Bankers Elected, Installed on Georgia Bankers Association’s Leadership Executive Committee

Atlanta, GA, July 31, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Georgia bankers recently elected and installed officers and members of the Leadership GBA Executive Committee of the Georgia Bankers Association (GBA).

A. Parrish Clark Jr., executive vice president, Guardian Bank, Valdosta, was installed as the 2014-2015 Leadership GBA President. Joining Clark as officers this year are Susan Keigans, executive vice president, Planters and Citizens Bank, Camilla, as President-elect, and Doug Strange, senior vice president, Ameris Bank, Moultrie, as Vice President. Steven Walker Jordan Jr., senior vice president, Bank of Monticello, will serve as Past President.

The full slate of Leadership GBA Executive Committee Members, elected by their peers to represent geographic areas of the state or appointed to At Large positions are:

Group 1 – Kevin Harrison, executive vice president, Citizens Bank of Bulloch County, Statesboro
Group 2 – Ivan E. Crocker, vice president, Thomasville National Bank, Thomasville
Group 3 – Daniel R. Minick, senior vice president, The Citizens Bank of Americus
Group 4 – Ryan Burling Tucker, division president, United Bank, Thomaston
Group 5 – J. Reeves Skeen, vice president, First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Atlanta
Group 6 – Lucas G. Cowart, commercial lender, Morris Bank, Dublin
Group 7 – Chad Thomason, senior vice president, MetroBank, Douglasville
Group 8 – Dain Smith, assistant vice president, Commercial Banking Company, Valdosta
Group 9 – Scott Michael Nanney, assistant vice president, United Community Bank, Blairsville
Group 10 – William C. Inabinet, III, assistant vice president, Athens First Bank & Trust, Monroe
At-Large – Andrew A. Ainslie, III, vice president, Bank of Madison
At-Large – Jason Keith Anthony, vice president, The Farmers Bank, Forsyth
At-Large – Hamilton Wade Johnson, vice president, Durden Banking Company, Inc., Twin City
At-Large – Colin Stokes, vice president, National Bank of Georgia, Athens
Associate Member Rep. – Joel Foster, senior vice president, Raymond James & Associates, Atlanta
Associate Member Rep. – Randy Griffin, president, CSRA Business Lending, Augusta

About the Georgia Bankers Association: Founded in 1892, the Georgia Bankers Association promotes the general welfare and usefulness of banking and the preservation of a sound banking system. For 122 years, the GBA has provided Georgia’s banks with top-quality professional development, revenue-enhancing products and services, governmental relations and public advocacy.