Private Banking Bios

Rob joined Amegy Bank in 2001.  With nearly 20 years of banking experience, Rob has managed teams within both the areas of private banking and commercial lending.   After managing both the Galleria and Greenway private banking teams for Amegy, Rob was named Houston Private Banking Division Manager in 2009. 

Rob is a graduate of the University of Mississippi , the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University and the Southeastern School of Commercial Lending at Vanderbilt University .

He is actively involved with the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, The Children’s Fund and Chapelwood United Methodist Church .

12 Greenway Plaza
Suite 210
Houston, TX 77046
 713-232-2246
rob.ball@amegybank.com

Senior Vice President
Private Banking Manager

Terri joined the Private Banking Team in May 1992 and currently manages the Tanglewood Branch.  She previously worked as a Sr. Vice President in Commercial Real Estate Lending at Bank of America for fifteen years.  

Terrie is a Native Houstonian and she graduated from the University of Houston in May 1997 and Bellaire High School in 1973.

Terri enjoys volunteer work with several local organizations.

1075 Augusta Drive
Houston, Texas 77057
713-235-8841
terrie.elkins@amegybank.com

Senior Vice President
Private Banking Manager - San Antonio

Howard joined Amegy Bank in 2009 to establish a private banking division in San Antonio. In this role, he is responsible for increasing Amegy’s focus on the affluent market, in addition to managing the private banking division’s overall strategy, growth and performance. Before joining Amegy, he spent the last 10 years in various leadership and advisor roles for JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America in both a domestic and international capacity.

Earned an MBA in International Business from the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio and received his undergraduate degree in Spanish from the University of Texas at Austin.

Actively involved with the San Antonio Downtown Rotary Club, the Witte Museum, the McNay Museum, the San Antonio Zoo, Young Texans Against Cancer, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, Bexar County Medical Society, San Antonio Medical Group Management Association, First Presbyterian Church

10001 Reunion Place Blvd.
Suite 300
San Antonio, Texas 78216
210-343-4555
howard.lutz@amegybank.com

Senior Vice President
Private Banking Manager - Dallas

Sara joined Amegy Bank in Dallas in 2008 to direct and lead the Private Banking and Wealth Management strategy and growth with a high focus on customer service. With 30 years of banking experience, Sara has served in numerous Texas bank leadership positions managing teams in private banking, corporate, small business and retail.

1807 Ross Avenue, Suite 400
Dallas, TX  75201
Tel:  214-754-9577
Fax: 214-754-6679
sara.caldwell@amegybank.com

Senior Vice President
Private Banking

Wendel joined Amegy’s Private Banking team in Downtown Houston nine and a half years ago. He has over 20 years banking experience in the Downtown market starting with First City Bank in 1988, he then transitioned to The Private Bank at Texas Commerce Bank in 1993.

Wendel graduated from Texas A&M University, earning a B.B.A. in Finance in 1988.

Wendel is actively involved with The Regis School of The Sacred Heart; Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts, Joy of Reading – Davila Elementary.

1100 Louisiana
Houston, Texas 77002
713-235-8891
wendel.skolaski@amegybank.com

Senior Vice President
Private Banking

Chris joined the Amegy Private Bank in April of 2005 to present as team leader for Private Banking managing Northwest Harris County and Montgomery County, Texas.

He has held numerous banking positions with companies such as Whitney National Bank-Houston, JP Morgan/Chase-Houston and Citizens National Bank over the last 25 years.

He graduated from Mississippi State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance in May of 1978. He also graduated from the Mississippi School of Banking in May of 1983 and the School of the Banking of the South in May of 1987.

Actively involved in Rotary Club of the Woodlands, Board of Directors of Harris County Municipal Utility District 387; Board of Directors of Lone Star Family Health Center, Montgomery County, Texas; Board of Directors of Health Care Alliance of Montgomery County; Board of Directors of Grace Point Counseling Center, The Woodlands, Texas; United Way of Montgomery County distribution and finance committee; Montgomery County Community Foundation distribution committee. 

4576 Research Forest Drive
The Woodlands, Texas 77381
281-297-7964
chris.grice@amegybank.com

Senior Vice President
Private Banking

Trina joined Amegy Bank’s private banking group 4 years ago and leads the medical banking team.  Prior experience includes leading Private Banking teams at Wachovia and Bank of America over her 25 year banking career. 

Trina is on the board of trustees for the Neuhaus Education Center, the Rotary Club of Houston and the Bellaire FFA and is a member of the Bauer Society at the University of Houston.