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ALUMNI ADVISORS

 

Contact one of the advisors below to learn more about GSBC!

 
 

 ALABAMA

 
 
 

Andy Johnson

Vice President

Bank of Vernon

Vernon, AL       
205-695-7141

ajohnson@bankofvernon.com

Graduated  2008

 
 

 ARKANSAS

 
 
 

Ray Stidham
Executive Vice President

Cornerstone Bank

Berryville, AR       
870-423-0805 

rstidham@cstonebank.net  

Graduated  2007

 

 

 

 

 

 ARIZONA  

 
 
 
Nick Casarona
AVP/Director of Residental Lending

Bank of Tucson
Tucson, AZ       
520-320-2136

nick.casarona@bankoftucson.com

Graduated  2009

   

Karen Hart

Vice President/Operations Officer
First State Bank
Flagstaff, AZ       
928-714-2127 

karen.hart@fsbarizona.com

Graduated  2002

 

Shannon Shepherd

Vice President, District Manager

Wells Fargo Bank

Tucson, AZ       
520-792-5414

shannon.l.shepherd@wellsfargo.com

Graduated  2008

 CALIFORNIA

 
 
 

Marshall Griffin

SVP/CFO

Alta Alliance Bank

Oakland, CA       
510-899-7586

mgriffin@altaalliancebank.com

Graduated  2008 
 

Kenneth McClain

Vice President

Bank of the Sierra 

Porterville, CA       
559-791-3121 

kemcclai@bankofthesierra.com 

Graduated  2009

 
Kathleen Roberts
Western Region Manager

CoBank/Farm Credit Leasing
Roseville, CA      
916-380-3535

kroberts@cobank.com

Graduated  2009

 COLORADO

 
 
 

Jeff Benson

Vice President

Bankers Bank of the West

Denver, CO       
303-291-3700

jbenson@bbwest.com 

Graduated  2007

 

Kevin Erickson

Branch President

Summit Bank & Trust

Thornton, CO       
303-439-4808

kerickson@summitbt.com

Graduated  2005

 

Andy Ellison

Branch President

Mountain View Bank of Commerce
Westminster, CO       
303-243-5401
Graduated  2009
 

Denise Rock

Mortgage Underwriter 

Alpine Bank
Rifle, CO       
970-625-7092 

deniserock@alpinebank.com 

Graduated  2009

 

Kristi Shelton

VP/Training

Alpine Bank

Glenwood Springs, CO       
970-384-4308

kristishelton@alpinebank.com

Graduated  2006

 
 Suzanne Stratman

 Senior Vice President
 FirstBank of South Jeffco
 Lakewood, CO
 303-763-2601
 Graduated 2007
 

Cyndee Ormsby
Vice President 

Wells Fargo

Denver, CO       
303-863-5757

cyndee.r.ormsby@wellsfargo.com

Graduated  2006

 
 

 FLORIDA

 
 
 

Terry Best

President/CEO

Bank of Coral Gables

Coral Gables, FL    
305-500-9501 ext.1010

tbest@bankofcoralgables.com

Graduated  1998

 

 

 

 GEORGIA

 
 
 

Karen Boyd
Accounting Officer 

Southwest Georgia Bank
Moultrie, GA       
229-873-3837 
Graduated  2009
 

Scott Carpenter

VP/Sr. Credit Officer

BB&T

Macon, GA       
478-722-7403

Scott.Carpenter@bbandt.com

Graduated  2006

 

 IOWA

 
 
 

William Bowles

Vice President/Credit Manager

West Bank

West Des Moines, IA       
515-222-2326

wbowles@westbankiowa.com

Graduated  2007

 

Corey Clark

Executive Vice President

Lincoln Savings Bank

Waterloo, IA       
319-233-1900

CoreyC@MyLSB.com

Graduated  2005

 

 

 

Daran Becker

President/CEO

Clarke County State Bank

Osceola, IA       
 641-342-6581

dbecker@clarkebank.com

Graduated  2008

 

Jerry Waddilove

2nd Vice President
MidWestOne Bank
Iowa City, IA       
319-356-5810 

jwaddilove@midwestone.com

Graduated  2009

 

Jesse Gleason

Senior Vice President 

MidWestOne Bank

Cedar Falls, IA       
319-277-2500 

jgleason@mwofg.com

Graduated  2009

  IDAHO

 
 
 

Brian Heim
Senior Vice President/Controller 

Syringa Bank
Boise, ID       
208-947-9663 

bheim@syringabank.com

Graduated  2009

 
 

 ILLINOIS

 
 
 

Tom Carmody

Senior Vice President

Leaders Bank

Oakbrook, IL       
630-570-4944

tcarmody@leadersbank.com

Graduated  2008

 
 

 KANSAS

 
 
 

Ryan Wedel

Vice President

Landmark National Bank

Lawrence, KS       
785-838-9400

Graduated  2002

 
Dave Deckert
Financial Advisor

Raymond James Financial Services

Leawood, KS       
913-538-1755 

dave.deckert@raymondjames.com

Graduated  2006

    

Douglas Ray

Vice President

First Security Bank & Trust

Norton, KS        
785-877-3313

doug@nbanker.net

Graduated  2006

 

Matt Lee

Vice President

Centera Bank

Santanta, KS       
620-649-2220

mwl@centerabank.com

Graduated  2008

 

Mike Norris

VP of Marketing & Services

Kansas Bankers Association

Topeka, KS       
785-232-3444

MNorris@KSbankers.com

Graduated  2001

 

Dan Heinz 

Vice President

INTRUST Bank

Wichita, KS       
316-383-1415 
Graduated  2008
 

Chris Gilbert
Vice President

Bankers Bank of Kansas, NA 

Wichita, KS       
316-681-2265
Graduated  2008
 
 

 KENTUCKY

 
 
 

Christy Carpenter

Vice President

Springfield State Bank

Springfield, KY       
859-336-3939

christyc@springfieldstate.com

Graduated  2005

 

 

 

 

 MINNESOTA

 
 
 

Laura Espeseth

Senior Accountant 

LarsonAllen
Minneapolis, MN       
612-397-3241 

lespeseth@larsonallen.com

Graduated  2009

 

Gail Mikolich

EVP/COO 

Northeast Bank

Minneapolis, MN       
612-362-3253 

gtm@northeastbank-mn.com

Graduated  2009

 

Brian Wagner

Senior Vice President

First Commercial Bank

Bloomington, MN       
952-903-0777

bwagner@1stcommercialbank.com

Graduated  2006

 

Vonda Wurzburger

Vice President

Tradition Capital Bank

Edina, MN       
952-806-6628

Vonda@traditioncapitalbank.com

Graduated  1999

 

 

 

 MISSOURI

 
 
 
Jeff Phillips
Senior Vice President
Missouri Bank
Kansas City, MO
816-881-8206
Graduated 2004
 
Aaron Ferguson
Chief Risk Officer
Missouri Bank & Trust
Kansas City, MO
816-881-8217
Graduated 2008
 

Amy Wilkerson

Vice President/Cashier

Southern Missouri Bank of Marshfield

Marshfield, MO       
417-859-1292

awilkerson@somobank.com

Graduated  2007

 

Kevin Heneghan

Vice President

Jonesburg State Bank

Jonesburg, MO       
636-456-9020

kheneghan@jonesburgstatebank.com

Graduated  2008

 

Melody Marcks

VP/Director of Human Resources 

Boone County National Bank
Columbia, MO       
573-874-8507
Graduated  2009
 

Julie Nelson Meers

Senior Vice President

Missouri Bank & Trust

Kansas City, MO       
816-881-8275

julien@mobank.com

Graduated  2003

 

Greg Warren
Senior Vice President

Concordia Bank 

Concordia, MO       
660-463-7911 

gwarren@concordia-bank.com 

Graduated  2009

    

Tom Weir

AVP

Blue Ridge Bank & Trust Co.

Kansas City, MO       
816-795-4122

tweir@blueridgebank.net

Graduated  2008
 
 

 MONTANA     

 
 
 

Valarie Abraham

Assistant Vice President/Trust Officer

First Security Bank

Bozeman, MT       
406-585-3875

vala@ourbank.com

Graduated  2009

 

Cleve Witham 

Vice President

Ruby Valley National Bank

Twin Bridges, MT       
406-684-5678

cwitham@rubyvalleybank.com

Graduated  2009
 
 

 

 NORTH CAROLINA

 
 
 

Skip Wood

Regional President

CommunityONE Bank 

Salisbury, NC       

704-663-9868

skip.wood@myyesbank.com

Graduated  2009

 
 

 NORTH DAKOTA 

 
 
 

Brad Thompson

Loan Officer

Bank of North Dakota

Bismarck, ND        
701-328-5687

bthompson@ND.gov

Graduated  2006

 

Sarah Getzlaff

Assistant Vice President
Security First Bank of North Dakota
Mandan, ND        
701-667-7000 

Graduated  2008
 

 

 NEBRASKA

 
 
 

Rory Bowen

Vice President

City Bank & Trust Company  

Lincoln, NE       
402-420-2002

rbowen@citybankandtrust.com 

Graduated  2009

 
James Hoffmann
Vice President
Cornerstone Bank
York, NE
402-363-7411
Graduated 1998
 

Luke Rickertsen

Vice President

Gothenburg State Bank

Gothenburg, NE       
308-537-7181 

lrickertsen@gothenburgstatebank.com

Graduated  2005

 

Jon Schmaderer

Executive Vice President

The Tri-County Bank

Stuart, NE       
402-924-1126

jschmaderer@home.tricountybank.com

Graduated  2006

 
  Jeremy Shiers

Cashier/Loan Officer

Security State Bank

Ansley, NE       
308-935-1700

jshiers@ssbnebraska.com

Graduated 

 

 

 NEW JERSEY

 
 
 

Rob Russell

Senior Vice President & CFO

NJM Bank

West Trenton, NJ       
609-538-8729

RRussell@NJM.com

Graduated  2008

 
 

 NEW MEXICO

 
 
 

Tracy Francis

Vice President -Auditor

The Carlsbad National Bank

Carlsbad, NM       
505-234-2559

tfrancis@carlsbadnational.com   

Graduated  2005

 

Ruth Scanlon-Christopher

CFO/SVP

Citizens Bank of Las Cruces

Las Cruces, NM       
505-647-4114

rchris@citizenslc.com  

Graduated  2003

 

 OHIO

 
 
 

Mark Honigford

Vice President - Commercial Lending

The Union Bank Company 

Lima, OH      
419-229-6500

mhonigford@theubank.com  

Graduated  2002

 
 

 OKLAHOMA

 
 
 

Barry Anderson

President

Farmers & Merchants Bank

Guthrie, OK       
405-260-8800

barry@fmbankok.com  

Graduated  2007

 

Eric Anderson

Vice President

Farmers & Merchants Bank

Piedmont, OK       
405-373-1600

eric@fmbankokc.com  

Graduated  2008

 

Troy Appling

Senior Vice President

The Bankers Bank

Oklahoma City, OK        
405-848-8877

tappling@thebankersbank.com  

Graduated  2003

 

Amada Alvidrez

Operations Officer

City National Bank & Trust 

Guymon, OK       
580-338-6561 

Graduated  2009
 

Kas Davisson-Stewart

Senior Vice President

The Bankers Bank

Oklahoma City, OK       
405-813-2119

kdavisson@thebankersbank.com  

Graduated  2005

 

Becky Fields

Assistant Vice President

The First National Bank

Grove, OK       
918-787-8852

bfields@fnbgrove.com

Graduated  2008

 

Chris Jones

Vice President

Interbank

Clinton, OK       
580-323-5500

chris.jones@interbankok.com  

Graduated  2007

 

Darin Kent

Senior Vice President

Citizens Bank of Edmond

Edmond, OK       
405-359-2640

dkent@citizensedmond.com  

Graduated  2008

 

Cory Moore

Vice President

The Security National Bank of Enid

Enid, OK       
580-234-5151 

cmoore@snbenid.com 

Graduated  2009

 PENNSYLVANIA

 
 
 Donald Henderson, III
 Vice President, Operations/Technology
 TriState Capital Bank
 Pittsburgh, PA
421-304-0388
 Graduated 2007
 
 

 SOUTH CAROLINA

 
 
 

Michael Mahoney

Executive Vice President

Bank of Greeleyville 

Greeleyville, SC       
843-426-2161
Graduated  2009
 

Fred Tolly III

Community First Bank

Anderson, SC       
864-940-2531

ftolly@c1stbank.com

Graduated  2004

 

Scott Williamson

Senior Vice President

Bank of Greeleyville

Kingstree, SC       
843-355-5551

swilliamson@bog1.com  

Graduated  2007

 SOUTH DAKOTA

 
 
 

Derek Fahey

Vice President

First National Bank of SD

Mitchell, SD       
605-995-1248

dfahey@fnbsd.com

Graduated  2007

 

Todd Muehler

President

First National Bank of SD 
Mitchell , SD       
605-995-1230

tmuehler@fnbsd.com

Graduated  2009

 

 

 TENNESSEE

 
 
 

Shane Hite

Senior Vice President

Andrew Johnson Bank

Greeneville, TN       
423-783-1008

srhite@ajbank.com  

Graduated  2008

 

Victoria Walk 

Senior Vice President

Renasant Bank

Memphis, TN       
901-684-0280 

vwalk@renasant.com

Graduated  2009

 

 TEXAS

 
 
 

Allen Carson

Market President/SVP

AIM Bank

Lubbock, TX       
806-687-6813

acarson@aimbankonline.com  

Graduated  2006

 

Rick Womble

SVP

First Lockhart National Bank

Lockhart, TX       
512-398-3416

rwomble@flnbonline.com  

Graduated  2005

 

Kyle Irwin

VP

Gruver State Bank

Gruver, TX       
806-733-5061

kkyle_irwin@hotmail.com  

Graduated  2008

 VIRGINIA

 
 
 

Jeff Sherman

Danville City Executive

BB&T

Danville, VA       
434-792-6362

jsherman@bbandt.com  

Graduated  2005

 
 

 WYOMING

 
 
 

Daniel Moline 

Senior Vice President - Lening

Wyoming National Bank

Riverton, WY       
307-857-5645

dmoline@wyomingnationalbank.com 

Graduated  2009

 

Nancy Stutzman

SVP-Lending

American National Bank

Laramie, WY       
307-745-3619

nstutzman@anbbank.com  

Graduated  2006

 
 
 
 
 
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