John Ahlen is Deputy Bank Commissioner at the Arkansas State Bank Department. Ahlen joined the Bank Department in August 2016 as Chief Counsel and became Deputy Bank Commissioner in July 2017. As Deputy Bank Commissioner, Ahlen is responsible for a commercial examination group, the trust examination group, the financial analyst group, and the agency’s legal department. Prior to his time at the Arkansas State Bank Department, Ahlen spent over fourteen years in Arkansas state government working for the Arkansas House of Representatives and the Arkansas Auditor of State. Ahlen received his undergraduate degree from Hendrix College in Conway, his Juris Doctor from the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, and is a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado.

Kelly Davis is a Bank Examination Manager at the Arkansas State Bank Department, overseeing the fiduciary activities supervision function. Davis has ten years of experience in banking supervision, specializing in fiduciary activities for both large and community banks. Davis was a licensed financial advisor before joining the Bank Department.

Davis received his Bachelor of Business Administration from University of Central Arkansas, majoring in Finance.

Fritz Meyer, economist and market commentator, publishes monthly updates on the economy, markets and investment strategy. While with Invesco he was a frequent guest on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, and Fox Business Network, he was often quoted in financial and business publications, and he regularly speaks to financial advisors and their clients.

Prior to starting his own firm in 2011, Mr. Meyer spent 15 years with Invesco and began his investment career in 1976. He was Invesco’s Senior Market Strategist, and has managed large-cap equity mutual funds and multi-cap equity and fixed-income client portfolios. Mr. Meyer earned his A.B. degree from Dartmouth College with a distinction in economics and his Master of Business Administration degree from the Tuck School at Dartmouth College.

Dan Young heads the Rose Law Firm’s Business Section and represents high net worth individuals and families with respect to complex tax, estate planning and trust and estate administration matters. Dan also regularly represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries involved in trust or estate litigation and other disputes. He has a deep understanding of those who have closely held and/or family businesses. Dan has advised business owners on the transfer of ownership to family members and third parties.

He often counsels clients on how to minimize federal gift, estate and generation skipping transfer taxes in order to ensure assets are protected and available for future generations in the most efficient way possible. In addition, both fiduciaries and beneficiaries appreciate Dan’s ability to help them understand their duties, rights and responsibilities.

Dan is often called to speak on estate and trust matters throughout the U.S. on a variety of topics ranging from recent tax and estate law developments, issues involving trust situs of sovereignty law, Directed Trust Act and estate planning with retirement plan accounts.

David Androphy is the Director of Asset Management at the American Bankers Association in Washington, D.C. David helps develop ABA policy on issues affecting core banking such as safety and soundness regulation, as well as asset management services provided by banks, including fiduciary, investment, and retirement services. He manages ABA’s Trust Taxation Committee and the IRA Steering Committee. Before joining ABA, David worked for the American Financial Services Association, a trade association representing the consumer credit industry. Prior to that, he worked for Member of Congress who served on the House Financial Services Committee.

Cliff McKinney is a transactional attorney at Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC. His primary practice is real estate law and business and regulatory matters related to real estate. As part of his real estate practice, McKinney assists clients with financing, business organization, environmental, and land use issues. Additionally, he serves as a Commissioner to the Uniform Law Commission and holds multiple positions within the Commission. Mr. McKinney is also involved in the academic side of real estate law. Cliff is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law where he teaches Real Estate Finance and Real Estate Transaction Skills.

Baker Moseley is an Assistant Deputy Commissioner for the Arkansas State Bank Department, a position he was appointed to in 2009. Mr. Moseley started as a Commercial Bank Examiner in 1989 and progressed to Group Supervisor in 1993 and Assistant Chief Examiner in 2005.

As Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Mr. Moseley assists with regulatory responsibility of 70 state-chartered Arkansas banks and oversees a Commercial examination group as well as the department’s trust division. He also has been involved in education with the Conference of State Bank Supervisors for 30 years.

Mr. Moseley is a 1995 graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at LSU. He received his undergraduate degree in Finance from Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas, in August 1988.