About Me

After more than 40 years in the banking industry, Elizabeth Sowell has taken the reins in San Augustine, bringing vast knowledge, a keen eye for detail and a strong work ethic to the community she loves.

“In 2000, I left my position as an administrative assistant in the international department of Chase Bank and moved my family to San Augustine to be near my parents,” Sowell said. Since joining the CBTx team in 2023, she has embraced Banking Texas Style, focusing on “building strong relationships with our customers, putting their needs first and striving to exceed their expectations at every opportunity.”

Sowell was born in Houston and attended San Jacinto College. She began her banking career in high school.

“While working as a research clerk at a local bank as a VOE student my senior year in high school, I met the only female lender at the bank, and her name was Karen Roberts,” Sowell said. “During that time, she became my mentor and encouraged me to accept a full-time position after graduation. I have held a variety of positions in the banking industry since that time, such as a customer service rep, teller, new accounts rep, administrative assistant, loan assistant, mortgage processor, assistant manager and branch manager.”

Sowell has two children, a daughter, Madison, and a son, Mason, who live and work in the community, and a Cavapoo puppy named Charlotte. She is a member and former officer of the San Augustine Women’s Service League.

Fun Facts

Who would you consider your hero?

My dad

What book has had the biggest impact on you?

Make Your Bed by U.S. Navy Retired Admiral William H. McRaven

What was the best concert you ever attended?

Guns ‘N Roses

If you could hire any actor to portray you in a movie, who would you choose?

Kathy Bates

Tell us something about yourself that would surprise us…

I played a game of pool with George Strait at Gilley’s in Pasadena. (Of course this was many, many years ago!)

What was your best day ever? Why?

I have two… the days my daughter and son were born.