Tag: Wilson County

Wilson County includes First Freedom Bank’s Lebanon Office.

First Freedom Staff smile at the camera with a room full of children's toys behind them

First Freedom Volunteers with Christmas for All

Written by Sarah Poss on November 28, 2023. Posted in Bank News, Community Involvement.

First Freedom staff from the Lebanon Office volunteered with Wilson County Christmas for All the past two weeks. Wilson County Christmas for All provides toys to approximately 2,000 underprivileged children between the ages of newborn to thirteen in the Lebanon and Watertown areas.

Pictured top, from left to right, is Mary Cate Holbrook, Lebanon Personal Banker, Tatum Ortlepp, Lebanon Assistant Office Manager, and Helen Green, Administrative Assistant.

Pictured bottom, from left to right, is Shelia Ferrell, Senior Vice President and Managerial Lender, Lola Mullican, Executive Administrative Assistant, Blake Smith, Lebanon FSR Manager, Kasey Johnston, Lebanon, FSR, Maliea Oakley, Senior Vice President and Director of Human Resources, and Holly Wolfe, Lebanon Personal Banker.

Lebanon Staff pose, smiling and holding toys, in front of a long table full of toys.

First Freedom Staff pose, smiling, behind a white FCA sign with a group of cheerleaders in the background.

First Freedom Supports FCA Banquet

Written by Sarah Poss on November 17, 2023. Posted in Bank News, Community Involvement.

First Freedom Bank sponsored a table at the annual Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Banquet in October. The guest speaker was Candice Storey Lee, Vanderbilt Athletic Director, with Colton Dowell, Tennessee Titan, as a special guest.

First Freedom’s John Hawkins, Vice President – Specialized Lending, currently serves on the FCA Board of Directors.

In attendance at the banquet, from left to right, is Mary Cate Holbrook, Lebanon Personal Banker, John Bradshaw, President, COO & CLO, Tatum Ortlepp, Lebanon Assistant Office Manager, Kasey Johnston, Lebanon FSR, Megan Roberts, Providence Personal Banker, and John Hawkins.

First Freedom Supports Mt. Juliet Chamber Event

Written by Sarah Poss on October 5, 2023. Posted in Bank News, Community Involvement.

First Freedom Bank hosted a hospitality tent and had a team participate in the annual Mt. Juliet Chamber of Commerce golf tournament, held at Pine Creek Golf Course. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the chamber.

Picture top and left to right are Kaitlin Wattenbarger, Providence Personal Banker, Miah Lamb, Providence FSR, Meagan Roberts, Providence Personal Banker, and Brooke Weldy, Mt. Juliet FSR Manager at the bank hospitality tent.

Pictured, top and left to right, are the First Freedom team participants Ryan Woodall, Assistant Vice President and Relationship Manager, John Bradshaw, President / COO & CLO, J.B. Owens, Executive Vice President and Director of Commercial Banking, and Phillip Vance, Vice President and Relationship Manager

First Freedom golf team poses with golf clubs on a grassy hill behind a sign that reads First Freedom Bank at the top and Mt. Juliet Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament Tee Box Sponsor on the bottom.

First Freedom Staff sit around a table decorated with flowers and a pink sequin tablecloth. Some of the staff are wearing pink heart shaped glasses.

First Freedom Sponsors CASA Event

Written by Sarah Poss on September 22, 2023. Posted in Bank News, Community Involvement.

First Freedom Bank sponsored a table for Wilson County CASA’s annual Red Shoe Event on September 14th. The Red Shoe Event is a fundraiser and fashion show held at Tuckers Gap with local boutiques providing the clothes. Attendees could shop from these boutiques during the event with part of the sales proceeds donated to CASA. First Freedom’s table theme was Dolly Parton.

Pictured, top, left to right is Kayla Ring, Assistant Vice President and Construction Manager, Christy Trammel, Administrative Assistant, Shelia Ferrell, Senior Vice President and Managerial Lender, Maliea Oakley, Senior Vice President and Director of Human Resources, Lola Mullican, Executive Administration Officer, Helen Green, Administrative Assistant, Sarah Poss, Assistant Vice President / Marketing and BSA Analyst, and Ashley Montgomery, Assistant Vice President and Providence Office Manager.

Pictured, bottom, are photos of the First Freedom table.

First Freedom’s Laura Johnson Graduates Advanced Banking School

Written by Sarah Poss on August 22, 2023. Posted in Bank News, Press Releases.

Paul W. Barret, Jr. Graduate School of Banking in Memphis, Tennessee recently announced the graduation of Laura Johnson, Senior Vice President, Information Security Officer and Deposit Operations Manager.

The school was held on the campus of Christian Brothers University in Memphis. Paul W. Barret, Jr. Graduate School of Banking has been providing advanced banking education for fifty-one years, with a curriculum designed to provide a high degree of understanding of all commercial banking functions. During the three-year program, graduates received in excess of 130 hours of instruction and prepared in-depth reports in eight areas of study. There were 246 financial industry professionals from thirty states participating in the 2023 session.

Johnson has twenty-four years of banking experience, compounded by a specialized education revolving around bank automation, money laundering, and information security. Johnson holds the Accredited ACH Professional certification (AAP) from the National Automatic Clearing House Association (NACHA) and the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist certification (CAMS) from the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists. She holds a General Banking Diploma and a Bank Operations Diploma from The American Bankers Association.