Peoples Bank & Trust Announces Promotions and Changes to the Credit Operations and Consumer Departments

Pana, IL: Peoples Bank & Trust is proud to announce the promotion of a three key employees, Bridget Painter, Allisha Staten and Jodi Vollmer.

Bridgett Painter has been promoted to Vice President, Credit Administration Manager in Pana. Bridgett began working as a teller at Morrisonville Bank in 2001 and continued in that position when the Bank was purchased by Peoples Bank in 2012. She transferred to the Pana branch in September 2013 as Credit Administrator.  She was later promoted to AVP, Credit Operations, Documentation in 2018. Bridgett resides in Morrisonville and has one grown son, Kyle.  She is a member of the Morrisonville American Legion Auxiliary. Bridgett completed the Graduate School of Banking in August 2023.

Allisha Staten has also been promoted to Vice President, Credit Administration Manager in Charleston. Allisha was hired as Assistant Vice President, Credit Administration Officer in 2014. Allisha lives in Paris, IL with her husband, Nicholas. Allisha has an MBA from Eastern Illinois University  and is a graduate of Indiana Bankers Assn Commercial Lending School, Midwest Ag Lending School and Mortgage Lending School. Allisha completed the Graduate School of Banking in August 2023.

Jodi Vollmer has been promoted to AVP, Credit Operations at our Waverly branch. Jodi joined Wemple State Bank in October 2005 and continued as a Consumer Banker in 2012 when the Bank was purchased by Peoples Bank & Trust.   In August 2017, she joined the credit administration department.  Jodi lives in Waverly with her husband and two children. She is active in her community and with the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 262.  With her Legion family, she volunteers for the Honor Guard and various events and fundraisers.

Angela Quinn has been promoted to Consumer Banker in Charleston. Angela joined the Bank in May 2024 when we acquired Arcola First Bank as a credit administrator in our Tuscola office. Angela is a resident of Camargo, where she lives with her husband and two sons.  She loves helping people solve problems and is eager to join the Consumer Department.

Amy Logsdon has been promoted to Consumer Banker in our Altamont facility.  Amy joined the Bank in December 2022 as a part-time teller and was promoted to full time teller/CSR in February 2023.  Amy has over 13 years of banking experience.  She is knowledgeable of the products and services we off and is always willing to assist our customers in whatever way she can.

Also in the Consumer area, Brandon Blankenship, Graciela Leal-Ruiz and Karri Stutzman have recently been promoted to Full Time Teller/CSR’s.  They work at our Tuscola, Arcola and Arthur branches respectively.  Rachel Lewis, part-time teller from Arcola has also been promoted to Part-time Teller/CSR. These employees are all fairly new to Peoples Bank, but are all doing an excellent job and look forward to serving our current and future customers in any way possible.

“The talents and abilities of our employees are very valuable to our team.  We are fortunate to have an outstanding group of people to serve our customers now and in the future,” said John Gardner, Peoples Bank & Trust President and CEO “and I’m very pleased these employees have agreed to assume even greater responsibility in our organization.”

Peoples Bank & Trust is a locally owned and managed independent community bank with thirteen offices located in Pana, Taylorville, Altamont, Tower Hill, Charleston, Springfield, Morrisonville, Palmyra, Waverly and White Hall, Arcola, Arthur and Tuscola. Peoples is a full service bank offering outstanding customer service to consumers, small business, and farmers in Central Illinois. People First Bancshares, Inc., with corporate offices in Pana, Illinois, is the holding company for Peoples Bank & Trust.