Board of Director members

The board is made up of experts in the guaranteed lending universe and includes executives in various financial institutions including the banking and security sectors.

board members

NRLA’s mission is to advocate for USDA Guaranteed Lending programs in support of rural economic development. Guaranteed lending programs fill an important gap in access to capital for rural businesses, communities, not-for-profits and tribal entities. One of NRLA's goals is to educate the banking communities of the advantages of such loans through their membership and outreach to improve rural community living.

Executive Director:

Pam Moore-Wilcher
Executive Director, NRLA
Email: pam@nrla-usda.com

Board of Directors:

R. Alan Hoskins - Chair
American Farm Mortgage & Financial Services – Louisville, KY
Email: ahoskins@AmericanFarmMortgage.com

Debra Nesbitt
Live Oak Bank – Wilmington, NC
Email: debra.nesbitt@liveoak.bank

Joe Geisler
Ameristate Bank – Atoka, OK
Email: Joe.geisler@ameristatebank.com

Stephen Van Sickle
Bank of Montgomery – Natchitoches, LA
Email: svansickle@bankmontgomery.com

Hal Fudge
MidFirst Bank – Oklahoma City, OK
Email: Hal.Fudge@midfirst.com

Terry Jones
Ag Texas – Lubbock, TX
Email: terry.jones@agtexas.com

David Dornbirer
CoBank – Denver, CO
Email: ddornbirer@cobank.com

Bob Madsen
Compeer Financial – Mankato, MN
Email: Robert.madsen@compeer.com

Keelan French
Veritex Community Bank - Hahira, GA
Email: kfrench@veritexbank.com

Ben Clark
FHN Financial – Houston, TX
Email: ben.clark@fhnfinancial.com

Donnie Wooley
Ark-La-Tex Financial Consultants – Many, LA
Email: dwooley@altfc.net

Stephanie Taylor
McCune Construction Services – Fort Worth, TX
Email: stephanie@mccunecompanies.com

Pat Rooney
Guaranteed Lending Specialists – Tulsa, OK
Email: Pat.rooney@glsusda.com

Patrick F. Brown (Honorary Board Member)
Nexsen Pruet, PLLC – Charlotte, NC
Email: pbrown@nexsenpruet.com

Cara Lank
Stone Bank – Little Rock, AR
Email: clank@stonebank.com

Jordan Blanchard
X-Caliber Rural Capital – Irvington, N.Y.
Email: jordanb@xrcusda.com

Jennifer Coltharp Bond
Memphis Capital - Memphis, TN
Email: jbond@memphiscapital.com

Clint Spruill
Magnolia Bank - Granbury, TX
Email: cspruill@magnoliabank.com

Aaron Morris
Madison One Lender Services- Scottsdale, AZ
Email: amorris@madisonone.com