Independent Bankers Association of Texas Elects New Leadership Division Board Members
Community Bankers Across the State Tapped to Serve on Leadership Division Board
AUSTIN, Texas—The Leadership Division of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) elected new board members during the 40th Annual Connecting Leaders Conference—the division’s flagship event—at Moody Gardens Resort, Galveston, June 25-28, 2025.The board’s executive committee will be led by Chair Sarah Long, Vice President at First National Bank of Ballinger. Other executive officers named to guide the Leadership Division include Chair-Elect Zach Gilbert, Vice President Commercial Lending at Texas Bank and Trust in Tyler and Secretary-Treasurer Brad Womack, Kingsville Market President & Chief Experience Officer at Kleberg Bank in Kingsville. Immediate Past Chair is now Rick Jamieson, Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer at First State Bank in Gainesville.
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. Several new board members were elected to represent their region.
Rusdon Mills, Banking Officer at First National Bank of Winnsboro, is the Region 5 President; Nic Vigen, Senior Vice President – Lending at Bank of the West, is the Region 6 President; Kelsey Goates, Vice President – Market Manager at TexasBank in Stephenville, is filling an At-Large Banker position; and Sam Nunn, President/CFO/Director at Citizens Bank in Amarillo, has been chosen to fill the Chairman’s Appointment position.
The newly elected board members of the nearly 500-member division will serve through 2025-2026 with several members staying on through 2025. The complete list of Leadership Division board members can be found at https://ibat.org/about-us/. The IBAT Leadership Division was founded in 1985 and is dedicated to the development of tomorrow’s leaders in community banking. Austin-based IBAT represents more than 2,000 independent banks and branches in 700 Texas communities.
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About the Independent Bankers Association of Texas
Formed in 1974, the Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) represents Texas community banks. The Austin-based group is the largest state community banking organization in the nation with membership comprised of almost 5,000 banks and branches in more than 700 Texas communities. Providing safe and responsible financial services to all Texans, IBAT member bank assets range in size from $28 million to $51 billion with combined assets statewide of $296 billion. IBAT member banks are committed to supporting and investing in their local communities.
