2021-22 ABA
EXECUTIVE C O M M I T T E E CHAIRMAN JIM CARGILL Jim Cargill is President and CEO of Arvest Bank in central, southwest, and northeast Arkansas, overseeing Arvest’s retail, consumer, and commercial banking operations. Cargill began his Arvest career in 1985 and is a fourthgeneration banker. Jim attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He is also a graduate of the American Bankers Association Graduate School of Commercial Lending and of The Professional Masters of Banking Program at The Graduate School of Banking, Louisiana State University. Cargill is a member of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Executive Committee and the Fifty for the Future Board of Directors as Treasurer. He will be installed as Chairman in December 2021. He is also a member, and Paul Harris Fellow, of the Little Rock Downtown Rotary Club, the Governor’s Circle, the UAMS Chancellor’s Circle and the LRAFB Community Council. Active in his church, he served as an Elder at Trinity Presbyterian Church of Little Rock.
CHAIRMAN-ELECT RANDY SCOTT Randy Scott is President and Chief Executive Officer of Farmers Bank and Trust, in Blytheville. He served as Chairman of the State Bank Board in 2019, where he continues to serve on the board. In addition, he serves on the Board of Trustees at Arkansas Northeastern College, a two-year institution whose main campus is in Blytheville. Scott has also served on the Board of Directors of the Blytheville Baseball Boosters Club, on the Board of Directors of the Great River Medical Center, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Great River Economic Development, and President of Blytheville Unlimited.
VICE CHAIRMAN JIM TAYLOR Jim Taylor is Senior Vice President at First Security Bancorp in Rogers. Prior to transitioning to the holding company, Taylor was the Regional President of First Security Bank with management oversight of all operations in Northwest Arkansas. He started with First Security Bank in April 1998 as a Loan Production Officer in Fayetteville and oversaw First Security’s expansion into Northwest Arkansas. Taylor attended Arkansas Tech University, where he earned his BS in Agricultural Business. Taylor is a member of the Government Relations Advisory Committee for Arkansas Bankers Association, Advisory Board for Arkansas Tech University School of Business, the American Bankers Association Membership Council and Small Loan Committee, Law Enforcement Assistance Program, Benton County Deputy Sheriff, and serves as General Volunteer Chairman for the LPGA NWA Championship.
TREASURER LORI ROSS Lori Ross is the Arkadelphia City President of Citizens Bank. She began her banking career as a Commercial Lender for Southern Bancorp. She is a member and past Chairperson for the ABA Group 3 and she is a graduate of Leadership Arkansas, Class XII. She is an active Rotarian and is a member of the Arkadelphia Noon Rotary Club where she has served as Past President, District Chair of the RYLA Program, and chair of the Foundation Committee. She was named Rotarian of the Year for her volunteer efforts in the Arkadelphia Community. She was also recognized as one of Clark County’s 20 Under 40. Lori is a member of the First United Methodist Church in Arkadelphia. She has two sons, Turner and Garrett.
PAST CHAIRMAN JON HARRELL Jon Harrell is the Chairman and CEO of Generations Bank and President and CEO of Harrell Bancshares, Inc. He is the fifth generation Harrell to lead the management team of Generations Bank. His banking career began with the Arkansas State Bank Department. He is a graduate of The Graduate School of Banking at LSU, and previously served a three-year term on the ABA Board of Directors and was the 2019-20 Chairman-Elect. He is also a cabinet member of the St. Mary’s Heritage Society and is active in the NWA Fellowship Church community where he serves as a community group coach.
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