Farm Credit Welcomes Pennington as Marketing Coordinator

Farm Credit of the Virginias (FCV), a lending cooperative that serves Virginia, West Virginia and western Maryland, announced that Katie Pennington has joined the Association as a marketing coordinator at the Roanoke branch.

Pennington is originally from Roanoke, Va., and holds a bachelor’s degree in visual communication from Liberty University. She has ten years of marketing experience, primarily within the home furnishings industry.

She has been involved with the Junior League of Roanoke Valley for four years, where she has played an active role in the Membership, Engagement and Training committee. Junior League is a nonprofit organization committed to promoting women, developing leaders and investing in the community through volunteerism, collaboration and training.

Reflecting on her new role, Pennington shared, “I’m excited to bring my marketing experience to Farm Credit and work with a team that’s committed to supporting local people, communities and agriculture, and I’m eager to contribute to its continued success.”

Jenna Sudol, digital media marketing manager said, “I’m excited to welcome Katie to the marketing team. I’m confident her experience, creativity and energy will be a tremendous asset, not only to our department, but to the cooperative, as we continue to support our lending team and advance our mission through thoughtful and effective marketing strategies.”

Outside of work, she enjoys baking, reading, oldies music and spending time with her husband and their two goldendoodles, Daisy and Lucy.

About Farm Credit of the Virginias
Farm Credit of the Virginias provides over $2.3 billion dollars in financing to more than 12,500 farmers, agribusinesses and rural homeowners throughout Virginia, West Virginia and western Maryland. Farm Credit is a cooperative capitalized largely through investments made by farmers, ranchers and the rural homeowners and businesses that borrow from them.  In fact, as part of a nationwide network they are the largest single provider of agricultural credit in the United States and have been for over 100 years.  Farm Credit helps maintain and improve the quality of life in rural America and on the farm through its constant commitment to competitive lending, expert financial services and for facilitating and sharing knowledge and resources through the Farm Credit Knowledge Center.