People in Business
First financial bank has named Will Leonard as President of Jefferson County Market.
Leonard is a graduate of Lamar University and has spent more than 35 years in the banking industry in southeast Texas.
Leonard was most recently Senior Vice President of Commercial Lending at BBVA Compass.
Governor Abbott was reappointed Lonnie Grissom, Jr.., Ivy pie and Jeanie Turk to the Board of Directors of the Lower Neches Valley Authority (LNVA) for a term ending July 28, 2027.
Lonnie Grissom Jr. of Woodville is the owner and president of Golden Pine, Inc. He is a past board member of the Texas Forestry Association and a past president of the Woodville Rotary Club. Grissom was officially a member of the Woodville Independent School District School Board. After graduating from Kirby High School, he joined the United States Army and was honorably discharged after 4 years of service.
Ivy pie of Beaumont was the regional vice president of the Christ Southeast Texas Health System until she retired last year. She is a past member of the American Hospital Association, the Texas Hospital Association, the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy, and the Planned Giving Council of Houston. In addition, she is a past member of the Beaumont Rotary Club and the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce and is the 2015 Athena Leadership Award Recipient for Excellence in Leadership. Godfather received a bachelor’s degree in art from Lamar University.
Jeanie Turk of Sour Lake is the owner and broker of two REMAX offices. She is a member of the Houston Association of Realtors, the Texas Association of Realtors, the National Association of Realtors, and the Graduate Realtor Institute. She is also a graduate of Leadership Southeast Texas and the current Chair of the Hardin County WCID # 1 Flood and Drainage Committee. Turk attended Louisiana State University and Lamar University.
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