Memphis, TN (November 15, 2022) – The Paul W. Barret, Jr. School of Banking today announced the election of its 2022-2023 Executive Committee during its fall Board meeting.
Jim Gowen, Jr., CEO of Merchants & Planters Bank in Newport, AR will serve as Board Chair.
Joining Gowen, Jr. on the Executive Committee are:
Ray Skinner (Chair-Elect) – CEO/Mission National Bank/San Francisco, CA
Brian Walhood (Immediate Past-Chair) – Pres./Community Banking/Cadence Bank/Memphis, TN
Jeff Gerrish (Secretary) (Legal Concerns) – Attorney/Gerrish Smith Tuck/Memphis, TN
Jennifer Nunley (Chair, Finance Committee) – President/Security Bank/Dyersburg, TN
Mike Hobbs (Chair, Special Programs Committee) – President/FM Bank/Dexter, MO
Danny Kelly (Chair, Lecture Series Committee) – CEO/Hometown Bank/Oneonta, AL
Jim Reber (Chair, Bank Association Committee) – CEO/ICBA Securities/Memphis, TN
Jeanie Rittenberry (Chair, Curriculum/Faculty Committee) – SVP/Mktg/First Bank/Nashville, TN
Shane Clayton (At-Large) – CEO/1st Choice Bank/Pontotoc, MS
Kathy Underwood (At-Large) – CEO/Ledyard Bank/Hanover, NH
Robert Herrera (At-Large) – President/1st Western Bank/Booneville, AR
Additional members of the Board of Regents include: New Elected Board Members Italicized
· Sharon Anderson – CEO/Williamstown Bank/Williamstown Bank, WV
· Aza Bittinger – CEO/CBA of OH/Columbus, OH
· Adrian Breen – CEO/Bank of MO/Perryville, MO
· John Beller – CEO/Bank of Cave City/Cave City, AR
· Larry Coggin – President/Commercial Banking/Renasant Bank/Tupelo, MS
· Tim Compton – CEO/Traditions Bank/Cullman, AL
· Whitney Doolin – 2019 Class Rep./Sales Manager/Arvest Bank/Bartlesville, OK
· Boris Dover – President/COO/1st Community Bank/Batesville, AR
· David Dufour – 2022 Class Rep./SVP/HR/Bank of Fayette County/Collierville, TN
· Dave Finnerty – 2021 Class Rep./EVP/COO/Guilford Savings Bank/Guilford, CT
· Lisa Fite – EVP/HR Director/Bank3/Memphis, TN
· Lisa Foley – EVP/Pinnacle Financial Partners/Memphis, TN
· Raymond Goodrich – EVP/CLO/Bank of Charles Town/Charles Town, WV
· Steve Handke – President/1st Option Bank Bank/Horton, KS
· Barry Haugen – President/ICB of ND/Bismark, ND
· Gene Henson – President, N. Region/Trustmark Bank/Memphis, TN
· Edna Hughes – CEO/Lewisburg Banking Company/Russellville, KY
· Lindsay LaNore – Group EVP, Community Banker Univ./ICBA/Minneapolis, MN
· Sam McClatchy – CEO/Unity Bank MS/Holly Springs, MS
· John McNair – CEO/CBA of GA/Atlanta, GA
· Shawn Mitchell – CEO/CBA of KS/Topeka, KS
· Tammy Montgomery – EVP/Community Spirit Bank/Red Bay, AL
· Chris Padgett – Executive Director/AR Community Bankers/Little Rock, AR
· Justin St. Pierre – CEO/Peoples Bank & Trust/Troy, MO
· Matt Ruge – Executive Director/MO Ind. Bankers Assoc./Jefferson City, MO
· Douglas Scarboro – SVP, Regional Exec./FRB of St. Louis/Memphis, TN
· Jim Strickland – 2017 Class Rep./President, Greene County/BankSouth/Greensboro, GA
· Teresa Taylor – Executive Director/Independent Banks of SC/Columbia, SC
· Mike Tierney – President/CEO/CB of MI/East Lansing, MI
· John Witkowski – CEO/Ind. Bankers Assoc. of NY State/Albany, NY
· Steve Yeakel – President/VA Assoc. of Comm. Banks/Richmond, VA
Board Members Elected Regent Emeritus in 2022:
David Hayes – Chairman/Security Bank/Dyersburg, TN
Milton Smith – CEO/1st National Bank of Lawrence County/Walnut Ridge, AR
About the Barret School of Banking:
Barret School of Banking is an endowed, non-profit, independent school created and governed by a Board of Regents, whose members are executives from banks and other firms involved with the financial services industry. The School provides an adult learning experience for the career-oriented individual in commercial banking or a related financial services industry business.
