Lauren HembyChief Accounting Officer

Prior to joining Coastal States Bank in 2017, Lauren worked in various roles at both Community & Southern Bank and SunTrust Bank, where she managed the financial aspects of mergers and acquisitions activity and led a variety of other accounting, finance, and regulatory areas. Lauren also worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, where she served clients in the firm’s financial services assurance practice, including banks, insurance companies, real estate investors, and employee benefit plans. She holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Accountancy from Wake Forest University.