Personal Bankers of Little Rock: Kim Markland
December 8, 2017
After spending her formative years growing up in Prescott and graduating from Prescott High School, Kim Markland became interested in the financial world. And so, four years after enrolling in the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Kim graduated with a degree in finance and banking. “While in college I worked as a bank teller both in my hometown and in Fayetteville. That is where I developed my love of banking and how I knew I wanted to major in finance,” she says.
Kim’s first job after college was working for The Arkansas State Bank Department as a bank examiner where she gained valuable knowledge about the banking industry. However, after four years as an examiner, the travel schedule began to grow old. Kim put it this way, “I loved my early experience in banking but knew that if I wanted to start a family, then it would be smart to find a career that would keep me in one place!”
Kim was hired by First Commercial Bank in 1996 to work in their Loan Review Department, but in just under a year she was offered an opportunity at Little Rock’s Central Bank, where she stayed for six years. That’s where she discovered the kind of personal banking relationships only found within smaller, community banks.
Kim says, “At heart I am a small town girl and I think that is what drew me to Bank of Little Rock. It is like a small town bank in a big city. We really pride ourselves on building relationships with our customers. A lot of banks claim to do that, but I have worked at a lot of banks and Bank of Little Rock does it better that anyone else.” When she joined Bank of Little Rock in 2001, Kim’s experience continued to grow and today she serves as Senior Vice President of Loan Administration. Although much of her work is conducted “behind the scenes” at our downtown branch, her job carries a long list of responsibilities, which include managing a small portfolio of loans, supervision of the loan administration department, compliance, and financial analysis, as well as serving as a member of the bank’s loan committee.
On a personal note, Kim and husband Quentin have been married for 22 years and have two wonderful daughters, 18-year-old Anna and 14-year-old Laura. Anna just started her freshman year at The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and Laura is a freshman at Mount St. Mary Academy. The Markland family loves to travel and their favorite place to spend time together is in Colorado skiing and hiking. When in Little Rock, Kim enjoys singing in her church choir and volunteering at Laura’s school.
As one of Bank of Little Rock’s Personal Bankers, Kim’s passion is helping people problem solve. Perhaps one day soon, Kim will have a chance to prove that to you. She’d like that.