First National Bank and Trust promotes five employees

Beloit, Wis.-based First National Bank and Trust announced several promotions:.Jessica Hernandez to first vice president, cash management manager. Hernandez, who has 20 years of banking experience, joined FNBT nine years ago as a branch manager. She was named VP, cash management specialist in 2020, and promoted to the department manager in 2022. Hernandez graduated from Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's degree in business administration. Susan Starr to vice president, cash management officer. Starr, who joined FNBT two years ago, has 36 years of experience in banking, including treasury/cash management, branch management, consumer and small business lending and business development. She graduated from Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa. Jarod Schut to FVP, trust investment officer. Schut has 15 years of financial services experience, having joined FNBT in 2017. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and double major in finance and economics. Spring Almanza to solutions center manager and officer. Almanza joined the $1.5 billion bank in 2016 as a teller and served in numerous roles before being added to the customer support team. Mallory Nygren to cash management officer. Nygren joined FNBT in 2019 as a teller, and has since worked in various roles at the bank. She was most recently a cash management specialist.