President
Storment Consulting
A long and fulfilling career is something to be proud of, but a true life of service to others can last well after retirement from the corporate world. Sandra Storment enjoyed over 26 years as senior vice president and regional human resources director at Regions Financial. At the time, the Little Rock-based southwest region was the largest market in the Regions system, and Storment and her team were responsible for 4,000 employees across Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana.
The close of Storment’s tenure at Regions was an opportunity to pursue her outside passions even more fervently. That drive led her, on one hand, into part-time interior design work with Storment Consulting in Little Rock. On the other, it allowed Storment to delve further into the world of advocacy.
Perhaps closest to her heart is the nonprofit Women & Children First, which works with victims of family violence. Storment has been involved with the organization for more than three decades. So instrumental has her role been that WCF awarded Storment the Peacekeeper Award in 2021.
“The same work ethic that I used working at Regions Bank, I continued in my volunteer work. I like to make a difference in whatever I am involved in,” she said. “My philosophy is that you work just as hard whether you are getting paid or not, and your payback is the joy it brings to help others have better lives.”
Storment’s ardor for supporting women and children might come in part from one of her earliest role models, her mother. As a newly divorced mother of two, she began working when Storment was 6 and her sister was 3 at a time when a woman in the workplace was still a revolutionary concept. Her work ethic, independence and tactful diplomacy left an impact on Storment, who considers such qualities essential for women building their own careers.
Storment has also taken lessons from former mentors on the importance of networking and building true relationships with fellow career women. Supporting each other and teaching younger women the skills it takes to compete is fundamental, she said.
“There is plenty of room for all women to be successful,” she said. “We are all in this together, working to succeed in whatever we do. Our reputation and how we treat others is all we have at the end of the day.”
Never one to be content on the sidelines, Storment is fully committed in everything she does, from family life to creative pursuits and advocacy work. Full engagement in the moment brings even more joy to whatever she is involved in, she said, not to mention the community she is able to build through each experience.
“There is so much good to do in our world that everyone can find people and causes to help,” she said. “We need to work at keeping our encounters with others who are diverse and different from us. It helps us grow and accept other points of view. Those ‘aha’ moments can mean growth and expansion to who we are.”
