Georgia bankers recently elected and installed officers and members of the Leadership GBA Executive Committee of the Georgia Bankers Association.
 
Keith Anthony, Planters and Citizens Bank, Forsyth, was installed as the 2018-2019 Leadership GBA President. Joining Anthony as officers this year are Andrew Ainslie, Bank of Madison, as President-elect, and Danny Minick, The Citizens Bank of Americus as Vice President. Wade Johnson, Durden Banking Company, Swainsboro, will serve as Past President.
 
Created in 1958, Leadership GBA is committed to developing the future leaders of the banking industry. The goals of the program are to promote leadership development and ongoing professional learning, create networking opportunities and encourage involvement in the legislative process and advocacy on behalf of the industry. 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:                               Jon Seagraves, South State Bank, Richmond Hill

Group 2:                               Wylie Watt, Thomasville National Bank

Group 3:                               Greg Barineau, The Peoples Bank of Georgia, Ellaville

Group 4:                               William Tuttle, United Bank, Barnesville

Group 5:                               Chris Braun, Renasant Bank, Johns Creek

Group 6:                               Kelly Herrington, Morris Bank, Warner Robbins

Group 7:                               Jay Slaughter, Century Bank of Georgia, Cartersville

Group 8:                               Russell Bates, Waycross Bank & Trust

Group 9:                               Candice Nanney, The Piedmont Bank, Norcross

Group 10:                             Jarrod Prickett, First American Bank & Trust Company, Athens

At Large:                              Bill Brown, Capital City Bank, Dublin

At Large :                             Jamey Durrence, The Claxton Bank

At Large :                             Tessa Nolan, Newton Federal Bank, Covington

At Large:                              Brad Sheffield, Synovus Bank, Statesboro

At Large:                              Jenny Wofford, Pinnacle Bank, Elberton

Associate Member Rep.:      Ryan Barrow, Porter Keadle Moore, LLC, Watkinsville

Associate Member Rep.:      Nick Schuster, Cash Transactions, LLC, Austell