RIDGELAND, Miss. – Southern AgCredit, ACA, a rural lending cooperative, recently hired Madeline Twilbeck as an executive administrative officer in its Ridgeland administrative office.

Twilbeck joins Southern AgCredit with six years of experience at the Mississippi Secretary of State’s office. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications with an emphasis in public relations from Mississippi State University. Originally from Ridgeland, Twilbeck now resides in Clinton with her husband, Travis, and their dog, Strider.

Southern AgCredit is a full-service cooperative lender that specializes in financing rural land and agricultural operations in Mississippi and Louisiana. It is a member of the nationwide Farm Credit System, the nation’s single largest source of loans for agriculture, agribusiness, rural real estate and country homes. For more information, visit.