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Mesquite By Brenda Standlee, President, American Prudential Capital, Inc. and IBAT Associate Member Advisory Council Member

This is the second year that IBAT associate members served at the Addressing Mesquite Day, teamed up with Todd Price, President of First State Bank, Mesquite.

This year, there was enough support from the bank and IBAT associate members to have two teams!  We became artists of sorts as we focused our efforts on painting... read more.

Bastrop Fire Relief Fund

The Associate Member Advisory Council began an initiative at the IBAT annual convention on October 2nd.  The Council is facilitating an IBAT Associate Member Bastrop Fire Relief Fund to help our fellow community bankers and their communities devastated by the recent wildfires.  The effort at IBAT’s annual convention raised $600 in cash so far.  Please join us in helping our community in their time of need today:

About Us

Purpose: To represent IBAT associate members and to serve as a resource for bankers, IBAT staff, and for emerging legislative and regulatory issues.

The chairman sits on the IBAT Board of Directors.

The Council meets quarterly.  They have a term of three years which can be renewed once. 

Associate Member Advisory Council Information 

Members

Feel free to email Council Members with comments, concerns, questions or ideas.

Council Member  Title Company
 Email
Ryan Esquell, Chairman
 Sales Director Abound Resources resquell@aboundresources.com 
William Granville, III, CLU, ChFC
Owner/Managing Member
Granville Financial Group
 billy@granvillegrp.com
Mike Griffith
 Business Development Manager CalTech  mike.griffith@caltech.com
Joanne Posen
Account Executive
Cornerstone Correspondent Lending
jposen@houseloan.com
Jay Kempton
 President & CEO
 Advantage Health Plans Trust
  jkempton@kemptongroup.com
Brenda Standlee President American Prudential Capital, Inc  bstandlee@americanprudential.com
Denise Stigge Vice President, Association Relations Pulse EFT Association  dstigge@pulse-eft.com
Jeff Weyandt
CPA/Shareholder
Fox, Byrd & Company, PC
jeff.weyandt@foxbyrd.com
Darlene Revers Vice President - Member Relations & Advertising Manager IBAT  drevers@ibat.org
AM Meeting  AM Meeting
AM Meeting  AM Meeting

Accomplishments

  • More recognition for Associate Members (ribbons at Convention and recognition at Convention General Session).
  • Established Associate Member Orientation and working on an Associate Member Information Exchange.
  • 2006 Council recommendation to IBAT Dues Task Force regarding Associate Member (AM) dues tiered structure which was adopted.
  • Working on community service project(s) for the involvement of Associate Members with bankers.
  • Associate Member Exchange set up/initial announcement.
  • Status letter to AMs to let them know what is going on at IBAT and what the Council is doing for them.
  • New letter to welcome new AMs.
  • Web Enhancements on AM Search.
  • AM Survey developed, distributed, results tallied and working areas of concern from the survey (website, Forum).
  • Implemented the use of the tiered structure created for dues to recognize AMs for the Five*Star Award.
  • Created and implement a process to review product/service listing requested and revised current list, dividing into those used and those needed.
  • Responsible for the recommendation of the “Speed Dating” at the Leadership Division Conference that was adopted by staff.

Meet the AM Council

 Ryan
Ryan Esquell

Billy
Billy Granville

Mike
Mike Griffith

Jay
Jay Kempton

JP
Joanne Posen

BS
Brenda Standlee

Denise
Denise Stigge

JW
Jeff Weyandt