Abound's Executive Team
Abound Resources has been providing technology, operational efficiency and cash management services to Community Banks and Credit Unions since 1997. The Abound Resources executive team and advisors possess extensive knowledge of community bank and credit union operations and technology. The executive staff is not simply comprised of technology consultants, but advisors with first hand financial institution experience. Having been COO's and CIO's of community FI's, the Abound team has been in your shoes and faced the same decisions and challenges that you do today. With the fundamental understanding of internal financial institution operations, Abound is better equipped to help you make the right decisions.
Abound is a consummate advocate for community financial institutions. The executive team speaks frequently with state, regional, and national trade associations and offers free educational webinars monthly.
Brad Smith - President & CEO
Mr. Smith has spent the last 20 years helping community financial institutions make the right technology decisions and get the most from their technology resources. He is co-founder and President of Abound Resources, the leading advisory firm helping community financial institutions make the right growth, cost and technology decisions.
Kenneth Proctor - Managing Director, Risk Management & Compliance
Ken Proctor brings 37 years of professional banking and consulting experience to Abound Resources where he heads up the Risk Management Practice.
John Matheny –Director of Sales and Marketing
John Matheny has more than 30 years of experience in sales management, marketing, business planning and strategic planning.
Jake Aleman - Vice President of Advisory Services
Jake has 20 years of bank operations experience in national, regional and community banks. Jake is a skilled project manager having established a project management office for Southwest Bank of Texas (Amegy Bank)l.
Ryan Esquell - Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Ryan Esquell is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing with Abound Resources. He has over 13 years’ experience in the financial industry with proven success in helping financial institutions identify needs and opportunities for improvement. He has worked with financial institutions ranging from de novos to over $5 billion in assets.
Charlie Lane - Vice President of Eastern Region
Charlie Lane is the Vice President of Eastern Region with Abound Resources. He has over 40 years of consulting experience in banking and technology.
Sharon Sokol - Executive Advisor
With over 30 years of executive-level banking experience, Mrs. Sokol is one of the foremost payments systems and treasury management experts in the community financial institution industry.
Beth Dalton - Advisor, Controller & Office Manager
As an Advisor, Ms. Dalton works as a member of the Advisory Services team ensuring that all details, tasks, and coordination for client engagements are completed.