Brenda Cates is Executive Vice President of BankTexas.

Ms. Cates was previously a Vice President, then Senior Vice President of BankTexas, serving as a loan officer at the bank’s Quitman office since 1998.  In her current capacity, Ms. Cates manages the bank’s Lending department and maintains a loan portfolio.

Since moving to Quitman from San Antonio in 1988, Ms. Cates has been actively involved in Quitman Christmas Sharing PLUS and she has served on the board of directors of the Quitman Chamber of Commerce.  She is also a 2003 graduate of the Leadership Class given by Leadership Lake Country, Inc. 

Ms. Cates has 30 years of banking experience and is a 2005 graduate of the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University, in Dallas, Texas.