Executives from organizations throughout the Federal Reserve's Eighth District serve on the Bank’s Community Development Advisory Council.
The executives represent nonprofit organizations, financial institutions, universities, government and foundations.
The council was created to keep the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President and Community Development staff informed about relevant issues in the District and to suggest ways the Bank might support local development efforts.
Council members are:
Ivye Allen
President
Foundation for the Mid South
Jackson, Miss.
Arlisa Armstrong
Area Director
Rural Development, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Jackson, Tenn.
Jay Bassett
Division Chief
Governor's Dislocated Worker Task Force,
Arkansas Department of Workforce Services
Little Rock, Ark.
Bryce Butler
Managing Director
Access Ventures
Louisville, Ky.
Rodney Crim
President and Interim CEO
St. Louis Economic Development Partnership
St. Louis
Kevin Dunlap
Executive Director
REBOUND Inc.
Louisville, Ky.
Mervin Jebaraj
Director, Center for Business and Economic Research
Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Ark.
Timothy Lampkin
CEO
Higher Purpose Co.
Clarksdale, Miss.
Steve Lockwood
Executive Director
Frayser Community Development Corp.
Memphis, Tenn.
Marta Loyd
Executive Director and CEO
Winthrop Rockefeller Institute
Morrilton, Ark.
Bridget McDermott Flood
Executive Director
Incarnate Word Foundation
St. Louis
Sara McGibany
Executive Director
Alton Main Street
Alton, Ill.
Amanda Payne
Assistant Vice President of CRA and Fair Lending Officer
Independence Bank
Owensboro, Ky.
Hillis Schild
Senior Vice President and Community Development Senior Representative
Arvest Bank
Little Rock, Ark.
Amy Shir
President and CEO
LHOME
Louisville, Ky.
Robert J. Wasserman
Senior Vice President
U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corp.
St. Louis
Clifton Williams
Community Development Officer
Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
Belzoni, Miss.
