Paul B. Vantrease, Jr. is an incorporator and a member of the Board of Directors of CedarStone Bank where he currently serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee, and member of the Asset Liability Management Committee.  Mr. Vantrease is a partner in the accounting firm of Dempsey, Vantrease and Follis. He has been a partner with the firm and its predecessor since 1983.

Mr. Vantrease received his associate’s degree from Cumberland University and his BS from Tennessee Technological University. His professional designations include being a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Personal Financial Specialist, and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants. His community activities include membership to the Lebanon Breakfast Rotary Club, participation with Junior Achievement, Lebanon High School Booster club, past-president of the Cumberland University Alumni Association and a former Director of the Wilson County Chamber of Commerce.  He previously served on the Advisory Board of the School of Accountancy at Tennessee Technological University and also serves as the Treasurer and Finance Chairman of First United Methodist Church in Lebanon, Tennessee.