Karen is the Business Banking Market Manager covering the West area of DFW, including Denton, Mid-Cities, Arlington and Fort Worth. Her responsibilities include managing 45 Relationship Managers, $2 billion in business deposits and $ 380 million in business loans. Her team of managers address the financial needs of owner-managed businesses ranging from depository, treasury and credit needs.
She has been with the firm for 34 years, the past 13 years in Dallas with Business Banking. Prior to her current role as Market Manager, she held the Business Manager role for the West Region of Business Banking and played a key role in building the Business Banking teams for the branches in California, Florida, Oregon and Washington. She started in the Rio Grande Valley managing Credit Administration for Texas Commerce Bank. After leading the consolidation of the Credit area into the Houston group she moved into Branch Management. She managed the consolidation efforts of several key acquisitions for the bank expanding its presence in the Valley. Most of her career was spent in Houston, managing Sales and Service for the market, as well as managing several Districts across the city, including New Build Branches and Same Store Branches.
She and her husband live in Frisco and have a daughter, son and three granddaughters.