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. 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, NW
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
Pinnacle Bank
3140 Lexington Highway
Athens, GA30605
706-425-8002

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 Bankshares, 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. 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
(706) 216-5900

Mr. Bradford L. Watkins, At Large
State Bank & Trust Company
415 East Paces Ferry Road
Atlanta, GA30305
(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
4123 Forsyth Road
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