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
Chair Mr. Joseph Bradley Sheffield Synovus Bank P.O. Box 568 Statesboro, GA 30459-0568 (912) 489-9240
Chair-Elect Mr. Robert Loren Duvall Bank of Madison 133 North Main St Madison, GA 30650-0271 (706) 342-1953
Vice Chair Mr. Zachary H. Giddens SunMark Community Bank 250 S Houston Lake Rd. Warner Robins, GA 31088 478-425-5867 ext. 221
Past Chair Mr. Thomas Kelly Smith First National Bank of Griffin P.O. Drawer F Griffin, GA 30224-0045 (678) 510-5105
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
North Group Mr. Taylor Watson United Bank (VA), Doing Business As United Bankshares 1045 Peachtree Parkway Cumming, GA 30041 (770) 886-6339
Central Group Mr. Andrew J. Clifton Farmers and Merchants Bank P.O. Box 559 Sylvania, GA 30467-0559 912-564-5105
Central Group Mr. Reginald Luke Lanier Durden Banking Company, P.O. Box 1160 Metter, GA 30439 (912) 685-2265
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
South Group Mr. Stephen George Whittaker First National Bank P.O. Box 10 Bainbridge, GA 39818 229-493-0084
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 Ms. Crystal Huffman Nelson Mullins 201 17th St. NW, Suite 700 Atlantic Station Atlanta, GA 30363 (404) 322-6001
Associate Member Representative Mr. Stewart A. Thigpen Steve H. Powell & Company P.O. Box 2701 Statesboro, GA 30459 (912) 601-1149