Frank Griffin chairman-elect of Community Bankers Association of Georgia

ALBANY — Frank Griffin, the president of Flint Community Bank of Albany, was named chairman-elect recently of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Community Bankers Association of Georgia. Nominations for the 2023-24 CBA Board of Directors were announced and approved at CBA’s annual convention held June 7-11 at the Charleston Place in Charleston, S.C.

Griffin’s term began June 8.

“The CBA Board of Directors consists of some of the most well-respected and dedicated community bankers in the state,’ John McNair, the president and CEO of the Community Bankers Association of Georgia, said. “As a result of the board’s collective commitment to CBA, the association is now widely recognized as a leading organization both in-state and nationally. I am excited to welcome the new members to the board and am looking forward to executing the board’s strategy and vision to best serve the community banks in Georgia and the Southeast region.”

Board members are selected from two divisions across the state of Georgia, ensuring all Georgia community banks are equally represented. Board members are elected to a one-year term. During the year, directors will be involved in several items on behalf of the CBA membership, such as responding to proposed rules and regulations from the various regulatory agencies, reviewing services that will benefit the community banking industry, and weighing in on proposed legislation.

CBA was founded in 1969 by a group of Georgia community bankers to protect the political interests of locally owned community banks. Representing approximately 135 community banks and 150 associate member companies, CBA offers services in three distinct areas: legislative, professional development and member services. CBA is the state’s only advocate working solely for the interests of community banks and their customers.

COMMUNITY BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA 2023-2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:

Chairman: Neil Stevens, Oconee State Bank, Watkinsville

Chairman-Elect: Frank Griffin, Flint Community Bank, Albany

Vice Chairman: Mike Sale, The Commercial Bank, Crawford

Treasurer/Auditor & Investment Chair: Kelly Stone, Community Bank of Georgia, Baxley

At Large: Scott Curry, First State Bank of Randolph County, Cuthbert

Immediate Past Chair: Richy Everly, Bank of Wrightsville

Northern Division:

Shannon Henry, Bank of Dade, Trenton

Bill Walker, The Legacy State Bank, Loganville

Monty Watson, The Piedmont Bank, Lawrenceville

Derek Williams, Century Bank & Trust, Milledgeville

Ron Quinn, Peach State Bank, Gainesville

Jane Lawson, First Peoples Bank, Pine Mountain

Harold Reynolds, BankSouth, Greensboro

Doug Williams, South State Bank, Atlanta

Charlie Crawford, Hyperion Bank, Atlanta

Southern Division:

Stephen Lewis, First National Bank of Coffee County, Douglas

Zachary Frye, Bulloch First, Statesboro

Jolene Carroll, Magnolia State Bank, Eastman

Bran Thompson, South Georgia Bank

Heath Fountain, Colony Bank, Fitzgerald

Ray Muggridge, Bank of Camilla

Nancy Jernigan, First Port City Bank, Bainbridge

Eli Tinsley, Planters First Bank, Cordele

Brian Bazemore, Community Bank of Dublin, Laurens County, Dublin

CBA President/CEO: John McNair, CBA of Georgia, Marietta

General Council: Dan Brannan, James-Bates-Brannan-Groover-LLP, Atlanta

Corporate Secretary: Lori Godfrey, CBA of Georgia, Marietta

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