MEET YOUR MISSOURI BANKER April AVP Compliance & Loan Operations Officer, 1st Advantage Bank Where is your bank located? We are a single-branch bank located in the heart of St. Charles County. What is something unique about your bank? Our culture is truly unique. We are a $200 million bank with 25 employees, so we are busy! Every day we show up and we care about working hard and doing a great job. We care about our customers, each other and the bank, and it shows! How did you get started in the banking business? I was looking for part-time work after having my second baby and found a bank hiring a teller for 10 hours per week. It was a perfect fit, and I fell in love with banking. I quickly went from 10 to 20 to 30 to 40 hours per week, and from teller to customer service manager in two years. What prompted you to begin a career in banking and continue the family tradition? My mom worked in a bank the entire time I was growing up. She has always spoken about what a great industry banking is and how she thought it would be a great fit. I never saw myself in banking, but I fell into it by chance and fell in love with the industry! It was never my intention to be a banker; it was just always something my mom did. I Meyers 10 | The Show-Me Banker Magazine
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