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	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. James J. Edwards, Jr., Chair United Bank P.O. Box 628 Griffin, GA30224-0628 (770) 412-4950 Mr. R. Stanley Kryder, Vice Chair Midtown Bank & Trust Company 712 West Peachtree Street, N.W. Atlanta, GA30308 (404) 969-4401 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. Douglas J. Tuttle, Group 4 United Bank P.O. Box 340 Barnesville, GA30204-0340 (770) 358-8041 Mr. Kirby A. Thompson, Group 5 SunTrust Bank 25 Park Place Atlanta, GA30303 (404) 588-8710 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 WestSide Bank P.O. Box 1810 Hiram, GA30141-1740 (770) 445-1855 Mr. Ansel P. Clark, Group 8 Guardian Bank P.O. Box 3340 Valdosta, GA31604-3340 (229) 241-9444 Mr. Thomas L. Jackson, Group 9 Verity Bank P.O. Box 647 Winder, GA30680 (678)-425-6691 Mr. John C. Seay, Group 10 Northeast Georgia Bank P.O. Box 765 Lavonia, GA30553-0765 (706) 356-4444 Mr. Brian R. Foster, At Large First Chatham Bank P.O. Box 11167 Savannah, GA31412-1367 (912) 629-2907 Mr. Frank Griffin, At Large Flint Community Bank P.O. Box 70878 Albany, GA31708 (229) 317-0980 ext. 130 Mr. Christopher S. Jenkins, At Large Wells Fargo & Company 150 S. Monroe St. Tallahassee, FL32301 (850) 320-1053 Mr. Bryant Jones, At Large Reliance Trust Company 1100 Abernathy Rd., N.E. Atlanta, GA30328-5646 (678) 274-1634 Mr. Robert D. Koncerak, At Large Georgia Commerce Banshares, Inc 3625 Cumberland Blvd SE Atlanta, GA30339 Mr. J. Daniel Oliver, At Large Vinings Bank 4135 Atlanta Rd., Ste. 102 Smyrna, GA30080 (678) 384-7880 Mr. Edward A. Rice, At Large SunTrust Robinson Humphrey 3333 Peachtree Rd., 11th Floor Atlanta, GA30326 404-599-7788 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 Mr. William S. Wade, At Large First Citizens Bank of Georgia P.O. Box 809 Dawsonville, GA30534 (770) 216-5942 Mr. Bradford L. Watkins, At Large State Bank & Trust Company P.O. Box 53299 Atlanta, GA30355 (404) 266-4511 Mr. Glenn Pait Willis, Jr., At Large South Georgia Banking Company P.O. Box 1505 Tifton, GA31793 (229) 382-4211 Mr. Edmond H. Wilson, At Large State Bank & Trust Company P.O. Box 4748 Macon, GA31208-4748 (478) 796-6224 Mr. James E. Wilson, At Large HeritageBank of the South P.O. Box 50728 Albany, GA31703-0728 (229) 434-6222 Mr. Clifford C. Kimsey, III, Associate Member Representative Morgan, Keegan & Co., Inc. Two Buckhead Plaza, Ste. 702 Atlanta, GA30305 (404) 240-6848 Mr. Steven Walker Jordan, Jr., Leadership GBA Representative Bank of Monticello P.O. Box 29 Monticello, GA31064-0029 (706) 468-6418
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