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
Mr. Joseph Bradley Sheffield
Chair-Elect
Mr. Robert Loren Duvall
Bank of Madison
133 North Main St
Madison, GA 30650-0271
(706) 342-1953
Mr. Robert Loren Duvall
Vice Chair
Mr. Zachary H. Giddens
Morris Bank
464 South Houston Lake Road
Warner Robins, GA 31088
(478) 333-7053
Mr. Zachary H. Giddens
Past Chair
Mr. Thomas Kelly Smith
First National Bank of Griffin
P.O. Drawer F
Griffin, GA 30224-0045
(678) 510-5105
Mr. Thomas Kelly Smith
North Group
Mr. Philip Bernardi
Oconee State Bank
PO Box 205
Watkinsville, GA 30677-0205
(706) 769-6611
Mr. Philip Bernardi
North Group
Mr. Thomas Forsberg
First Carolina Bank
125 Glenridge Point Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30342
Mr. Thomas Forsberg
North Group
Mr. Taylor Watson
The Piedmont Bank
1045 Peachtree Parkway
Cumming, GA 30041
(770) 886-6339
Mr. Taylor Watson
Central Group
Mr. Andrew J. Clifton
Farmers and Merchants Bank
P.O. Box 559
Sylvania, GA 30467-0559
912-564-5105
Mr. Andrew J. Clifton
Central Group
Mr. Reginald Luke Lanier
Durden Banking Company, Incorporated
P.O. Box 1160
Metter, GA 30439
(912) 685-2265
Mr. Reginald Luke Lanier
Central Group
Mr. Kyle Stonecipher
West Central Georgia Bank
P.O. Box 1188
Thomaston, GA 30286-1188
(706) 647-8951
Mr. Kyle Stonecipher
South Group
Ms. Blair Blackburn
AB&T
P.O. Drawer 71269
Albany, GA 31708
229-446-2265
Ms. Blair Blackburn
South Group
Mr. Monty Lee
First Chatham Bank
111 Barnard Street
Savannah, GA 31401
(912) 629-2912
Mr. Monty Lee
South Group
Mr. Stephen George Whittaker
First National Bank
P.O. Box 10
Bainbridge, GA 39818
229-493-0084
Mr. Stephen George Whittaker
At Large
Mr. Jason Brisendine
First Bank of Pike
PO Box 348
Molena, GA 30258-0348
770-567-3331
Mr. Jason Brisendine
At Large
Mr. Bert Durand
The Citizens Bank of Georgia
P.O. Box 2820
Cumming, GA 30028
(678) 643-9611
Mr. Bert Durand
At Large
Mr. Stewart R. Esary
United Bank
P.O. Box 945
Zebulon, GA 30295
(770) 567-2572
Mr. Stewart R. Esary
At Large
Mr. Ryan A. Hunt
Classic City Bank
2365 W. Broad St
Athens, GA 30606
706-608-5344
Mr. Ryan A. Hunt
Associate Member Representative
Ms. Crystal Huffman
Nelson Mullins
201 17th St. NW, Suite 700
Atlantic Station
Atlanta, GA 30363
(404) 322-6001
Ms. Crystal Huffman
Associate Member Representative
Mr. Stewart A. Thigpen
Steve H. Powell & Company
P.O. Box 2701
Statesboro, GA 30459
(912) 601-1149
Mr. Stewart A. Thigpen