Education History

• Lamar University Bachelors of Business Administration Degree,1971
• University of Houston Masters of Business Administration, 1973

Connection to Lamar: Lamar University Alumnus

Pat Parsons and wife Melody are strong supporters of Lamar University, both in the college of fine arts and communications (supporting Le Grand Bal, Friends of the Arts, etc.) and also in the college of business where they established the Pat and Melody Parsons Innovation Fund in Business in 2014.

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Mr. Parsons began his banking career with First City National Bank of Houston in 1973 as a Management Trainee. Parsons served as Credit Analyst, Credit Supervisor - Energy and Commercial Lending Departments, Manager of the International Credit Group, and as a member of the Asia Pacific Group. From 1979 until 1984, he served as General Manager for First City National Bank–London Branch and a Department Manager in the Energy Division of First City in Houston until 1985.

In 1985, Parsons transferred home to First City in Beaumont where he served as President & Chief Operating Officer as well as Senior Regional Credit and Lending Officer.

Mr. Parsons joined Community Bank, a locally owned community bank, as President and Chief Operating Officer on July 16, 1992. In March, 2004, Community Bank, was sold to Texas State Bank, McAllen and Mr. Parsons became Regional President until November 2006 when Texas State Bank was sold to BBVA.

Shortly after this sale, Mr. Parsons resigned from BBVA to start Beaumont based CommunityBank of Texas, serving as its founding CEO and Chairman of the Board. Community Bank has since grown to be the largest Southeast Texas based bank with 38 branches and approximately $3 billion in assets.