Board of Directors

The GBA Board of Directors sets policy and long-range goals for the Association.

The Executive Committee is made up of the Chairman, Chairman Elect, Vice Chairman, Secretary Treasurer and Immediate Past Chairman, all of whom are elected statewide. The Board appoints a President and Chief Executive Officer who serves at the pleasure of the Board and is a member of the Executive Committee.

Each of the three GBA Groups annually elects one member to serve a three-year term. Each year, the incoming GBA Chairman of the Board appoints an At Large member to the Board to serve a three-year term.

There also are three designated positions on the Board: Leadership GBA Chairman, GBA Services, Inc. Chairman, and Community Bankers Committee Chairman. Each serves a one-year term.

Associate members elect a representative to the Board who serves a three-year term. And, the Association’s General Counsel attends all Board meetings but does not serve as a member.

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

Name
Chairman
Mr. Brad E. Barber
First National Bank
P.O. Box 10
Bainbridge, GA 39818
(229) 246-3185
Mr. Brad E. Barber
Chairman-elect
Mr. Philip G. Williams
The Claxton Bank
P.O. Box 247
Claxton, GA 30417
(912) 739-5660
Mr. Philip G. Williams
Vice Chairman
Ms. Susan V. Moss
Planters and Citizens Bank
P.O. Box 449
Camilla, GA 31730-0449
(229) 336-5271
Ms. Susan V. Moss
Secretary/Treasurer
Mr. Timothy M. Perry
The Citizens Bank of Georgia
651 Veterans Memorial Blvd
Cumming, GA 30040-2711
(678) 513-9225
Mr. Timothy M. Perry
Past Chairman
Mr. C. Rhodes McLanahan
First American Bank & Trust Company
P.O. Box 1688
Athens, GA 30603
(706) 354-5093
Mr. C. Rhodes McLanahan
President & CEO
Mr. Tripp Cofield
Georgia Bankers Association
50 Hurt Plaza
Suite 1050
Atlanta, GA 30303
617-909-9530
Mr. Tripp Cofield
North Group
Mr. Charles M. DeWitt
Tandem Bank
2356 Main St
Tucker, GA 30084
(770) 281-9630
Mr. Charles M. DeWitt
North Group
Mr. Colin Stokes
Classic City Bank
2365 W. Broad St
Athens, GA 30606
(706) 608-5342
Mr. Colin Stokes
North Group
Mr. Jamie C. Tallent
River City Bank
228 N 2nd Ave SW.
Rome, GA 30165
(706) 236-3551
Mr. Jamie C. Tallent
Central Group
Mr. Samuel W. Beall
Bank of Dudley
P.O. Box 4098
Dublin, GA 31040
(478) 277-1500
Mr. Samuel W. Beall
Central Group
Mr. Hamilton Wade Johnson
Durden Banking Company, Inc.
PO Box 160
Twin City, GA 30471-0160
(478) 237-2121 Ext 20
Mr. Hamilton Wade Johnson
Central Group
Mr. Steven Walker Jordan, Jr.
Bank of Monticello
P.O. Box 29
Monticello, GA 31064-0029
(706) 468-6418
Mr. Steven Walker Jordan, Jr.
South Group
Mr. Perry Revell
AB&T
P.O. Drawer 71269
Albany, GA 31708-1269
(229) 405-7208
Mr. Perry Revell
South Group
Mr. R. Brent Sammons
Altamaha Bank and Trust Company
PO Box 489
Vidalia, GA 30475-0489
(912) 538-9153
Mr. R. Brent Sammons
South Group
Mr. Donald J. Torbert, Jr.
Southeastern Bank
P.O. Box 455
Darien, GA 31305
(912) 437-7143
Mr. Donald J. Torbert, Jr.
At Large
Mr. Ryan P. Earnest
First National Community Bank
P.O. Box 5184
Rome, GA 30162-5184
(706) 378-5310
Mr. Ryan P. Earnest
At Large
Mr. Michael T. Lee
Ameris Bank
3020 North Patterson Street
Valdosta, GA 31602
(229) 671-8751 (direct)
Mr. Michael T. Lee
At Large
Mr. Alfred McRae
Bank of America
3455 Peachtree RD NE
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 494-7132
Mr. Alfred McRae
Chair, GBA Services, Inc.
Mr. Gregory H. Eiford
TC Federal Bank
P.O. Box 1197
Thomasville, GA 31799
(229) 226-3221
Mr. Gregory H. Eiford
Chair, Community Bankers Committee
Mr. Donald J. Torbert, Jr.
Southeastern Bank
P.O. Box 455
Darien, GA 31305
(912) 437-7143
Mr. Donald J. Torbert, Jr.
Chair, Leadership GBA
Mr. Joseph Bradley Sheffield
Synovus Bank
P.O. Box 568
Statesboro, GA 30459-0568
(912) 489-9240
Mr. Joseph Bradley Sheffield
Associate Member Representative
Ms. Marjorie Huckabee Carter
McNair, McLemore, Middlebrooks & Co., LLC
P.O. Box One
Macon, GA 31202
(478) 746-6277
Ms. Marjorie Huckabee Carter
General Counsel
Mr. Jonathan S. Hightower
Fenimore Kay Harrison LLP
191 Peachtree Street, NE
Suite 849
Atlanta, GA 30303
(770) 282-5112
Mr. Jonathan S. Hightower