Judy R. Loving, chairman of the board of Arvest Bank North Central Arkansas and owner of Clabber Creek Consultants, LLC, has accepted an appointment as a director of the South Shore Foundation, the charitable foundation of Northern Arkansas Telephone Company. The foundation’s chairman, Jodie Elizabeth Jeffrey, made the announcement.

During a 17-year banking career, Ms. Loving served the Bank of Yellville and its successor, Arvest Bank, as president and chief executive officer. Last year she left banking to start her own company to consult with small businesses on financial matters.

Previously a teacher and reading specialist in the Yellville-Summit elementary school for 10 years, Ms. Loving holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Ms. Loving’s appointment to the South Shore Foundation Board is for three years. She accepted the position saying, "It is an honor to be asked to serve with this dedicated group and I look forward to helping in whatever way I can."

Ms. Loving is a board member for Arkansas Game & Fish Foundation, Twin Lakes Community Foundation, Baxter Regional Medical Center Foundation, and North Arkansas College Foundation. She is, additionally, on the board of Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District and Arvest Bank. Her hobbies include sailing and hiking. She is a member of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Mountain Home.

New South Shore Foundation Director Loving has four grown children. She is married to Rick Hinterthuer and they reside at Yellville.

The South Shore Foundation funds scholarship programs for Marion County high school graduates, Arkansas State University Mountain Home students from Marion, Boone, and Baxter counties, and leadership training programs for Marion County youth and adults. The foundation also grants funds to nonprofit groups for projects that further environmental preservation and economic development. It was established in 1997.