1 minute read
Lucas Williams
from 20 Under 40
by Panta Graph
Occupation: Vice president, branch manager, loan o cer at Scott State Bank in Mount Zion.
Family: My wife, Lindsey, is an accountant at ADM. We married in April 2007. Our son, Knox, is 8 years old and is in second grade at Mount Zion.
Advertisement
Career highlights and/or accomplishments:
Hired in 2006 as loan o cer and assistant VP working in our Niantic location. November of 2009 moved to our Decatur o ce next to Decatur Conference Center and Hotel. September of 2013 promoted to branch manager of Scott State Bank’s new location in Mount Zion. Summer of 2019 promoted to vice president of Scott State Bank.
I sit on the bank’s ALCO Committee, Compliance Committee and Loan Committee. I am the CRA officer for Scott State Bank. I also handle the submission of the home mortgage disclosure for Scott State Bank.
I originate all types of loans — commercial, agricultural, consumer, residential and commercial real estate
Community involvement: Treasurer of Macon County 4H Foundation and Extension, mayor of Mount Zion and member of Mount Zion Chamber of Commerce.
What should the community do to attract
more young people to the area? We need to continue working with not only the major employers in Macon County but all employers in Macon County to fi gure out ways to help locate them to our community, retain them in our communities or help them to expand in our communities. The more jobs we are bringing to Macon County the more younger people we can attract.
We also need to continue giving people a reason to stay in the community once they move here. During the last few years it has
Please see WILLIAMS, Page 11
SARAH JANE PHOTOGRAPHY