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Intern Stories: Daniel Flores

Professional Opportunities & Mentorship Daniel Flores is the inaugural intern at Heartland Bank! He joined the Credit Department as a Credit Associate Intern on January 26, 2024. About Daniel Daniel grew up in Guayaquil, Ecuador with four siblings. He relocated to the United States to pursue a bachelor’s degree and is attending Illinois Wesleyan University. …

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Employee Stories: Mandy Kinsman

Mandy’s Perspective – Mentorship and Professional Development Mandy Kinsman is the Card Services/Consumer Underwriting Manager at Heartland Bank and Trust Company. Mandy’s story with Heartland Bank began in February 2013, when she started in the role of Regional Teller. Since then, Mandy has had an inspiring journey of growth and professional development building a career …

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Employee Stories: Hasan Samra

Hasan’s Perspective – Themes of Community and Career Growth Hasan Samra is a Treasury Management Sales Representative for the Treasury Management Department at Heartland Bank and Trust Company. Hasan’s story with Heartland Bank started in 2016 when he joined our Western Springs office as a Retail Supervisor. He made the move from Retail to Treasury …

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Employee Stories: Tim Woods

Tim’s Perspective – Adaptability and Growing Deep Roots Tim Woods is the Operations Manager for the Agricultural Services department at Heartland Bank and Trust Company. Tim’s story with Heartland Bank started in 2003 when Heartland started a formal Agricultural Services Department. Since then, Tim has had an incredible, steadfast journey building his career in Ag …

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Employee Stories: Tera Arendell

Tera’s Perspective – Be an Advocate Tera Arendell is a Customer Experience Lead in our Marketing department at Heartland Bank and Trust Company. Tera’s story with Heartland Bank started in 2015 when she started her career as a Senior Graphic Designer. Since then, Tera has had an incredible journey in building her career in Marketing. …

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Employee Stories: Miranda Coomber

Miranda’s Perspective – Continuous Learning and Initiative Miranda Coomber is a Retail Operations Quality Control and File Maintenance Manager at Heartland Bank and Trust Company. Miranda’s story with Heartland Bank started in 2004 when she joined as a Teller. Since her start, Miranda has experienced many areas of the bank including commercial lending support and …

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Employee Stories: Aaron Johnson

Aaron’s Perspective – Mentoring Others Aaron Johnson is a Senior Lender at Heartland Bank and Trust Company. Aaron’s story with Heartland started when he met Steve Drake, whose passion for growing the lending market was so inspiring to Aaron that he decided to join the Heartland Bank team. With Steve as his mentor, Aaron eventually …

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Employee Stories: Elizabeth Bishop

Elizabeth’s Perspective – Finding Your Passion Elizabeth is a Learning & Development Analyst at Heartland Bank. Elizabeth started her career as a Regional Float where she assisted many branches in the Bloomington-Normal area. Eventually, Elizabeth was promoted to the position of Retail Lead at our Carlock office, where she found her passion as a leader, …

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Employee Stories: Chelsea Sanchez

Chelsea’s Perspective – Community Involvement & Learning Chelsea is an Electronic Banking Specialist at Heartland Bank. Chelsea’s story with the bank started in 2006 as a Teller. During this time, Chelsea assisted our three Princeton branches and eventually became a Retail Lead in 2014. In 2017, Chelsea transitioned into the Electronic Banking department and is …

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Employee Stories: Adrian Villagomez

Adrian’s Perspective – Advancement and Finding Your Passion Adrian’s story with Heartland Bank started nearly 3 years ago when he joined the team as a Retail Support Manager overseeing our greater Champaign – Urbana area. After a 17-year long career in banking, Adrian chose Heartland Bank because of the sincere appreciation placed on employees, customers, …

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