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
North Group Mr. Philip Bernardi Oconee State Bank PO Box 205 Watkinsville, GA 30677-0205 (706) 769-6611
North Group Mr. Thomas Forsberg First Carolina Bank 125 Glenridge Point Parkway Atlanta, GA 30342
Central Group Mr. Andrew J. Clifton Farmers and Merchants Bank P.O. Box 559 Sylvania, GA 30467-0559 912-564-5105
Central Group Mr. Kyle Stonecipher West Central Georgia Bank P.O. Box 1188 Thomaston, GA 30286-1188 (706) 647-8951
South Group Ms. Blair Blackburn AB&T P.O. Drawer 71269 Albany, GA 31708 229-446-2265
At Large Mr. Bert Durand The Citizens Bank of Georgia P.O. Box 2820 Cumming, GA 30028 (678) 643-9611
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 Mr. Stewart A. Thigpen Steve H. Powell & Company P.O. Box 2701 Statesboro, GA 30459 (912) 601-1149