Anita Smith joined BAFS in November of 2017. Anita is responsible for risk management for the company, which includes managing enterprise risk, vendor risk, business processes, change processes, and insurance coverage.  She has been in the banking and finance industry for over 30 years and brings vast experience to our team including trust, internal audit, loan review, portfolio management, operational risk management and financial analysis.

Anita graduated from the University of Louisiana at Monroe with a Bachelor of Business Administration with a focus on Finance – Commercial Banking.  Anita has received the designations of Certified Bank Auditor and Certified Internal Auditor.  She has most recently completed the COSO Enterprise Risk Management Certificate Program.