Liberty National Bank announces promotions

President, Bill Coleman has announced four promotions at Liberty National Bank approved by the board of directors.

“On behalf of the Board of Directors, it is a pleasure to announce these promotions,” Coleman stated. “Through their previous roles and experiences, these individuals have demonstrated the skills and expertise to handle these additional challenges and responsibilities. They also represent the next generation of leadership at Liberty National Bank and I am very excited about the future of our bank.” 

Dillon Cecil was promoted to Chief Financial Officer. He joined the bank as Executive Vice President and Board Member in 2023. Cecil graduated from The University of Texas at Austin- Red McCombs School of Business with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with his studies focused on financial markets and banking. He also attended Texas Tech School of Banking, IBAT Banking Lending Institute and SMU Southwestern Graduate School of Banking where he graduated with special distinction in leadership and placed first in the graduating class in the bank performance simulation. He and his wife, Laura have two children.

Courtney Wiles has earned the title of Vice President and Chief Operations Officer. Wiles began her Liberty career in 2011 as a full-time teller at the Collegiate Branch. She later transferred to the main bank as a loan secretary. In 2016 she accepted a position in the Operations Department as an operations management trainee and was promoted to assistant cashier in 2017. In 2020 she was promoted to Assistant Vice President. Wiles attended Paris Junior College and Texas A&M University-Commerce where she graduated with a Bachelor’s in Journalism with an emphasis in Public Relations. In 2014 she graduated from Texas A&M University-Commerce with her MBA. She and her husband, Billy have two children.

Morgan Pridemore was promoted to Vice President and named the real estate department supervisor. Pridemore was hired in 2010 as a part-time teller at the Collegiate Branch. Throughout her banking career, she has worked as a branch shift manager, new account representative, loan secretary and real estate processor. She was named as the bank’s mortgage loan originator in 2019 and later began consumer and commercial lending at the main bank. She was promoted to assistant cashier in 2020 and in 2022 she was promoted to Assistant Vice President.  Pridemore graduated from Texas A&M University-Commerce with her Bachelor of Applied Arts and Science (BAAS) degree. She and her husband, Cole have one child.

Christine Mayfield has earned the title of Assistant Cashier. Mayfield was hired in 2005 as a full-time teller at the former West Paris Branch. She has held various positions in the bank that include, bookkeeping clerk, teller, new account representative and operations. In 2023 she was promoted to the New Accounts Supervisor at the main bank. She and her husband, Chris have one child.