Leadership GBA Board of Directors

Dedicated to the industry's emerging leaders and their development, each year, the Leadership GBA Board of Directors plans the Annual Leadership Conference and sponsors the annual BankPAC Golf Classic and an annual Sporting Clays Event. There are also three Leadership Roundtables sponsored by the section.

To find out more about Leadership GBA, contact GBA's Kathy Friestad at 404.420.2024, or call the Leadership GBA Board of Directors member serving your geographic group or any At-Large member listed below.

For information on how to serve on a GBA board or committee, click here.

Name
Chair Mr. Thomas Kelly Smith First National Bank of Griffin P.O. Drawer F Griffin, GA 30224-0045 (678) 510-5105
Chair-Elect Mr. Joseph Bradley Sheffield Synovus Bank P.O. Box 568 Statesboro, GA 30459-0568 (912) 489-9240
Vice Chair Mr. Robert Loren Duvall Bank of Madison 133 North Main St Madison, GA 30650-0271 (706) 342-1953
Past Chair Ms. Candice B. Nanney, CPA Peach State Bank & Trust P.O. Box 290 Gainesville, GA 30503 (706) 410-5227
North Group Mr. Sam Drennen First American Bank & Trust Company P.O. Box 1688 Athens, GA 30603 (706) 354-5085
North Group Mr. Thomas Forsberg First Carolina Bank 125 Glenridge Point Parkway Atlanta, GA 30342
North Group Mr. Taylor Watson The Piedmont Bank 1045 Peachtree Parkway Cumming, GA 30041 (770) 886-6339
Central Group Mr. Andrew J. Clifton Farmers and Merchants Bank P.O. Box 559 Sylvania, GA 30467-0559 912-564-5105
Central Group Mr. Zachary H. Giddens Morris Bank 464 South Houston Lake Road Warner Robins, GA 31088 (478) 333-7053
Central Group Mr. Reginald Luke Lanier Durden Banking Company, Incorporated P.O. Box 1160 Metter, GA 30439 (912) 685-2265
South Group Mr. Monty Lee First Chatham Bank 111 Barnard Street Savannah, GA 31401 (912) 629-2912
South Group Mr. Jason D. Rooks Flint Community Bank Post Office Box 70878 Albany, GA 31708 (229) 903-1400
South Group Mr. Samuel T. Warren Guardian Bank 246 Norman Drive Valdosta, GA 31601 (229) 241-9987
South Group Mr. Stephen George Whittaker First National Bank P.O. Box 10 Bainbridge, GA 39818 229-493-0084
At Large Mr. Jason Brisendine First Bank of Pike PO Box 348 Molena, GA 30258-0348 770-567-3331
At Large Mr. Stewart R. Esary United Bank P.O. Box 945 Zebulon, GA 30295 (770) 567-2572
At Large Mr. Ryan A. Hunt Classic City Bank 2365 W. Broad St Athens, GA 30606 706-608-5344
Associate Member Representative Ms. Crystal Huffman Fenimore Kay Harrison LLP 191 Peachtree Street, NE Suite 849 Atlanta, GA 30303 (740) 258-9920
Associate Member Representative Mr. Stewart A. Thigpen Steve H. Powell & Company P.O. Box 2701 Statesboro, GA 30459 (912) 601-1149
Associate Member Representative Ms. Christy Tinsley Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC 2303 Dawson Rd Albany, GA 31707-2435 (229) 446-3600