Deborah Lumpkin

Deborah Lumpkin’s marketing career has been focused in the financial services industry. Currently, she is a Senior Partner for Centier Bank, where she heads up a newly created department which develops and coordinates the Bank’s philanthropy, community outreach, and financial wellness initiatives, and is also responsible for the Bank’s retail banking, marketing and public relations, market expansion strategies, and facilities. Prior to joining Centier, Lumpkin held various executive marketing and retail banking positions with First Merchants Bank, Ameriana Bank and Old National Bank where she was responsible for creating and executing new market entry strategies to build franchise value, managing the development of brand positioning campaigns, and leading project teams through large-scale projects in brand and organizational alignment.

Lumpkin graduated from Ball State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism, with an advertising concentration. In 2012, she received a graduate degree in banking from the University of Wisconsin. At Ball State University, Lumpkin was involved in various student organizations, including Cardinal Advertising and the student chapter of the American Advertising Federation. Lumpkin continues to stay involved at Ball State as chair of the Journalism Alumni Board of Directors and with the Marketing Advisory Board for the Miller College of Business.