Leadership GBA Executive Committee

GBA encourages every bank to have at least one Leadership GBA Representative. However, there’s no limit to the number of representatives a bank can have. Each year, Leadership GBA plans the Annual Leadership Conference and sponsors the annual BankPAC Golf Classic. Leadership GBA also publishes a quarterly, online publication, Leadership Note$. 

Three reasons to volunteer with Leadership GBA are: 
  1. Opportunities for leadership development 
  2. Peer networking and unique programs
  3. Involvement in the legislative process. 
Download the Leadership GBANomination/Volunteer Application. 

To find out more about Leadership GBA, contact GBA's contact GBA'sSusie McGehee at 404.420.2010, or call the Leadership GBA Executive Committee member serving your geographic group or any At-Large member listed below.
Contact Label
Chair
Mr. Thomas Kelly Smith
First National Bank of Griffin
P.O. Drawer F
Griffin, GA 30224-0045
(678) 510-5105
Chair-Elect
Mr. Joseph Bradley Sheffield
Synovus Bank
P.O. Box 568
Statesboro, GA 30459-0568
(912) 489-9240
Vice Chair
Mr. Robert Loren Duvall
Bank of Madison
133 North Main St
Madison, GA 30650-0271
(706) 342-1953
Past Chair
Ms. Candice B. Nanney, CPA
Peach State Bank & Trust
P.O. Box 290
Gainesville, GA 30503
(706) 410-5227
North Group
Mr. Sam Drennen
First American Bank & Trust Company
P.O. Box 1688
Athens, GA 30603
(706) 354-5085
North Group
Mr. Thomas Forsberg
First Carolina Bank
125 Glenridge Point Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30342
North Group
Mr. Taylor Watson
The Piedmont Bank
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. Zachary H. Giddens
Morris Bank
464 South Houston Lake Road
Warner Robins, GA 31088
(478) 333-7053
Central Group
Mr. Reginald Luke Lanier
Durden Banking Company, Incorporated
P.O. Box 1160
Metter, GA 30439
(912) 685-2265
South Group
Mr. Monty Lee
First Chatham Bank
111 Barnard Street
Savannah, GA 31401
(912) 629-2912
South Group
Mr. Jason D. Rooks
Flint Community Bank
Post Office Box 70878
Albany, GA 31708
(229) 903-1400
South Group
Mr. Samuel T. Warren
Guardian Bank
246 Norman Drive
Valdosta, GA 31601
(229) 241-9987
South Group
Mr. Stephen George Whittaker
First National Bank
P.O. Box 10
Bainbridge, GA 39818
229-493-0084
At Large
Mr. Jason Brisendine
First Bank of Pike
PO Box 348
Molena, GA 30258-0348
770-567-3331
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
Fenimore Kay Harrison LLP
191 Peachtree Street, NE
Suite 849
Atlanta, GA 30303
(740) 258-9920
Associate Member Representative
Mr. Stewart A. Thigpen
Steve H. Powell & Company
P.O. Box 2701
Statesboro, GA 30459
(912) 601-1149
Associate Member Representative
Ms. Christy Tinsley
Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC
2303 Dawson Rd
Albany, GA 31707-2435
(229) 446-3600