CBA Board of Directors

The CBA Board of Directors oversees CBA operations. The Board can have between fifteen (15) and twenty-five (25) members. It includes the Chairman, Chairman-Elect, Vice Chairman, Treasurer, Immediate Past Chairman, the President/CEO, the Division Co-Chairs, and at least two (2) Directors-at-Large.

Board members are elected each year at the Annual Convention.
 

2026 - 2027 Executive Committee

  • Kelly B. Stone
    Kelly B. Stone
    President/CEO Community Bank of Georgia
    Chairman
  • Shannon Henry
    Shannon Henry
    CEO Bank of Dade
    Chairman - Elect
  • Stephen Lewis
    Stephen Lewis
    Market President/Sr Lender First National Bank of Coffee County
    Vice Chairman
  • Heath Fountain
    Heath Fountain
    CEO Colony Bank
    Treasurer
  • Jonathan Pope
    Jonathan Pope
    SVP/Commercial Lending Exchange Bank
    At Large
  • Mike Sale
    Mike Sale
    President/CEO The Commercial Bank
    Immediate Past Chair

2026-2027 Board of Directors / Division Members

  • Chris Cochran
    Chris Cochran, MBA
    SVP Commercial Lender Affinity Bank - Atlanta
    Northern Division
  • Charlie Crawford
    Charlie Crawford
    Chairman & CEO Hyperion Bank (PA)
    Northern Division
  • Clare Easterlin
    Clare Easterlin
    Chief Risk Officer Queensborough National Bank & Trust Co.
    Northern Division
  • Andy Flowers
    Andy Flowers
    Executive Vice President, Chief Deposit Officer Oconee State Bank
    Northern Division
  • Jane Lawson
    Jane Lawson
    COO First Peoples Bank
    Northern Division
  • Ross Mynatt
    Ross Mynatt
    CEO Craft Bank
    Northern Division
  • Brian Robinson
    Brian Robinson
    SVP, Senior Lending Officer Century Bank & Trust
    Northern Division
  • Subramanian Swarnam
    Subramanian Swarnam
    Sr. Vice President / Team Lending Leader Georgia Banking Company
    Northern Division
  • Brian Bazemore
    Brian Bazemore
    President & CEO The Citizens Bank of Cochran
    Southern Division
  • Kasey Blackburn
    Kasey Blackburn
    Senior Vice President Family Bank
    Southern Division
  • Scott Curry
    Scott Curry
    President/CEO First State Bank of Randolph County
    Southern Division
  • Angie Kahrmann
    Angie Kahrmann, CPA, CIA, CGAP
    Senior Vice President / Divisional Controller BankSouth
    Southern Division
  • Jeff McGhee
    Jeff McGhee
    CEO The Merchants & Citizens Bank
    Southern Division
  • Diane Murray
    Diane Murray
    COO, SVP, ISO, Compliance Officer, BSA/AML Bank of Newington
    Southern Division
  • Jeremy Ragan
    Jeremy Ragan
    Market President Georgia First Bank
    Southern Division
  • Bran Thompson
    Bran Thompson
    CEO South Georgia Bank
    Southern Division
  • Eli Tinsley
    Eli Tinsley
    President & CEO Planters First Bank
    Southern Division