Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. announced that Amelia ?Amy? Counts has been appointed to the Boards of Directors, with her service to commence January 1, 2024. Counts is currently a regional vice president of sales at St.

Louis-based Wise F&I. She has more than 25 years of experience in sales and marketing of information technology and software solutions, primarily in the automotive industry. Counts earned a bachelor?s degree from Missouri State University. She has received extensive training from several notable national sales training organizations, including the Northwestern Kellogg Sales Institute.

Counts currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Missouri State University Foundation and acts as co-chair of the Foundation?s newly-formed Bears WIN, or Women?s Impact Network. She was also recently selected to serve as vice-chair of the now-underway Missouri State University Presidential Search Committee. She previously served on the Missouri State University Board of Governors from 2017 to 2023, acting as chair in 2021.

In addition, Counts is a board member of St. Louis Artworks and an Alumni Advisory Board member for Delta Zeta Sorority ? Epsilon Nu Chapter.

Other members of the Great Southern Boards include Chairman William V. Turner, President and CEO Joseph W. Turner, Kevin R. Ausburn, Julie T. Brown, Thomas J. Carlson, Steven D. Edwards, Debra Mallonee (Shantz) Hart, Douglas M. Pitt and Earl A. Steinert, Jr.