Julie Turner Brown was first appointed a director of Great Southern and Bancorp in 2002. Ms. Brown is an attorney and shareholder with the Springfield, Missouri law firm of Carnahan Evans, P.C., having joined the firm in 1996. Ms. Brown is active in local civic affairs, previously serving on the Boards of Care to Learn, Ozarks Technical College Foundation, Boys and Girls Club, the Foundation for Springfield Public Schools and Springfield Innovations, Inc., among others. Ms. Brown is the daughter of William V. Turner, who is a director and the Chairman of the Board of Bancorp and Great Southern, and the sister of Joseph W. Turner, who is a director and the Chief Executive Officer and President of Bancorp and Great Southern. Ms. Brown’s legal background and experience make her a particularly valuable resource to the Board. Ms. Brown also has strong ties to the local community through her involvement in civic affairs.