Craig Crabb, CPA


“Winter pays for summer.” ~Glen Phillips


CRAIG’S TRAIL MIX


One thing on my bucket list is: Visit the ancient Roman ruins


If I could be any superhero, I would be: Te Flash – imagine how much work I could get done.


Do you have any quirky talents? Playing the harmonica


Is there a quirky talent you wish you had? Playing the harmonica well


Have you ever met anyone famous? Alton Brown


One thing I won’t be caught dead doing is: Dancing


What scares you? Failure


Who was your teen crush? Gwen Stefani


Do you collect anything? Vinyl records


What’s the most embarrassing song you have? Sexyback by Justin Timberlake


For Craig Crabb, CPA, vice president and chief financial officer with National Livestock Credit Corporation in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, agriculture and accounting are his bread and butter. “I enjoyed working with our farming and ranching clients,” said Crabb, who grew up in Rush Springs, Oklahoma. “Tey reminded me of my granddad and many people from my hometown. Tey were hard-working people who were relying on us to provide them with sound financial advice and tax planning…Since taking my current position, I have grown to respect the agriculture community even more. Te people of this industry are hardworking, loyal and honest.” Crabb, an OSCPA member for seven


years and graduate of the University of Science and Arts Oklahoma in Chickasha, Oklahoma, is a Children’s Council volunteer for Chapel Hill United Methodist Church.


While attending a cattle auction in Colorado, Crabb was asked to volunteer for the All American Beef Battalion, a volunteer organization that sponsors steak dinners for military and their families. Crabb sat down with the founder to discuss how the AABB began. “Mr. [Bill] Broadie served as a marine in Vietnam,” Crabb explained. “When


he came home, he was shunned and spit upon…he stated that he wanted to give returning soldiers a better reception than he had.”


“I was extremely humbled by my time with the battalion,” Crabb continued. “Tey sacrifice so much of their life to serve our country, even putting themselves in danger for us. It was an amazing opportunity to give something back to those who give so much for me and my family.” For Crabb, it was a natural fit with what he is already doing. “We are helping ranchers feed America and make a livelihood doing what they love,” he said. Robert York, CEO of National


Livestock Credit Corporation in Oklahoma City, said, “Craig is one of my most trusted advisors. He maintains a level of work ethic and enthusiasm that is second to none. We desperately needed innovative young leaders in our industry, and, in Craig, we found one.”


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March/April 2017


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