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STEVENSON– Scott Kirk, President and Chief Executive Officer at First Southern State Bank, today announced the promotion of veteran banker Gail Moore.
Mrs. Moore will now serve as Senior Vice President / Branch Manager of both the Scottsboro Micah Way and the Downtown Scottsboro locations. Mrs. Moore has 37 years of banking experience, after most recently serving as Senior Vice President / Loan Officer in Scottsboro. In addition, she coordinates the marketing and CRA efforts for the Bank. Mrs. Moore said, “I am very thankful for the opportunity to grow in my career at First Southern State Bank. Their commitment to serving the financial needs of customers and our local communities is what banking should be! It’s certainly a blessing to be a part of this team.”
Mrs. Moore earned an Associate of Science degree in Business from Northeast Alabama Community College and a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of North Alabama. She has also completed studies at the Alabama Banking School and the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Colorado.
Throughout her career, Mrs. Moore has been active in a host of civic, charitable, and economic development organizations. She serves as Vice- Chairman of the Scottsboro Industrial Development Board, Past President and Paul Harris Fellow of the Scottsboro Rotary Club, and Treasurer of the Board of Trustees at the Kate Duncan Smith DAR School. She is a Board member of the Impact Learning Center, and volunteers with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library of Jackson County. In addition, Mrs. Moore is the founder of Jackson County Youth Leadership, is a past Chairperson of Leadership Jackson County, and is an Advisory Board Member of Pisgah FFA.
Mrs. Moore and her husband, Joe, are residents of Scottsboro. In her spare time, she enjoys wildlife photography and bass fishing on the Tennessee River, calligraphy, and reading.
“Gail has long been a well-recognized banking leader in Jackson County,” Kirk said. “Her expertise in management, lending, and customer service will further cultivate our relationships with our local customers and businesses that we proudly serve. We are honored to have an entire team of knowledgeable and industrious bankers at First Southern State Bank.”
