3 Appointed to St. Louis Fed Little Rock Branch Board of Directors

(Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has announced the following changes to its Little Rock Branch board of directors:

• Kevin McGilton, president and CEO of Riceland Foods Inc. of Stuttgart, has been appointed by the board of governors to the unexpired portion of a three-year term ending Dec. 31
• Allison J.H. Thompson, president and CEO of the Economic Development Alliance for Jefferson County, has been reappointed by the board of governors to a three-year term. She has served on the board since 2023.
• Michael Barr, president of Harry G. Barr/WeatherBarr Windows & Doors of Fort Smith, has been appointed by the St. Louis Fed board of directors to a three-year term.

Also serving on the branch board are:

• Elizabeth Burns Anderson, senior vice president of Farmers Bank & Trust in Magnolia
• Dan Binder, senior vice president and global treasurer of Walmart Inc. in Bentonville
• Denise Thomas, CEO of World Trade Center Arkansas
• Darrin Williams, CEO of Southern Bancorp Inc. of Arkadelphia.

Members of the St. Louis Fed’s head office board of directors and those of its branch boards are familiar with the economic and credit conditions of their respective regions. Their observations, along with the economic data and information gathered and analyzed by St. Louis Fed staff, aim to ensure that conditions of Main Street America are represented in Federal Open Market Committee deliberations in Washington, D.C.

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis serves the states that comprise the Federal Reserve’s Eighth District, which includes all of Arkansas, eastern Missouri, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, western Kentucky, western Tennessee and northern Mississippi.