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Emerging Leaders Section Council (Formerly Young Bankers Section)


Vision Statement:   To be the primary platform for cultivating and developing leaders in Arkansas banks.

Mission Statement:   To provide opportunities through Education, Networking, and Leadership Development to improve Arkansas banks and the communities they serve.

The Emerging Leaders Section (ELS) was organized by, and is under the direction of, the Arkansas Bankers Association (ABA) Board of Directors. Its primary focus is to provide information concerning educational opportunities available for its members. The ELS was established to provide leadership training ground for young bankers. It was designed to enhance banking careers, to offer its members the opportunity to learn, to meet bankers across the state, to network with other banks and to be productive members of the banking profession.

The ELS co-sponsors the Arkansas Banking School System which has been designated by the ABA Board of Directors to communicate with its members and to promote these intermediate level schools.

The ELS also hosts its Leadership Conference in July. A wide array of activities is planned for the weekend including a golf tournament, an evening social, the business session and a small trade show. The weekend is capped on Saturday night with cocktails, dinner and entertainment followed by the new president closing the meeting.

Be sure and watch the ABA website for more details about the ELS Leadership Conference. For more details about joining the ELS, contact director of education Derek Rudkin at the ABA office at (501)376-3741, or email Derek or contact a member of the ELS board.



Council Members

President
Adam Mitchell

Simmons First National Bank, Little Rock

Senior Vice President
Joe Blanks

Pine Bluff National Bank, Pine Bluff

Vice President
Paul McAnally

Bank of Trumann, Trumann

Past President
Matthew Gill

Legacy National Bank, Springdale

Secretary/Treasurer
Chip Blanchard

Metropolitan National Bank, Fayetteville


Members to 2008

Christie Patterson

First National Bank, Blytheville

Jennifer Carter

Bank of the Ozarks, Little Rock

Jeremy Woody

Simmons First Bank of Northwest Arkansas, Bentonville

Carl Sivils

First National Bank, Crossett


Members to 2009

Mark Wilson

First Arkansas Bank & Trust, Jacksonville

Landon Taylor

First Western Bank, Bentonville

Jamie Waller

The Peoples Bank, Magnolia

Nick Coleman

First National Bank & Trust, Mountain Home


Members (At Large) to 2008

Cody Knight

Pulaski Bank, Jonesboro

Chad Oglesby

Arvest Bank, Little Rock

Jason McDoniel

The Bank of Fayetteville, Fayetteville

Franklin Bass

Summit Bank, Arkadelphia




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