AgSouth Farm Credit Secondary Mortgage Market Manager Deidre Nelson announced that Kelsey Johnson recently joined the association as a mortgage originator for AgSouth Mortgages, the home lending division of AgSouth Farm Credit.

Kelsey will be based in Statesboro and will assist homeowners in Chatham, Effingham, Bulloch, and Screven counties.

Johnson is a lifelong resident of Screven County and a recent graduate of Georgia Southern University, where she obtained a BBA in marketing.

She is a member of the First Baptist Church of Statesboro, the Statesboro Board of Realtors, and the Statesboro Homebuilders Association.

Nelson said: "Kelsey brings extensive knowledge of the area to her position.

"She will be a very important part of our team as we strive to grow our markets in Statesboro and Sylvania and their surrounding areas."