2021 National Advisory Board Nominees
RICK AUSTIN Rick Austin, with Austin Wealth, is widely regarded as one of the top financial advisors in the country with 44 years of experience in designing integrated wealth strategies. He offers a proven process to achieve clients’ personal and professional financial goals; a resource team of legal, accounting, taxation and risk management analysts; and access to the top insurance companies. Rick has served as member of the Board of Directors of The Nautilus Group, an exclusive, advanced planning team, and as a member of New York Life’s Advisory Board of Directors. He was also elected to the Agent’s Advisory Council and served as an AAC past president. His long-term affiliation with New York Life culminated in 2003 when he was named New York Life’s Council President, the highest achievement in the company. Rick’s industry recognitions include being a Life Member of The Million Dollar Round Table, Top of the Table and member of the MPI Study Group. Prior to his career as a wealth advisor, Rick played professional baseball for nine years with the Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers. A native of Tacoma, Washington, Rick is an alumnus of Washington State University. Rick and his son, Luke, have partnered together successfully at Austin Wealth for the past 15 years. Rick also has two daughters, Renee and Angie, as well as seven grandchildren.
DOUG AXON Doug Axon and his wife, Suzanne, have resided in the Legends neighborhood at The National since September 2001. They have been National Golf members since early 2002, and their Club interests include golf, dining and participating in various events at The National. Doug has been in the banking industry for over 35 years. He began as an internal auditor, and then worked for a public accounting firm, where he performed financial institution audits exclusively. He became the Chief Financial Officer at MidAmerican Bancorporation, then, via merger, became the CFO of Mercantile Bank of Kansas City. Through yet another merger, Doug became the CFO of the Community Banking Division at U.S. Bank. Doug left U.S. Bank in 2004 to work for locally owned Country Club Bank. Over the past 16 years, he has held several key management roles at Country Club Bank, including Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Operations Officer and Chief Financial Officer. He currently serves as CFO. Doug was a member of the Board of Directors at Platte Valley Bank and serves on numerous other Boards for financial-related companies.
DOUGLAS L. BLEAM Doug Bleam is a CPA and the CFO at ECCO Select Corporation. Doug has spent his career in both public and private practice with experience in auditing, tax and management consulting. His specialties include process improvement, strategic and financial planning, start-up planning and implementation, transformation and business turn-around, systems implementation, capital and operational budgeting. Doug lives in South National with his wife of 31 years, Terri. They have three daughters — Sarah, Samantha and Sabrina. Doug, Terri and family have been members of The National since 2015 and enjoy all aspects of the Club including golf, the pool and the Fitness Center. Page 1