Public Affairs Committee

Public Affairs Committee

The Public Affairs Committee makes policy recommendations to the Board of Directors on legislative and regulatory issues and suggests specific legislation the association should have introduced in both the General Assembly and the U.S. Congress.

The committee coordinates the Contact Banker Program; participates as hosts at the annual Legislative Reception held in honor of the General Assembly; and attends the annual Washington Legislative Visit. Members of the committee also serve on the BankPAC teams for their respective GBA groups.

The GBA chairman-elect automatically chairs the committee.

Mr. Steve W. Jordan, Chair
Bank of Monticello
P.O. Box 29
Monticello, GA31064-0029
(706) 468-6418

Mr. E. James Burnsed, Group 1
Bryan Bank & Trust
P.O. Box 1299
Richmond Hill, GA31324-1299
(912) 756-4444

Mr. E. J. Vann, IV, Group 2
Planters and Citizens Bank
P.O. Box 449
Camilla, GA31730-0449
(229) 336-5271

Mr. Michael D. Smith, Group 3
Synovus Financial Corp.
1111 Bay Avenue
Columbus, GA31901
(706) 649-2007

Mr. Phillip A. Strickland, Group 4
Community Bank & Trust-West Georgia
P.O. Box 1861
Columbus, GA31902
(706) 317-9949

Mr. Raymond B. King, Group 5
SunTrust Bank
P.O. Box 4418
Atlanta, GA30302-4418
(404) 827-6902

Mr. Kenneth A. Bibb, Group 6
The Geo. D. Warthen Bank
P.O. Box 637
Sandersville, GA31082-0637
(478) 552-6901

Mr. Ford Thigpen, Group 7
Georgia State Bank
P.O. Box 278
Mableton, GA30126
(770) 439-4723

Mr. Ansel P. Clark, Group 8
Guardian Bank
P.O. Box 3340
Valdosta, GA31604-3340
(229) 241-9444

Mr. Charles W. Blair, Jr., Group 9

86 Forest Hill Court
Commerce, GA30529
(706) 335-7195

Mr. John C. Seay, Group 10
Northeast Georgia Bank
P.O. Box 765
Lavonia, GA30553-0765
(706) 356-4444

Ms. Virginia Bear, At Large
Regions Financial Corp.
P.O. Box 431
Montgomery, AL36101
(334) 240-1313

Ms. A. Marie Day, At Large
Wachovia Bank, N.A.
301 S. College Street
Charlotte, NC28202
(704) 383-1554

Mr. C. B. Fair, At Large
Regions Bank
One Glenlake Parkway, Suite 400
Atlanta, GA30328
(770) 481-4363

Mr. Berry Henderson, At Large
Columbus Bank and Trust Company
P.O. Box 120
Columbus, GA31902-0120
(706) 649-4789

Mr. Thomas L. Jackson, At Large
Georgia Bank & Trust Company
P.O. Box 5308
Athens, GA30604
(706) 208-0800

Mr. L. Wesley Smith, At Large
Northwest Georgia Bank
P.O. Box 789
Ringgold, GA30736-0789
(706) 965-1300

Mr. Scott Smith, At Large
Northwest Georgia Bank
P.O. Box 789
Ringgold, GA30736-0789
(706) 965-1311

Ms. Betty M. Turner, At Large
Bank of America
NC1-007-16-19
Charlotte, NC28255
(704) 387-4598

Mr. Douglas J. Tuttle, At Large
United Bank
P.O. Box 410
Zebulon, GA30295-0410
(770) 358-8041

Mr. Andrew K. Walker, At Large
The Forsyth Community Bank
1700 Market Place Boulevard
Cumming, GA30041
(770) 888-0063

Mr. Bradford L. Watkins, At Large
Cornerstone Bank
2060 Mt. Paran Rd., N.W., Ste. 100
Atlanta, GA30327-2935
(404) 591-4303

Mr. Glenn P. Willis, Jr., At Large
South Georgia Banking Company
P.O. Box 1505
Tifton, GA31793
(229) 382-4211

Mr. Clifford C. Kimsey, III, Associate Member Representative
Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc.
Two Buckhead Plaza, Ste. 702
Atlanta, GA30302
(404) 240-6848

Mr. Edward A. Rice, Associate Member Representative
Wells Fargo
7000 Central Parkway, Suite 585
Atlanta, GA30328
(770) 551-4649

Mr. Brad E. Barber, Leadership GBA Representative
Commercial Banking Company
P.O. Box 100
Valdosta, GA31603-0100
(229) 985-2104

Mr. David P. Beaubien, Leadership GBA Representative
Citizens Bank of Bulloch County
P.O. Box 120
Statesboro, GA30458
(912) 871-2971