Dallas Fed appoints seven new members to Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council

March 8, 2022

DALLAS—The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has appointed seven new members to its Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council.

The council, composed of representatives from financial institutions of various sizes in the Eleventh District, is part of a Federal Reserve initiative to enhance communication with community bankers.

The council provides senior Dallas Fed officials with grassroots information on a variety of topics, including economic and banking conditions, regulatory policies, and payments issues.

New members of the council are:

• Byron Bexley
  Chairman & CEO, TexStar National Bank
  Universal City, Texas
• David Deanda
  President, Lone Star National Bank
  McAllen, Texas
• Gail Enda
  President & CEO, American Airlines Credit Union
  Fort Worth, Texas
• Sushil Patel
  President & Director, State Bank of Texas
  Dallas, Texas
• Katherine Rodriguez
  EVP & CFO, Moody National Bank
  Galveston, Texas
• Deborah Romero
  President & CEO, First National Bank
  Alamogordo, New Mexico
• Max Villaronga
  President & CEO, El Paso Teachers Federal Credit Union
  El Paso, Texas

These new members join the following members also serving on the council:

• Rick Francis
  Chairman & CEO, WestStar Bank
  El Paso, Texas
• Tracy Harris (CDIAC Chairman)
  President & CEO, National Bank and Trust
  LaGrange, Texas
• Carolyn Jordan
  Senior Vice President, Neighborhood Credit Union
  Dallas, Texas
• Malcolm Rene
  President & CEO, Plus4 Credit Union
  Houston, Texas
• William Ware
  President, Amarillo National Bank
  Amarillo, Texas

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Media contact:
Preston Ash
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Phone: (214) 922-5303
Email: preston.ash@dal.frb.org