St. Louis Fed Little Rock Branch Announces Changes to Board of Directors

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has announced the following changes to its Little Rock Branch board of directors, effective Jan. 1:

Millie A. Ward, president of Stone Ward in Little Rock, has been appointed board chair. Ward was appointed to the board in 2017.

Keith Glover, president and CEO of Producers Rice Mill Inc. in Stuttgart, Ark., has been reappointed to a three-year term on the board.

Vickie D. Judy, principal accounting officer and vice president of accounting at America’s Car-Mart Inc. in Bentonville, Ark., has been appointed to a three-year term. Effective Jan. 1, Judy will serve as the chief financial officer at America’s Car-Mart.

Karama Neal, COO of Southern Bancorp Community Partners in Little Rock, has been reappointed to a three-year term on the board.

Also serving on the board are: R. Andrew Clyde, president and CEO of Murphy USA Inc. in El Dorado, Ark.; and Robert Martinez, owner of Rancho La Esperanza in De Queen, Ark.

Members of the St. Louis Fed’s board of directors and the advisory boards of its three branches in Little Rock, Ark., Louisville, Ky., and Memphis, Tenn., 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—help ensure that conditions of Main Street America are represented in Federal Open Market Committee deliberations in Washington, D.C. For a current listing of all directors, see https://www.stlouisfed.org/about-us/our-leadership/board-of-directors.