Diane Tatum

Diane Tatum began her career with Entergy in June of 1977 in Helena and held several positions within the corporation working in Magnolia, Camden, El Dorado, Crossett, Hamburg, Fordyce and Pine Bluff. After working more than 36 years with Entergy, she retired in December 2013. Diane is a native of Arkansas County, and a graduate of Phillips County Community College in Helena and Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia with a BBA degree in Business Management. She holds a Master of Business Administration from Webster University.

Diane currently serves as the chair of the board for the Arkansas Business & Education Alliance, advisory board chair for Lead Arkansas, and vice chair for Arkansas Public School Resource Center. She is an advisory council member of Arkansas Center For Innovation in Teaching Excellence (ACITE) at Philander Smith College. She is also a member of the Pine Bluff Rotary Club and the Pine Bluff-Jefferson County Port Authority board of directors.

Diane is a graduate of the Camden and El Dorado leadership programs, LeadAR, the State Chamber of Commerce Leadership Arkansas Program (Class II), and Leadership America.

Boards of Directors

Southern Bancorp, Inc.

Southern Bancorp Bank

Southern Bancorp Community Partners