Nashville Banking Executive Warrie Birdwell Joins INROADS Board

ATLANTA, May 11, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- INROADS, Inc., has named Warrie Birdwell, Loan Team Manager and senior vice-president at Wells Fargo Bank, to its Southeast Regional Board of Directors. INROADS, the nation's largest non-profit source of salaried corporate internships, develops diverse, skilled talent to become Corporate America's future leaders.

"Warrie's long-term advocacy and dedicated support of INROADS interns make him a natural – and very valuable addition to our board," said Forest T. Harper, INROADS President and Chief Executive Officer. Since his initial hiring of an INROADS intern, Mr. Birdwell has worked to identify prospective interns for his office, while managing its recruiting process.

As the Loan Team Manager for Wells Fargo's Nashville regional commercial banking office, Mr. Birdwell serves middle market companies in Tennessee and northern Mississippi. Formerly, he held senior positions at BBVA Compass Bank and Bank of America.

Involved actively with the Middle Tennessee chapter of Make A Wish Foundation, he has worked with the organization for a decade, most recently as chair of its North Texas Regional Advisory Council.

Mr. Birdwell earned a BBA in Finance from Southern Methodist University's Cox School of Business, and graduated from SMU's Southwestern Graduate School of Banking. He, his wife, Elizabeth, and three daughters reside in Nashville.

About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.7 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 8,700 locations, 12,500 ATMs, and the internet (wellsfargo.com), and has offices in 36 countries to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 265,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 29 on Fortune's 2014 rankings of America's largest corporations.

About INROADS
Founded in 1970, INROADS develops and places talented underserved youth in business and industry and prepares them for corporate and community leadership. INROADS has placed students in over 127,000 paid internships, providing skills and competencies necessary for success in advanced careers.  Over 25,000 Alumni hold fulltime professional and managerial positions with over 1,000 Corporate Partners. With 35 offices throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, INROADS has been named one of America's Top 10 Internships for over 15 years. To learn more, visit http://www.INROADS.org.

SOURCE INROADS Inc.

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