Board of Directors

SWABC is a Texas nonprofit corporation. Its governing body is a 15-member Board of Directors, plus the Association's officers and its immediate past president. The officers include: the SWABC President, President-Elect, Vice President, and Secretary-Treasurer. SWABC Officers and Directors are elected by SWABC members at the Annual Convention held each September. SWABC Officers terms are for one year. Directors’ terms are for three years, with one-third of the 15 elected each year.

Historically, the SWABC Board of Directors has had a geographic balance, as well as a balance between member lawyers from major cities who primarily represent larger banking organizations and lawyers who represent community banks from smaller communities.

SWABC Board of Directors

Position	Full Name	Organization	City
Secretary/Treasurer	Mr. John M. Heasley	Texas Bankers Association	Austin
Director	Mr. Kwame Cain	Unity National Bank	Houston
Director	Mr. Mark D. Conzelmann	First National Bank Texas	Killeen
Director	Mr. Chet A. Fenimore	Fenimore Kay Harrison LLP	Austin
Director	Ms. Jessica Lee Freedson	Prosperity Bank	Sugar Land
Director	Mr. Mark S. Haynie	Independent Financial	McKinney
Director	Mr. Brian R. Herrick	PNC Bank, National Association	Houston
Director	Mr. David M. Jones	FirstBank Southwest	Amarillo
Director	Mr. Drew A. Knowles	Commercial Bank of Texas, N.A.	Nacogdoches
Director	Mr. James Litzler	City National Bank	Sulphur Springs
Director	Mr. Justin M. Long	Stellar Bank	Austin
Director	Mr. Nathan A. McDonald	Johnston Clem Gifford PLLC	Dallas
Director	Ms. Jami Meador	Amegy Bank, a Division of Zions Bancorporation, N.A.	Houston
Director	Mr. Christian E. Otteson	Otteson Shapiro LLP	Denver
Director	Mr. Paul R. Penny, III	American National Bank of Texas	Fort Worth
Director	Mr. Brian W. Pierson	BancFirst	Oklahoma City
Director	Ms. Sarah P. Santos	Davis & Santos, PLLC	San Antonio
Director	Ms. Allison Skinner	Amalgamated Foundation	Washington
Director	Ms. Deana Tillotson	InterBank	Aledo
Director	Ms. Stephanie Laird Tolson	Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP	Houston
Advisory Director	Ms. Sally Henry	Texas Tech Law School	Lubbock
Advisory Director	Ms. Karen M. Neeley		Austin