Lyndell was born and raised in Shelbyville, TN. He moved to Murfreesboro in 1976 to attend Middle Tennessee State University.

Parks banking career began in 1977 while he was still a student at Middle Tennessee State University. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1981 from MTSU and upon graduation, began training in the bank’s Management Training program of Murfreesboro Bank & Trust Co, now SunTrust Bank. He was a Consumer Lender, Bookkeeping Manager, Main Office Branch Manager, Security Officer and Branch Administrator. In 2000, Parks joined Cavalry Banking and served in the positions of Deposit Operations Manager, Security Officer, Bank Secrecy Act Officer, Call Center Manager, and Branch Operations Administrator.

Parks is a graduate of the Owens Consumer Lending School, Tennessee School of Banking, Branch Manager’s Academy and is certified in various subjects by the American Institute of Banking. He has served as an AIB class instructor for over 15 years.

His community involvement includes serving as a member of Oakland’s Historic Association, Murfreesboro Downtown Christmas Tree Lighting Committee, and JazzFest Committee. He is a member of Belle Aire Baptist Church where he is a Trustee, Adult Sunday School Teacher, and a choir member.

At MidSouth Bank, Parks currently is the bank’s Bank Secrecy Act Officer and the manager of Deposit Operations.

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