and, organizing and project management skills.