NEWS & MOVES SOUTHERN BANCORP NAMES
LATRICIA HILL-CHANDLER NEW CHIEF DEI OFFICER
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LaTricia Hill Chandler
Chief DEI Officer
ittle Rock-based Southern Bancorp Inc. said that LaTricia Hill Chandler of Rogers is the company’s new chief diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) officer. “We are thrilled to welcome LaTricia to our leadership team,” CEO Darrin Williams said in a statement. “When searching for a candidate to fill this position, we knew we needed someone with both a wealth of experience in the field along with values that align with our mission-focused work. LaTricia’s expertise, principles, and guidance will be invaluable as we prepare for growth that is reflective of our inclusive founding principles, which have from the beginning included a strong focus on increasing economic mobility in minority communities.” Hill-Chandler has nearly 30 years of experience
Meredith Duke Loan Assistant
Jessica Boswell Internal Auditor
in DEI work. In 2019, she was named Arvest Bank’s first DEI officer, overseeing the initiative across the company’s four-state footprint. Before that, she worked in Walmart’s global DEI office, responsible for creating strategy and implementing the inclusive leadership initiative. Hill-Chandler, a Magnolia native, said she would continue living in Rogers, working remotely and traveling to Little Rock as needed. Southern Bancorp and its subsidiaries — Southern Bancorp Bank, Southern Bancorp Community Partners and Premier Bank of Arkansas — has $2.3 billion in assets with 54 locations in two states. Southern Bancorp is a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDIF).
Tia Hamon
Associate Trainee
STONE BANK ADDS
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eredith Duke has joined Stone Bank as a Loan Assistant. She is a graduate of Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design and the University of Arkansas with degrees from both schools. Duke was most recently with Riverside Bank in Little Rock. She will work in the Little Rock office. Stone Bank also added Jessica Boswell as an
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Internal Auditor. She is a graduate of University of Arkansas at Little Rock, with a degree in accounting. She was an Internal Auditor with Bank OZK and the State of Arkansas. Tia Hamon has joined the bank as an Associate Trainee. She is a graduate of the University of Arkansas with a degree in Business Administration /Finance. Stone Bank has offices in Little Rock, DeWitt, Gillett, Mountain View, Harrison and White Hall.
