VIDALIA — Frances Burns Cothren has joined the staff of Concordia Bank & Trust as vice president and mortgage loan officer.

Cothren is a graduate of Cathedral High School and a graduate of Mississippi State University in business education. She has worked 26 years in the banking industry and has completed various courses in all aspects of mortgage banking. She is a certified mortgage adviser.

Cothren is an active member, past president and lieutenant governor of the Natchez Trace Kiwanis Club and past director of Mississippi Mortgage Bankers Association.

Cothren is a member of the Natchez-Adams County Chamber of Commerce, a member of Cathedral School Finance Committee and past board member as well as a member of the Natchez Board of Realtors. She is a lifelong resident of Natchez and is a member of St. Mary Basilica. She has two daughters, Claire and Emily, and one grandson, Jack.

Pat Biglane, president and CEO of Concordia Bank & Trust, said he is proud and fortunate to have Cothren become a part of the Concordia Bank family.