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.



 

2025 - 2026 Executive Committee

  • Mike Sale
    Mike Sale
    President/CEO The Commercial Bank
    Chairman
  • Kelly B. Stone
    Kelly B. Stone
    President/CEO Community Bank of Georgia
    Chairman - Elect
  • Shannon Henry
    Shannon Henry
    CEO Bank of Dade
    Vice Chairman
  • Stephen Lewis
    Stephen Lewis
    Market President/Sr Lender First National Bank of Coffee County
    Treasurer
  • Heath Fountain
    Heath Fountain
    CEO Colony Bank
    Member at Large
  • Frank Griffin
    Frank Griffin
    President Flint Community Bank
    Immediate Past Chairman

2025-2026 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
    SVP/Community President Middle Georgia Oconee State Bank
    Northern Division
  • Jane Lawson
    Jane Lawson
    COO First Peoples Bank
    Northern Division
  • Jonathan Pope
    Jonathan Pope
    VP/Commercial Lender Exchange Bank
    Northern Division
  • Subramanian Swarnam
    Subramanian Swarnam
    Sr. Vice President / Team Lending Leader Georgia Banking Company
    Northern Division
  • Derek Williams
    Derek Williams
    Past ICBA Chairman President & CEO Century Bank & Trust
    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
  • Richy Everly
    Richy Everly
    CEO Bank of Wrightsville
    Souther Division
  • Nancy Jernigan
    Nancy Jernigan
    EVP CLO First Port City Bank
    Southern Division
  • Angie Kahrmann
    Angie Kahrmann
    CPA, CIA, CGAP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/CHIEF CREDIT OFFICER State Bank of Cochran
    Southern Division
  • Jeff McGhee
    Jeff McGhee
    CEO The Merchants & Citizens Bank
    Southern Division
  • Ray Muggridge
    Ray Muggridge
    Chairman of the Board Bank of Camilla
    Southern Division
  • Bran Thompson
    Bran Thompson
    CEO South Georgia Bank
    Southern Division
  • Eli Tinsley
    Eli Tinsley
    President & CEO Planters First Bank
    Southern Division