Allison McDaniel
Signature Bank of Arkansas
Allison McDaniel is a born and raised Arkansan who has called Jonesboro home for the past 15 years.
A Pocahontas native, McDaniel serves as VP-Business Development Officer for Signature Bank of Arkansas’ Jonesboro location. She strives to bring Signature service to new and existing bank customers, and through connections and community events, works to ensure Signature is well-known and well- represented in Northeast Arkansas.
McDaniel graduated from Arkansas State University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Radio/Television with an emphasis in Broadcast Journalism. Prior to her career in banking, Allison worked at KAIT-TV for nearly a decade. McDaniel spent her college years behind-the-camera, before being promoted to Weekend News Anchor/Reporter in April of 2012, and then 10 p.m. Co- Anchor/Reporter in August of 2012. McDaniel became a respected voice for the community, winning an Emmy for her reporting on severe flooding in Jonesboro, as well as multiple Arkansas Associated Press Broadcasters Association awards for stories on the Northeast Arkansas community.
McDaniel proudly serves her community through multiple non-profit organizations such as CASA of the 2nd Judicial District, the Arkansas Code 3 Response Foundation, the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce, and more. McDaniel was nominated to Premiere Magazine’s 20 Twenty Somethings of 2020. In 2022, she was named one of the Top 5 individual fundraisers for the American Cancer Society – Arkansas.
She and her husband Alec live in Jonesboro with their Golden Retriever, Wilbur.