Community Bankers Association of Georgia Elects Eli Tinsley to the Board of Directors of Community Bankers Association of Georgia
Eli Tinsley, President/CEO, Planters First Bank, Cordele, was elected to the Board of Directors of Community Bankers Association of Georgia (CBA) representing the Southern Division. Nominations for the 2023-24 CBA Board of Directors were announced and approved at CBA’s Annual convention held June 7 – 11, 2023, at The Charleston Place in Charleston, SC. His term began June 8, 2023.
“The CBA Board of Directors consists of some of the most well respected and dedicated community bankers in the state,’ stated John McNair, President & CEO, Community Bankers Association of Georgia. “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 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 which will benefit the community banking industry, and weighing in on proposed legislation.
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/Audit & 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
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.
For more information, contact CBA at (770) 541- 4490 or visit www.cbaofga.com.
Contact:
Lindsay Greene
SVP, Member Services
CBA of Georgia
770.541.0376 | Lindsay@cbaofga.com