Kendra Barnes, CTFA^®, AFIM®

Kendra is an Arvest senior vice president and regional trust manager overseeing trust services in the Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Southwest Oklahoma markets.  She is dedicated to developing and mentoring trust-focused financial service professionals who handle the fiduciary account administration of personal trusts, estates, guardianships, investment accounts and IRAs.  

Kendra has worked in the financial services industry since 2003.  She holds the Certified Trust and Fiduciary Advisor (CTFA) designation from the American Bankers Association and is an Accredited Fiduciary Investment Manager^®. Kendra is a native Oklahoman and attended Northwestern Oklahoma State University.  She is active in the community, serving as the current chairman of the School Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Bankers Association Basic/Intermediate Banking Schools (where she also teaches), serves as the Governance Chair for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oklahoma City board of directors, is an active alumna of Leadership Guthrie (Class of 2019), and previously served as the President of the Board of Directors for Calm Waters Center for Children and Families, Inc., where she dedicated seven years of service.  Most recently, she was appointed to the Women in Banking Committee for the Oklahoma Bankers Association.  

Kendra and her husband have two sons and are an active family, spending a significant amount of time at the baseball fields or fishing.