Mr. Deanda’s career spans over 43 years. He has spent the past 33 years as an instrumental component in Lone Star National Bank’s transformation into one of the largest independent banks in the state of Texas with over $3.23 Billion in total assets and 36 full-service banking centers across the Rio Grande Valley and San Antonio. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of Lone Star National Bank, Mr. Deanda is a member of the Board of Managers of Doctors Hospital at Renaissance. He also actively serves the community as a member of the Board of Directors of the Valley Alliance of Mentors for Opportunity and Scholarships (VAMOS), member of the Texas A & M University Kingsville Foundation Board of Trustees, member of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas Board of Directors and Vice Chair of the Texas Economic Development Board.

Mr. Deanda has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas A & I University and is a graduate of the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University. He and his wife, Vivian, enjoy spending time together with their family and their first grandson in their home here in the Rio Grande Valley where they have been residents for the past 36 years. Mr. Deanda and his family are active members of Palm Valley Church in Mission, Texas.