Trudy joined the Simmons, Severance & Chowning group in February 2018. After Jimmy Simmons retired in 2023, the team became Severance & Chowning. Prior to her role at Davenport, her career in banking and finance has included working as a Lead Teller and Senior Teller at PNC Bank; a Loan Originator at Conseco Finance Corporation; and a Financial Sales Advisor at Central Carolina Bank. She graduated with a BS degree from University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Trudy and her husband, Lou, live in Greensboro and have two children. She enjoys time with family, the beach and mountains of NC, driving, gardening, cooking and baking.