Members of the Georgia Bankers Association (GBA) have elected and installed officers and six new members to the Leadership GBA Executive Committee for the 2019-2020 fiscal year.
 
Andrew Ainslie, vice president of the Bank of Madison, was installed as president. Danny Minick, executive vice president of the Citizens Bank of Americus, was installed as president-elect and Jenny Wofford, vice president and retail sales manager, was installed as vice president.
 
In addition, six new committee members representing the association’s geographic divisions have been elected by their peers or appointed to At Large positions:
 
Group 2: Bert Hines, vice president and commercial lender, First National Bank, Bainbridge

Group 4: William Tuttle, vice president and senior commercial lender, United Bank, Barnesville

Group 6: Kelly Herrington, market president, Morris Bank, Warner Robins

Group 8: Russell Bates, president and CEO, Waycross Bank and Trust

Group 10: Jarrod Prickett, vice president and commercial lender, First American Bank and Trust Company, Athens

At-Large: Kelly Smith, senior vice president, First National Bank of Griffin

The following representatives were appointed to fulfill a one-year term:

Group 3: Jason Braden, Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Eastman

Group 5: Cory Burdette, Atlantic Capital Bank, Atlanta.
 
"This is a talented, engaged and dedicated group of bankers. They’re leaders at their banks and in their hometowns already, and we’re fortunate to have them volunteering to help shape the growth and development of career bankers across Georgia through their service to Leadership GBA," said GBA Chairman Chuck Copeland, president and CEO, First National Bank of Griffin.