Community Involvement

Involved since 1883

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 - Past President
Grizzly Booster Club Board of Directors - Past Chairman
Howell Valley R-1 School Foundation - Past Treasurer
Ozarks Small Business Incubator (OzSBI) - Mentor
Rotary Club of West Plains - Past Member
Sunrise Rotary Club of West Plains - Past Chairman
University of Missouri Extension Council - Past Board Member
West Plains R-7 Advisory Committee - Member

West Plains Quarterback Club - Chairman

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 FINTECH Committee - Past Member

Missouri Banker's Association, Banker's Benefit Corporation - Past Board Member

Missouri Banker's Association Technology Committee - Chaiman
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 Chamber of Commerce- Member

West Plains Chamber of Commerce - Member

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

Clay Johnson, Credit Analyst Lead
Howell Valley R-1 School Foundation - Board Member

Cass Denton, Loan Officer

Kiwanis Club of West Plains - Treasurer

West Plains Civic Center Board - Member

Kate Tyree, Training Manager

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

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 - Past Member

David King, VP/Compliance Officer

Habitat of Humanity Howell County - Board Member

Missouri Banker's Association Compliance Committee - 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

Bright Futures - Board Member

Houston Small Business Hub - Treasurer

Houston Senior Center - Board Member

Waynesville Career Center Business Advisory Commitee - Member

Liberty Branch

Eric Wells, Market President
Mountain View-Birch Tree School Board - President

City of Houston Industrial Development Board - Past Board Member

Mountain View Rotary Club - Past Treasurer

Houston Area Chamber of Commerce - Past Treasurer

Missouri State University - West Plains - Past Advisory Board Member for Houston Campus

Houston Lions Club - Past Member

Southwest Baptist University - Mountain View Campus - Advisory Board Member

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

Mercy St Francis Hospital Auxiliary Board - Member

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 – Ex Officio

Willow Springs Community Foundation - Board Member

Willow Springs Arts Council - Member