Community Involvement

When the doors of West Plains Bank and Trust Company opened in 1883, the guiding principle was building community strength through service to our customers. Our unwavering commitment to having every customer leave a friend is delivered in each customer contact and every new or improved service. Locally owned and managed, we are pleased to provide a convenient, efficient and modern banking system to our customers in the area.

West Plains Bank and Trust Company, and its employees, maintain strong community connections through generous donations of time, talent and financial resources. Below is a list of some of the organizations with which West Plains Bank and Trust Company employees are or have been involved:

Main Bank

David Gohn, Chairman of the Board
Ozarks Healthcare Foundation Board of Trustees - Founding Member
Drury University Board of Trustees - Past Chairman
American Bankers Association - Community Bankers Council - Past Chairman
Missouri Bankers Association - Chairman of the Board 1999-2000

David M. Gohn, President and Chief Executive Officer
Ozarks Healthcare - Board Member
Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) - Secretary
Missouri Bankers Association - Past Treasurer/Young Bankers Division, Past Chairman
American Bankers Association - Past Community Bankers Council Member
Rotary Club of West Plains - Past President
Zizzer Athletic Booster Club - Member
Greater West Plains Chamber of Commerce - Past Chairman
West Plains Civic Center Board of Directors - Past Chairman

Eric Judd, Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer
Boys & Girls Club of the Greater West Plains Area - President
Grizzly Booster Club Board of Directors - Past Chairman
Howell Valley R-1 School Foundation - Treasurer
Ozarks Small Business Incubator (OzSBI) - Mentor
Rotary Club of West Plains - Member
Sunrise Rotary Club of West Plains - Past Chairman
University of Missouri Extension Council - Past Board Member
West Plains R-7 Advisory Committee - Member

Steve Korbe, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
American Banker's Association - Past CFO Exchange Advisory Committee
Missouri Banker's Association - Past CFO Committee Chair
Missouri Bankers Association Past FINTECH Committee Member
Missouri Banker's Association, Banker's Benefit Corporation - Past Board Member
37th Judicial Circuit CASA - Past President
B.P.O.E. - Past Exalted Ruler

Becky Brewer, Universal Banker III
West Plains R-7 School Bridges Program Member

Diana Brown, VP/Mortgage Officer and Loan Closer
Greater Area West Plains Chamber of Commerce - Ambassador President
1138th Military Police Family Readiness Group - Treasurer
VFW Ladies Auxiliary, John T. Kirk Post 1828 - Member
Southern Missouri Home Builder's Association - Board Member

Jeannie Cox, VP/Loan Officer
Kiwanis Club of West Plains - Member and Past Treasurer

Jolene Howell, VP/Director of Retail Banking
Alton High School Business Department Advisory Council- Member
West Plains Chamber of Commerce

Nathan Cropper, VP/Senior Loan Officer
Howell County Farm Bureau - Board Member
West Plains Rotary Backpack Program - Treasurer
West Plains Ag Advisory - Board Member
West Plains Sunrise Rotary - Treasurer

Cheryl Finley, GO Club Coordinator
West Plains Optimist Club - Member, Past President, Past Lt. Governor
Glenwood School Foundation - Board Member
Evergreen Cemetery - Treasurer

Ann Marie Newberry, VP/Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Greater West Plains Area Chamber of Commerce - Ambassador
Ozarks Medical Center Foundation Events Committee - Member
South Central Career Center Business Advisory Committee - Member
West Plains Downtown Revitalization, Inc. – Past Secretary and Past Vice President
Alton High School Business Department Advisory Council- Member

Jeremy Norberg, AVP/IT Manager
West Plains Lions Club - Member

Kate Tyree, Marketing and Bank Culture Specialist
West Plains Education Foundation - Board Member

Karen Smith, AVP/Branch Manager
Daughters of the American Revolution - Member
West Plains Optimist Club - Member
Friends of the Garnett Library - Member 

Todd Wilbanks, VP/Loan Officer
Howell County Soil & Water Conservation District - President
West Plains High School Site Council - Member
West Plains Kiwanis Club - Member

Bronwen Madden, AVP/Risk Management/BSA Officer 
The Old Time Music, Ozark Heritage Festival - Planning Committee Member 
ACAMS Greater St. Louis Chapter - Member 
ACAMS - Member 
West Plains Rotary (noon) Club - Board Member/Past President 
MSU-WP Business, Entrepreneurship & Management Advisory Board - Member 

Jerry Walker, VP/Senior Loan Officer
West Plains Housing Authority - Board Member

Mindy Trail, AVP/Loan Officer
Dora Booster Club - Member

Kenneth Martin, Senior Vice President/Chief Credit Officer
Missouri State University West Plains Business and Accounting Department Board - Advisory Member
 
Scott Corman, Senior Vice President/Senior Loan Officer
West Plains Sunrise Rotary - Member and Past President
West Plains Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) - Board Member and Past President
Ozarks Development Corp - Board Member and Secretary of the Board
West Plains Chamber of Commerce - Past Chairman
Southern Missouri Community Health Center - Past President/Charter Board Member
West Plains R-7 School - Past Board Member
Heard of the Ozarks Fair - Past Board Member/Past President
Ozarks Family YMCA - Charter Board Member
 
Angie Temple, AVP/Human Resources Manager
MBA HR Committee - Member
 
David King, VP/Compliance Officer
Habitat of Humanity Howell County - Board Member
 
Melissa Mitchell, Universal Banker
Friends of the Garnett Library - Member 
 
Jack Randolph, Facilities Manager
Optimist Club - Member
West Plains Civic Center Board Member 
 

North Branch

Keely Taylor, Deposit Services Representative 
Optimist Club - Member
 

Houston Branch

Curt Hugenot, Senior Loan Officer
Houston Lions Club - Past Member
Texas County Memorial Hospital Community Improvement District Board- Past Member

Amanda Hamilton, Branch Manager
Cass Township - Board Member

Kim Wolfe, Universal Banker
American Legion Post #559 - Finance Officer
VFW Post # 637 - Senior Vice Commander 
American Legion Post #41 - Past Sargent at Arms and current Service Officer

Kayla Drury, Universal Banker
Raymondville R-VIII School District Board Member

Liberty Branch

Eric Wells, Market President
Mountain View-Birch Tree School Board - Vice President
City of Houston Industrial Development Board - Member
Mountain View Rotary Club - past Treasurer
Houston Area Chamber of Commerce
Missouri State University - West Plains - Advisory Board Member for Houston Campus
Houston Lions Club - Past Member
Ozarks Baptist Church, Houston, Mo. - Youth Director
First Baptist Church, Mountain View, Mo - Member
Southwest Baptist University - Mountain View Campus - Advisory Board Member 

Lindsay Holden, AVP/Loan Officer
Mountain View Chamber of Commerce Board - Treasurer
Mountain View Youth Athletic Association - Past President

Stephanie Jester, AVP/Branch Deposit Manager
Mountain View Chamber of Commerce Board - Vice President
First Baptist Church Mountain View - Member

Mountain Home Loan Production Office

Steve Litty, Senior Vice President/Senior Loan Officer
ASU Mountain Home Business Advisory Board - Member
Baxter County Cattleman's Association - Member
Mountain Home Rotary - Paul Harris Fellow and Member
Baxter Regional Medical Center Foundation Board - Treasurer 

Willow Springs Branch
Josh Henry, AVP/Loan Officer
Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce Board - Past Member
Ozarks Family YMCA Local Board - Member
Ozarks Family YMCA Regional Board - Member
City Of Willow Springs Planning and Zoning Committee - Member
Willow Springs Scholarship Club Board - Member

Kim Fredrick - AVP/Branch Deposit Manager
Willow Springs High School Advisory Committee - Member

Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce – Vice President

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