Reversing the Trend with People
Employees of CrossFirst Bank are dedicated to the CrossFirst Purpose: To serve people in extraordinary ways. By staying true to the founders’ targeted focus, CrossFirst Bank can specialize in serving “people first.”

In an effort to create economies of scale over the last 40 years, banks have typically centralized decision-making, downsized their staffs and proliferated the market with branches. What this means to the client is that their accounts are often assigned to a lesser-experienced branch employee who is handling many times the number of accounts his or her banking predecessors served. CrossFirst is reversing the trend. You can expect to be served by some of the most experienced, highest quality bankers in the metropolitan area with a personal touch second to none.

Employees of CrossFirst Bank

Ron Baldwin, Chairman of the Board
Ron Baldwin is Chairman, President & CEO of CrossFirst Holdings, LLC, a private equity company investing in the financial services industry. Ron was a long-time Wichita, Kansas resident who, in 2005 after a 10-year tenure, left the position of President & COO of INTRUST Bank, the largest privately held bank in Kansas. Ron’s 36 years of banking service also includes a 23-year term with Fourth Financial Corporation, a $7.8 billion bank holding company, where he served in various positions including CFO, EVP and Chief Administrative Officer, President of BANK IV Oklahoma and EVP of Retail Banking. He holds a B.B.A. degree from Wichita State University and obtained a CPA designation. Ron resides in Overland Park, Kansas and is a board member of Kanakuk Ministries.

Mike Maddox, President & Chief Executive Officer
Mike graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in Business. He continued his education at the University of Kansas School of Law and graduated with a Juris Doctorate degree. While at KU, Mike was a four-year letterman and a member of the KU basketball team that won a National Championship in 1988. He was captain of the 1991 KU team that was the national runner-up. He practiced Law in Lawrence, Kansas for more than six years and has been in banking for almost nine years. Mike is a former Community Bank President for INTRUST Bank in Lawrence, and was later promoted to Regional President where he managed all of the bank’s operations in Northeast Kansas. He completed the Graduate School of Banking in Wisconsin in 2003. Mike is currently involved in a number of community activities and boards.

Eric Schroeder, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Eric graduated from Central Missouri State University with a degree in Business Administration. In his 19 years of banking experience, Eric held numerous positions with Boatmen’s First National Bank of Kansas City, was an Associate National Bank Examiner with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and most recently was Community Bank President for Bank 10 in Belton, Missouri.

Peter Shriver, Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking
As a 25-year banking veteran, Peter specializes in traditional commercial and industrial lending, as well as business banking and treasury management services. He has been part of the Kansas City community for 16 years serving as a senior loan officer for INTRUST Bank and Commerce Bank before joining CrossFirst. He also spent nine years with a national bank in Phoenix, Arizona. Peter holds a Bachelor of Science Business Administration degree in Finance from Shippensburg University.

Caryn Clements, Senior Vice President, Private Banking
Caryn graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business & Accounting. She began her banking career as a Senior Staff Accountant with Fort Wayne National Bank in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Caryn then joined BANK IV in Overland Park, Kansas where she spent 14 years at BANK IV, NationsBank, Boatmen’s Bank, and finally Bank of America. She gained experience as a Commercial Credit Analyst, Vice President & Commercial Loan Officer, Vice President & Private Banking Loan Officer, and Vice President & Mortgage Loan Officer. Caryn furthered her career in the residential lending industry as Branch Manager & Senior Lending Officer with American Mortgage Company, and most recently The PrivateBank.

Amy Fauss, Senior Vice President, Operations
Amy is an accomplished banking professional with more than 20 years experience in operations. She most recently served as Executive Vice President and COO of SolutionsBank where she directed all aspects of daily operations. Her experience also includes senior management positions at Hillcrest Bank and Citizens-Jackson County Bank. Amy earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Central Missouri State University and an M.B.A. from University of Missouri - KC. She has completed the Graduate School of Banking in Madison, Wisconsin.

Stacy Cook, Vice President, Commercial Loans
Stacy has more than 10 years experience in the commercial real estate industry. Before joining the bank, she was an attorney with The Katz Law Firm and Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin, where she specialized in legal matters dealing with loan transactions. She has worked as a business banker at Bank of America and as a commercial real estate lender at U.S. Bank. She also gained extensive experience in real estate lending working for firms in California and in Nebraska. Stacy is a graduate of the Creighton University School of Law and earned a degree in Business at the University of Nebraska.

Antonette Lund, Vice President, Relationship Banking
Antonette has been providing extraordinary service to customers for 32 years. Her career in banking began in 1978 at a small community bank in Blue Springs, Missouri. Since then, she has held positions with Hillcrest Bank, Country Club Bank, Solutions Bank and Arvest Bank. Much of Antonette's professional experience has focused on building personal relationships with her clients and private banking customers. This continues to be her specialty at CrossFirst.

Isaac Murphy, Vice President, Treasury Management
In banking for nearly a decade, Isaac specializes in business banking and treasury management services. Before joining CrossFirst Bank, he served as an assistant vice president in treasury management for First National Bank of Olathe. He also has experience as a private banker. Isaac was selected to complete the Leadership Olathe program through the Olathe Chamber of Commerce in 2008. He is a board member of the Kansas City Association for Financial Professionals.

Becky Stickney, CRCM, Vice President, Compliance
Becky is a Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) with more than 20 years experience in banking. Prior to joining CrossFirst Bank, she spent many years with SolutionsBank and its predecessor, First Bank of Medicine Lodge, where she worked in lending and compliance. Becky is a graduate of Washburn University, and has completed several of the American Bankers Association Compliance Schools.

Mary Valentine, Vice President, Commercial Loans
Experience sets Mary apart as a commercial loan officer. She has managed credit and commercial loan portfolios in the Kansas City area for more than 30 years. Her professional experience includes positions at Solutions Bank and Gold Bank, in addition to serving at other area financial institutions. Mary was trained as an SBA lender through the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders. She is a graduate of Platte County Community College and attended the University of Nebraska at Kearney, Nebraska. Mary is actively involved in the community and has served on the board of directors for the Johnson County Housing Coalition and the Kaw Valley Habitat for Humanity.

Glenda deFlon, Assistant Vice President, Relationship Banker
Glenda received an A.A. in Business from Maple Woods Community College. She has 19 years of experience in retail banking, having served as Retail Banking Officer for Great Western Bank, a Financial Sales Officer for Bank of Blue Valley, and as a Private Banking Officer for Barnett Bank in southern Florida.

Meera Dayal, Loan Administration Officer
Meera has a degree in economics from the University of Delhi, India. She has spent 27 years in the banking industry, serving most recently as Corporate Loan Specialist for Great Western Bank.

Joy Campbell, Relationship Banker, Treasury Mangement
Joy has experience as a Teller and has worked in Customer Service, New Accounts and Commercial Loans. She also spent many years working at MidAmerica Nazarene University where she earned a degree in Management and Human Relations.

Stephanie Gomez, Relationship Banker
Stephanie joined the bank with several years experience serving customers at Boeing Wichita Credit Union and US Bank. She is a student at the University of Kansas where she is in the pre-medical program. Stephanie also has an emphasis in the study of Spanish language.

Amanda Kennedy, Relationship Banker
After several years in customer service at Intrust Bank and US Bank, Amanda joined CrossFirst
as a Relationship Banker. She attended Otterbein College in Columbus, Ohio and is currently completing her Business Degree at Baker University. Amanda also volunteers at The Culture House in Olathe, Kansas.

Kristi Russell, Loan Administrative Assistant
Kristi began her career in banking at BANK IV. She has worked in retail banking at Bank of Blue Valley, First National Bank of Kansas, Gold Bank and BankIowa. Most recently, Kristi served as a Commercial Loan Assistant at SolutionsBank.

Kyle Knoth, Credit Analyst
Kyle is a graduate of Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management.  He worked as a Personal Banker-Loans at INTRUST Bank in Overland Park before joining CrossFirst.

Torey Schamle, Executive Assistant
Torey has 20 years experience working with Executive Management at distinguished companies including ONEOK, Inc. where she was directly involved with Investor Relations. Before joining CrossFirst Bank as Executive Assistant to the CEO, she also served at WilTel Communications, Memorex Telex/Decision One and TRW Information Services.

Susan Abeln, Bank Operations
Susan is a graduate of Central Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration. She worked as a Customer Service Representative and in new accounts at Mark Twain Bank and later helped start First Commercial Bank in Overland Park.

Tammy Burgin, Bank Operations Coordinator
Tammy has more than 16 years banking experience in loan administration and operations. Before joining CrossFirst Bank, she served as Vice President of Operations for Bank 10/Hawthorn Bank in Belton, Missouri. Tammy holds an Associate's Degree from Longview Community College and graduated from the Missouri Bankers Association School of Banking.

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