Carol was born and raised in Independence and earned her Associates Degree from Hawkeye Community College as an Executive Secretary major. She has spent her entire 26 year career as a banker which includes experience as a teller, consumer and commercial loan processor, and commercial banking assistant. She joined the WCF team in Independence in 2022 and serves as a Senior Loan Processor/Internal Loan Auditor. In her free time Carol enjoys spending time with her adult daughter, son-in-law, and their six pets. She and her husband love to fish the Mississippi River, ride and take trips on their motorcycles, and spoil their own dog, 12 year old Nugget.