Employee Spotlight – Alexis Michael

Alexis Michael, Senior Vice President, Branch Executive, Regional Credit Manager and SBA Director | Leander Branch

A part of the SouthStar Bank family, Alexis Michael works at the Leander Branch as SVP, Branch Executive, SBA Director and Regional Credit Manager. She enjoys building relationships with her clients and being a true partner. For the past 12 years she has been a full time commercial real estate and SBA lender, still partnering with a number of current clients whose loans she closed over a decade ago. It brings her joy to watch the businesses grow and expand, knowing that she helped play a role in their success.

Alexis served as President of the Austin chapter of CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) in 2017. She joined CREW in 2009, and this organization holds a special place in her heart. She feels blessed to have been elected and serve as the Austin chapter President leading the 150+ member chapter.

An active family, the Michael’s enjoy any and all coastal activities. Alexis is originally from the gulf coast of Florida and wants to visit as often as she can. Her family loves to go offshore fishing, shark fishing, crabbing, boating, pretty much anything that involves the salt air. The ideal vacation for Alexis is going big game fishing in the Caribbean with my family.

Alexis and her husband used to run a martial arts school. She is a 1st degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and a Sibak Black Belt in Kajukenbo, however she hung up her belt 5 years ago after her last daughter was born. Her husband still trains daily and keeps trying to get Alexis back involved.

For the past 15 years she has served as an AWANA Director/Leader at her church. Many of those years were spent teaching the kindergarten class. Recently she moved to 3rd and 4th grade classes, and is now serving as a Sunday school teacher for the 4th and 5th grade. She enjoys seeing the children grow in their faith. She is also actively involved in Round Rock Christian Academy children’s school. She currently serves on the Board of Director’s and is the Treasurer of the Parent Support Team (PST).

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