Teresa Roche and Deania Vanhoozer are new private bankers for Arvest Bank in Jonesboro.
Roche has 33 years of experience in the banking industry and has worked for Arvest as a personal banker and branch sales manager. She is a member of the Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce, Jonesboro Rotary Club, Coterie Club and United Way.
Vanhoozer comes to Arvest from First Community Bank, where she served as vice president and community relations officer. She has 14 years of experience in business development, sales and operations in the professional recruitment and health care industries.
Ryan Kimbrough has been hired to direct client relations at Baugh Financial in Jonesboro.
Kimbrough will be responsible for client care from the prospect stage through the life of the client, implementing processes that ensure the accessibility, accountability and efficiency of the firm’s client relations division.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in world languages and cultures with an emphasis in Spanish from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro.
Bruce Ahrendsen has been named to the Agribusiness Industry Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Ahrendsen is a professor of agricultural economics and agribusiness at the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture and Bumpers College.
He earned his doctorate and master’s in economics from North Carolina State University in Raleigh and his bachelor’s degree in agricultural business from Iowa State University in Ames.
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