July 2024 - SouthStar Bank, S.S.B.

by SouthStar BankJuly 24, 2024

Employee Spotlight – Diane Romo

Diane Romo, Assistant Vice President Personal Banker | SouthStar Bank Round Rock Diane Romo is an Assistant Vice President Personal Banker at the SouthStar Bank Round Rock branch. Diane has been with South Star Bank since the Round Rock branch opened eight years ago and holds 14 years of total banking experience. She has been known for her excellent customer service skills throughout her banking career. Diane enjoys the work-life balance that her position offers. It allows her to pursue her passions outside work and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Diane values her family very highly and works around everyone’s busy schedules to spend as much time with them as possible. One interesting fact about Diane is that she loves math, which has helped enforce her stellar banking career.

Bank News, Employee News

by SouthStar BankJuly 19, 2024

Congratulations Anthony Albino! New Branch Manager

Anthony Albino has been promoted to Branch Manager of the SouthStar Bank Round Rock branch. In his new role, Anthony will oversee the branch’s operations, manage resources and staff, develop and attain goals, deliver quality customer service, and continue growing the location’s revenue. Anthony holds a Business Management degree from Texas College and five years of banking experience, including a year at SouthStar Bank, where he thrived in his previous Personal Banker role. He is most excited about the opportunity to grow within the organization and welcome new customers to the SouthStar Bank family! Outside of work, Anthony enjoys watching his favorite sports teams, the San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Nuggets, and making homemade pickles. He looks forward to using his new position as a platform to become involved in the Round Rock community.

Employee News

by SouthStar BankJuly 8, 2024

Welcome Scott Mainard

Scott Mainard, Vice President of Lending | SouthStar Bank Scott Mainard joins SouthStar Bank Franklin as a Vice President of Lending. Scott brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, holding three decades of experience in the industry, an economics degree from the University of Houston, and additional schooling from the American Institute of Banking and Wisconsin Bankers Association. Scott’s background has allowed him to develop specialized knowledge across a variety of areas of lending, including consumer, residential, securities-based, and business lending. He enjoys leveraging his experience to create loan packages that work for his customers. Along with his lending career, Scott has also built three different private banking start-up platforms. By joining the SouthStar Bank team, he is most looking forward to working for a community bank with a lengthy, outstanding history of Texas roots. A Cypress, Texas native, Scott recently moved back to Texas after a 25-year stay in Wisconsin. Outside work, Scott enjoys playing golf, fishing, cooking, and watching sports, no matter what teams are playing. He has been with his wife for over 30 years, and their daughter is set to graduate from Texas A&M in December. NMLS# 652653