Join A Committee

The heart and soul of the Tennessee Bankers Association is the volunteer banker serving on a committee. Through their involvement, these volunteers represent the entire banking community and assure that your association meets your needs. Without the expertise and enthusiasm of committee members, your TBA could not function.

Each year, more than 300 bankers serve on various TBA committees, which meet during the year to focus on the issues facing our industry and determine how to address these issues through TBA educational programs and the services the association offers. If you have specialized banking expertise, enthusiasm, and creative ideas, we would like to hear from you.

ADMINISTRATION AND INSURANCE COMMITTEES

Audit Committee

Chairman: Allen McClary, Chairman, UBank, Jellico
Andy Nash,
Executive Vice President, The Farmers Bank, Portland
Wright Cox, President/CEO, Bank Tennessee, Collierville
Christopher D. Reece, CEO, Johnson County Bank, Mountain City

Financial Products and Services, Inc

Chairman: John Barker, President/CEO, Citizens Tri-County Bank, Dunlap*
Vice Chairman: Phillip Renfroe, President/CEO, Community Bank, Lexington *
President: Brian K. Mobley, Financial Products and Services, Inc, Nashville*
Executive Vice President: Colin Barrett, President, Tennessee Bankers Association, Nashville *
Secretary/Treasurer:  Angela D. Griffin, Executive Vice President/CFO, Tennessee Bankers Association, Nashville *
*also a director 

Directors

Jennifer Nunley, Executive Vice President/COO, Security Bank, Dyersburg
David Arnold, President, Farmers State Bank, Mountain City
Bob Adkisson, President/ CEO, Central Bank, Savannah
Brian Williams, President, First Farmers and Merchants Bank, Columbia
Christopher White, Chairman/CEO, Peoples Bank of East Tennessee, Madisonville
Wayne Minton, President/ CEO, Bank of Milan, Milan

Investment Committee

Chairman: David Briggs, Regional President, Fifth Third Bank, Nashville
Philip Renfroe, President/CEO, Community Bank, Lexington
Scott Cocanougher, CEO, First Community Bank of Tennessee, Shelbyville
Gay Dempsey, CEO, Bank of Lincoln County, Fayetteville


EDUCATION COMMITTEES

Compliance Committee

Chairman: Karen Stewart, EVP, Chief Compliance Officer, Bank3, Memphis

Marci Bechard, CRCM, Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer, Sonata Bank, Brentwood
Bendee Bess, CRCM, Compliance & BSA Officer, Bank of Dickson, Dickson
Henri Burton, CRCM, CCBCO, Assistant Vice President, BSA/AML Internal Audit Officer, Legends Bank, Clarksville
Tina Cline, CRCM, CCBIA, EVP/Chief Compliance and CRA Officer/Audit Manager, First Century Bank, Tazewell
Whitney Coffman, CBAP, CCBIA, CCBRS, Vice President of Operations & Risk Management, Mountain Valley Bank, Chattanooga
Shelli Golden, CRCM, Chief Risk Officer, Heritage Bank and Trust, Columbia

Brenda Jones, Vice President, Lending Compliance Officer, First Financial Bank, Clarksville/Hopkinsville
Lynn Riddle, Vice President, Compliance and Audit, Apex Bank, Camden
Karina Simon, Compliance Officer, Citizens Savings Bank & Trust Co., Nashville
Lauren Smith, CRCM, Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer, Decatur County Bank, Decaturville
Brittany Stevens, CRCM, Compliance Officer, AVP, Guaranty Bank and Trust Company, Memphis
Nikki Winters, CRCM, Senior Vice President, Compliance Director, FirstBank, Jackson

Associate Members:

Scotty Alsup, Senior Manager, CPA, CBA, Alexander Thompson Arnold PLLC, Dyersburg
Allen B. (Joey) Croom II, CRCM, CAMS, Compliance Risk Advisor, Sentry Advisors, LLC, Franklin
Connie Edwards, CRCM, Director, Fair & Responsible Lending, loanDepot, Brentwood

Amy Greene, CRCM CAMS CCBCO, Manager, Assurance Services, Compliance, KraftCPAs PLLC, Nashville
Lindsey Smith Morgan, CRCM, Senior Accountant, Carr Riggs & Ingram LLC, Nashville
Heather Wright, Partner, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Nashville

Drew Young, Regulatory Compliance Senior Manager, Elliott Davis, Nashville

Credit Committee

Chairman: Cody Gobbell, Senior Credit Manager, INSOUTH Bank, Brownsville

Alyse Anderson, Senior Regional Credit Underwriter, SmartBank, Chattanooga
Scott Bagwell, EVP, Robertson County Market President, CRA Officer, United Community Bank
Joel Beavers, Regional Credit Officer, SmartBank, Knoxville
Robert Bradley, Senior Vice President/Senior Credit Officer, First National Bank of Tennessee, Cookeville
Tina Cline, First Vice President/Chief Compliance and CRA Officer/Audit Manager,
First Century Bank, Tazewell
Andrew Davis, Chief Credit Officer, First Farmers & Merchants Bank, Columbia
Philip Fons, Chief Credit Officer, INSBANK, Nashville
Emily B. Gray, Senior Vice President/Senior Credit Officer, The Hardin County Bank, Savannah
Kevin W. Horne, Executive Vice President/Chief Credit Officer/Chief Operating Officer & Area President, Mountain Commerce Bank, Johnson City
Shawn Howard, SVP/Senior Lending Officer, Legends Bank, Clarksville
Christopher Jernigan, Credit Administrator, The Farmers Bank, Portland
Kevin Jessee, Chief Credit Officer, Citizens Bank, Bristol, TN
Monte Jones, Community President, Commercial Bank & Trust Co, Jackson
Joe Kauffman, Executive Vice President, Tower Community Bank, Jasper
James W. Kiser, Senior Commercial Banking Officer, New Peoples Bank, Bristol, VA
Charlie Koon, SVP of Corporate & Military Business Development, F&M Bank, Clarksville
Eddie Maynard, Executive Vice President/Chief Credit Officer, Fourth Capital, Nashville
Matt Patterson, Senior Credit Officer, First Farmers & Merchants Bank, Columbia
Roy D. Settle, Vice President-Agricultural Lending Division, First Bank and Trust, Johnson City
Elizabeth W. Sims, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, FirstBank, Nashville
Terry M. Todd, Executive Vice President/Chattanooga Market President, United Community Bank, Chattanooga
Taylor Walker, Senior Vice President/Northern Regional President, Wilson Bank & Trust, Hendersonville
Timothy E. Wilson, Executive Vice President, The Bank of Jackson, Jackson

Associate Members

Dennis Falk, SVP & MidAtlantic Regional Manager, PCBB, Richmond, VA
David Alan Greene, Senior Vice President, Plateau Group, Inc, Jackson, TN
Jason Price, CPA, Senior Manager, Elliott Davis, LLC, Franklin
Brad Snider, Vice President, FORVIS, Brentwood
David Spivey, Partner, Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC, Nashville

 

Human Resources Committee

Chairman: Anne Vance, Vice President-Human Resources, First National Bank of Middle Tennessee, McMinnville

Jessica K. Bradford, Vice President, Human Resources Director, Patriot Bank, Barretville
M. Shane Brock
, Vice President/Branch Manager, Citizens Tri-County Bank, McMinnville
Paige Carter, Human Resources Director, Tower Community Bank, Jasper
Amy Harrison, SPHR, Vice President/Human Resources, BSA and Marketing, Greeneville Federal Bank, FSB, Greeneville
Renee Morris, Senior Vice President/Human Resources Director, Centennial Bank, Trezevant
Jennifer Nunley, Executive Vice President/Chief Operations Officer, Security Bank, Dyersburg
Maliea Oakley, Senior Vice President, First Freedom Bank, Lebanon
Sandra K. Phillips, Vice President-Customer Service Manager/Executive Administrative Assistant, Peoples Bank & Trust Company, Manchester
Lisa Truex, HR Business Partner, United Community Bank, Franklin

Associate Members

Stacie Caraway, Partner/Attorney, Miller & Martin, PLLC, Chattanooga
Rowan Leathers, Partner, Butler Snow LLP, Nashville
John Radebaugh, Director of Financial Services, Angott Search Group, Rochester, Mich.
Timothy A. Rybacki, Shareholder, Littler Mendelson PC, Nashville
Karen Tokarz, Insurance Consultant, Financial PSI, Nashville
M. Kim Vance, Shareholder, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, Nashville

 

Innovation Summit Committee

Chairman: David Baker, Chief Information Security Officer, Volunteer State Bank, Murfreesboro

Dustin Atkins, First Vice President/Chief Operating Officer, Peoples Bank of East Tennessee, Madisonville
Matthew W. Cleek, Director, First Community Bank of East Tennessee, Kingsport
Bryan Crawford, Manager of End User Services, FirstBank, Nashville
Jason Doggett, Vice President/Information Technology Officer, Bank of Frankewing, Frankewing
Cliff Mahala, Vice President and Compliance Officer, Farmers State Bank, Mountain City
Lynn McCormick, IT Administrator, The Hardin County Bank, Savannah
Dan Quillen, Information Security Specialist, Fourth Capital, Nashville

Associate Members

Jason Bradley, Executive Vice President, 5Iron, Franklin
Steve DuPerrieu, Vice President-Channels and Analytics, Computer Services, Inc. (CSI), Franklin
Jake Fowler, Director of Business Development, Engage Fi, Tampa, FL
Dustin Giltnane, Account Representative, Bankpak Security, Morrison
Erica Hightower, Supervisor Risk Assurance & Advisory Services, Kraft CPAs, PLLC, Nashville
Kathy Perdue, Information Security Consultant, Aasys Group, Jamestown
Devin Ralston, Senior IT Auditor, Pugh CPAs, Knoxville
Cerone F. (Cy) Sturdivant, Director, FORVIS, Nashville

 

Women in Banking Committee

Chairman: Jennifer Baker, AVP, Credit Administration, The Farmers Bank, Portland

Toneshia Addison, Contact Center Manager, FirstBank, Lexington
Alyse Anderson, VP, Consumer Credit Officer, SmartBank, Chattanooga
Bonnie Autry, SVP/Human Resource Officer, Carroll Bank and Trust, Huntingdon
Felicia Brown, Chief Marketing Officer, First Farmers, Columbia
Shanna Browning, Portfolio Manager/Community Outreach Specialist, First Century Bank, Knoxville
Mary Campbell-Weddington, Vice President and Branch Manager, Citizens Tri-County Bank, Altamont
Jennifer DeFoe, Executive & Board Assistant/Assistant VP, Citizens National Bank, Sevierville
Hannah DeMaio, Vice President, Compliance and Legal Counsel, Bank3, Memphis
Kelly Dunn, Senior Vice President, The Hardin County Bank, Savannah
Jennifer Greenwell, PR & Event Manager, Bank of Tennessee, Johnson City
Staci Harris, VP Credit Analyst, The Hardin County Bank, Savannah
Katherine Horne, VP – Business Development, Sonata Bank, Brentwood
Judy Long, President/COO, First Citizens National Bank, Dyersburg
Amelia Magette, VP/Commercial Lender, Legends Bank, Clarksville
Patty Morgan, SVP, Fair Lending Officer, SmartBank, Chattanooga
Donna Nuchols, Administrative Assistant Commercial Lending, CBBC Bank, Maryville
Dana Parkinson, SVP, Senior Commercial Lending Officer, First Community Bank of East Tennessee, Kingsport
Courtney Potts, Public Relations Liaison, First Horizon Bank, Brentwood
Karen Rohling, SVP/Correspondent Banking RM, CapStar Bank, Nashville
Stephanie Steffey, Banking Officer, Loan Administrator IV, SmartBank, Chattanooga
Bridget Wooden, Commercial Banking Assistant, Sonata Bank, Brentwood 
Ashley York, Retail Training Specialist, FirstBank, Knoxville

Associate Members

Van Duong, Financial Solutions Account Manager, CRS Data, Knoxville
Kirsten Elkins, Customer Relations & Communication Executive, Confluent Strategies, Nashville
Jarlecia Jones, Director, Pathway Women’s Business Center, Nashville
Kim Murray, Credit Analyst III, Pathway Lending, Nashville
Alma Nunez, Assistant Professor of Finance, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville
Lane Rhodes, VP Senior Loan Officer, Live Oak Bank, Franklin
Ali Young, Bankpak Security, Morrison


GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND LEGAL COMMITTEES

Bank Lawyers Committee

Chairman: Justin Hayden, Pinnacle Financial Partners, Nashville

Delicia Arnold, J.D., Southeast Bank, Knoxville
L. Thomas Austin,
 Austin Davis & Mitchell, Dunlap
Stephen D. Barham, Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, PC, Chattanooga
Bryan L. Bean, Pinnacle Financial Partners, Nashville
Trace Blankenship,
Spencer Fane Bone McAllester, Nashville
Charles A. Brasfield, Patriot Bank, Collierville
Derek Church,
 Pendleton Square Trust Company, LLC, Nashville
C. Runcie Clements, IV, Cumberland Trust & Investment Company, Nashville
Charles Cook, III, Adams and Reese, LLP, Nashville
Leighanne Covington, Home Federal Bank, Knoxville
Matt Curtis, SmartBank, Cookeville
Hannah DeMaio, Bank3, Memphis
Chris Friedman,
Husch Blackwell LLP, Chattanooga
Jeffery C. Gerrish, Gerrish McCreary Smith, PC, Memphis
Emily B. Gray, The Hardin County Bank, Savannah
Steve Groom, Capstar Bank, Nashville
Cathey Gwyn, Gullett Sanford Robinson & Martin, PLLC, Nashville
Justin T. Hayden, Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc., Nashville
D. Scott Holley, Bass, Berry & Sims, PLC, Nashville
Wayne Hood, Southeast Bank, Knoxville
Neil Kinnebrew, Synovus Bank, Columbus, GA
Allyn M. Lay, Jr., The First National Bank of Oneida, Oneida
Cheryl Light, Home Federal Bank, Knoxville
Melinda Davis Lux, United Community Bank, Lenoir City
David Marttala,
 The First National Bank of McMinnville, McMinnville
Mark Miller, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, Nashville
Marlee Mitchell, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP, Nashville
John E. Murdock, III, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Nashville
Paul Phillips, The First National Bank of Oneida, Oneida
Anna Pray, Truist Bank, Louisville, KY
Mary Neil Price, Thompson Burton PLLC, Franklin
Brian Ragan, Reynolds, Potter, Ragan & Vandivort, PLC, Dickson
Teri Reach, Elizabethton Federal Savings Bank, Elizabethton
Frank Reeves, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP, Nashville
Michael B. Schwegler, Stites & Harbison PLLC, Nashville
Beth Sims, FirstBank, Nashville
Adam Smith, K&L Gates LLP, Nashville
Wendy Geurin Smith, Shuttleworth PLLC, Memphis
John Speer, Bass, Berry & Sims, PLC, Memphis
Jerry Spore, Spragins, Barnett & Cobb, PLC, Jackson
T. Stephen C. Taylor, Bass, Berry & Sims, PLC, Nashville
Price Thompson, Wilson Bank & Trust, Lebanon
Taylor Tipton, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, Nashville
Kevin Tran, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, Nashville
Sam Wantland, First Farmers and Merchants Bank, Columbia
Doug Weissinger, Butler Snow, Memphis
Laura Williams, Regional Counsel, FirstBank, Jackson
Laurel Williams,
 Burch, Porter, & Johnson, PLLC, Memphis

BankPac Committee

Chairman: Ted Williams, Vice Chairman/CEO, TriStar Bank, Dickson
Treasurer: Charlie Koon,SVP/Director of Corporate & Military Business Development, F&M Bank, Clarksville
Immediate Past Chairman: Pete Williston, CEO, Citizens Bank of Lafayette, Lafayette

East
Barry Allen, President/CEO, Tower Community Bank, Jasper
Miller Welborn, Chairman, SmartBank, Chattanooga

Middle
Michael Griffith, Executive Vice President, Security Federal Savings Bank of McMinnville, McMinnville
Robby Moore, Senior Vice President, Bank of Perry County, Lobelville
Justin Nipper, EVP/CAO, The Farmers Bank, Portland 

West
Michelle Bing, Senior Vice President, Bank3, Union City
Andy Collins, Division President & Chief Credit Officer, Security Bank and Trust Company, Paris
Monte Jones, Community President, Commercial Bank and Trust Co., Jackson

Young Bankers Division, Ex-Officio Member

John Seiber,
Assistant VP, Peoples Bank of the South, Clinton

Government Relations Committee

Chairman: Ted Williams, Vice Chairman/CEO, TriStar Bank, Dickson

Jeff Agee, President/CEO, First Citizens National Bank, Dyersburg
Barry Allen, President/CEO, Tower Community Bank, Jasper
Harry Allen, Chief Relationship Officer at Studio Bank, Nashville
Steve Amos
, President/CEO, First Peoples Bank of Tennessee, Jefferson City
Tommy Anderton, Regional President, Citizens Bank of Lafayette, Tullahoma
Wynne E. Baker,
Wynne Baker, CPA, Lebanon
Rob Barger, President/CEO, First Century Bank, Tazewell
Thomas E. Bates, Jr, President/COO, Legends Bank, Clarksville
H. Glenn Barker, Chairman, Citizens Tri-County Bank, Dunlap
John Barker, President/CEO, Citizens Tri-County Bank, Dunlap
Will Barrett, President/CEO, Bank of Tennessee, Johnson City 
Walter Birdwell, Chairman, Citizens Bank, Carthage
Chris Black, President/CEO, Thread Bank, Rogersville
Robert Bradley, Senior Vice President, First National Bank, Cookeville 
Andrea Browning, CEO, Centennial Bank, Trezevant
Philip Calahan, President, Peoples Bank & Trust Company, Manchester
Hunt Campbell, Regional President, Guaranty Bank and Trust, Memphis
William Y. Carroll, Jr, President, SmartBank, Pigeon Forge
Mike Cary, President/CEO, Carroll Bank and Trust, Huntingdon
Derek Church, Chief Fiduciary Officer, Pendleton Square Trust, Nashville
Harvey Church, President, TriStar Bank, Columbia
Tyler Clinch, President/CEO, First Community Bank of East Tennessee, Kingsport
Mitch Coby, President/CEO, Citizens Community Bank, Winchester  
Scott Cocanougher, CEO, First Community Bank of Tennessee, Shelbyville
Wright Cox, President/CEO, BankTennessee, Collierville
Matt Daniels, President/CEO, Apex Bank, Knoxville
Michael Davis, KraftCPAs PLLC, Nashville
Dan Dellinger, President/CEO, Sonata Bank, Brentwood
Hannah DeMaio, Assistant Vice President, Compliance Officer, Attorney, Bank3, Memphis
Robert Demonbreun
, Partner, Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC, Nashville
Gay Dempsey, CEO, Bank of Lincoln County, Fayetteville
Charles Dudley, Co-Chairman/CEO, Independent Bank, Memphis
Terry Eastwood, President/CEO, First Farmers and Commercial Bank, Pikeville
Travis Edmondson, Area President, FirstBank, Knoxville
William Edwards, President/CEO, Mountain Commerce Bank, Johnson City
Jay England, President/CEO, Decatur County Bank, Decaturville
Richard Exley, Landmark Community Bank, Collierville
C. Craig Fitzhugh, President/CEO, Bank of Ripley, Ripley
R. Molitor Ford, Jr, Vice Chairman/CEO, Commercial Bank & Trust Co, Memphis
Chris Friedman, Husch Blackwell LLP, Chattanooga
Autry Gobbell, Chairman, Peoples Bank, Clifton
Emily Gray, SVP/SCO, The Hardin County Bank, Savannah
Tony Gregory, President/CEO, Volunteer State Bank, Portland
David Greene, Senior Vice President, The Plateau Group, Inc, Crossville
Michael D. Griffith, Vice President, Security Federal Savings Bank of McMinnville, McMinnville
Nathan Hallford, VP, Assistant General Counsel, Fifth Third Bank, Washington, DC
Jeff Harjo, Managing Director, FORVIS, Nashville
Clay Hart, Senior Lending Officer, Pinnacle Bank, Nashville
Keith Hatley, President/CEO, Sumner Bank & Trust, Gallatin
Mark Hayes, President/CEO, First National Bank of Pulaski, Pulaski
Gene Henson, Regional Director, Trustmark National Bank, Memphis
Keith Hickey, Pathway Lending, Nashville
Jason Holliman, President, Citizens National Bank, Sevierville
Chris Holmes, President/CEO, FirstBank, Nashville
Jeff Hudson, Relationship Manager, First National Bankers Bank, Birmingham, AL 
Tom Hughes, Executive Vice President, Peoples Bank of East Tennessee, Madisonville
Brandon Hull, President/CEO, Greeneville Federal Bank, FSB, Greeneville
Jason Isbell, Government Affairs and Economic Development Manager, Regions Bank, Birmingham, AL
Shane Jackson, Senior Vice President, Pinnacle Bank, Knoxville
Kevin Jessee, President/Chief Credit Officer, Citizens Bank, Elizabethton
Ken Jones, COO/Regional President, First State Bank of the Southeast, New Tazewell
Monte Jones, Community Bank President, Commercial Bank & Trust Co, Jackson
David Kinchler, President/CEO, One Bank of Tennessee, Cookeville
Mark Kline, President/CEO, First National Bank of Oneida, Oneida
Charlie Koon, Vice President, F&M Bank, Clarksville
Michael Kramer, Southeastern Trust Company, Chattanooga
John Lancaster, President/CEO, First Freedom Bank, Lebanon
Cheryl Light, Corporate Counsel/Senior Vice President, Home Federal Bank of Tennessee, Knoxville
Darren Lingle, Principal, Lawrence Group, Nashville
Judy Long, President/COO, First Citizens National Bank, Dyersburg
Melinda Davis Lux, General Counsel, United Community Bank, Lenoir City
Thomas Lynn
, Chairman, First National Bank of Tennessee, Cookeville
Gordon Majors, President/CEO, The Hardin County Bank, Savannah
Allen McClary, Chairman, UBank, Jellico
Britney McDaniel, Executive Assistant, FirstBank, Nashville
John McDearman, CEO, Wilson Bank and Trust, Lebanon
Mark Miller, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, Nashville
Robby Moore, Senior Vice President, Bank of Perry County, Lobelville
John Muse, Chairman/President/CEO, Farmers State Bank, Mountain City
Andy Nash, President/CEO, The Farmers Bank, Portland
David Neely, Senior Vice President, Regions Bank, Nashville
Charles Newell, Executive Vice President, Tennessee Community Division President, Simmons Bank, Jackson
Joseph Presley, President/CEO, Cumberland Trust and Investment Company, Nashville
Chris Reece, CEO, Johnson County Bank, Mountain City
Dan Reid, Regional President, Guaranty Bank, Memphis
Phillip Renfroe, President/CEO, Community Bank, Lexington
David Reynolds, President/CEO, Peoples Bank of the South, LaFollette
Jim Rieniets, President/CEO, InsBank, Nashville
Brett Roberts, President, Bank of Perry County, Lobelville
Mike Rouse, Chief Credit Officer, Millennium Bank, Chattanooga
Mike Rowland, President/CEO, First Vision Bank of Tennessee, Tullahoma
Joan Saenz, VP/Director of Governmental Affairs, Fifth Third Bank, Washington, DC
Carter Sain, CEO, Coffee County Bank, Manchester
Zachariah Sanders, Business Relationship Officer, Legends Bank, Brentwood
Chris Schlueter, Vice President, FirstBank, Nashville
George Shirley, President/CEO, Citizens Bank and Trust of Grainger Co, Rutledge
Sam Short, CEO, Southern Bank of Tennessee, Mt. Juliet
Beth Sims, EVP/General Counsel, FirstBank, Nashville
John Smith, President/CEO, Patriot Bank, Millington
Ronald G. Smith, Mid-America, Regional President, Regions Bank, Nashville
Susan Stephenson, Co-Chairman/President, Independent Bank, Memphis
J. Lee Stewart, President/CEO, Southern Heritage Bank, branch of First Citizens National Bank, Cleveland
William S. Stuard, Jr, President/CEO, F&M Bank, Clarksville
Bill Thompson, CEO, Southeast Bank, Knoxville
Taylor Tipton, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, Nashville
Chris Triplett, President/CEO, Newport Federal Bank, Newport
Charles Tuggle, EVP/General Counsel, First Tennessee Bank, NA, Memphis
M. Terry Turner, President/CEO, Pinnacle Bank, Nashville
Pieter van Vuuren, President/COO, First National Bank of Middle Tennessee, McMinnville
Heather Vincent, SVP, Nashville Local Market Manager, Bank of America, Nashville
Martha Wallen, Knoxville Chairman, Pinnacle Bank, Knoxville
Sam Wantland, Assistant General Counsel/Special Assets Officer, First Farmers and Merchants Bank, Columbia
Doug Weissinger, Attorney, Butler Snow, Memphis
Miller Welborn, Chairman, SmartBank, Chattanooga
Chris White, President/CEO, Peoples Bank of East Tennessee, Madisonville
Derrick Whitten, Vice President, The Hardin County Bank, Savannah
Laura Williams, Regional Counsel, FirstBank, Jackson
Ted Williams
, Vice Chairman/CEO, TriStar Bank, Dickson
Eddie Wiles, President/CEO, First Commerce Bank, Lewisburg
Pete Williston, CEO, Citizens Bank of Lafayette, Lafayette
H. McCall Wilson, Jr, President/CEO, The Bank of Fayette County, Moscow

Trust Committee

Chairman: Rob Malin, JD, EPLS, Trust and Investment Services, Pinnacle Financial Partners, Nashville
Immediate Past Chair: Derek Church, President/CEO, Pendleton Square Trust, LLC, Nashville 

John L. Billings, Vice President, Client Administration, TCV Trust and Wealth Management, Knoxville
Matthew Buyer, SVP/Trust Services Advisor, Pinnacle Bank, Memphis
Christopher Carlson, Chief Fiduciary Office, Ronald Blue Trust, Brentwood
W. Spence Dabbs,
SVP/Senior Wealth Advisor, Truxton Trust, Nashville
Harold Fletcher, Attorney, Memphis
Ward McBee, Trust Manager, First Horizon Bank, Memphis
Wick Ruehling,
Vice President/Trust Officer, Equitable Trust Company, Nashville
Rob Lineberger, Senior Fiduciary Officer, Diversified Trust, Nashville
Joseph Presley, President/CEO, Cumberland Trust and Investment Company, Nashville
Stacy Roettger, Senior Vice President, The Trust Company, Knoxville
Stephen M. Russell, J.D., CPA, CFP®, CTFA, Private Wealth Leader, Regions Bank Private Wealth, Nashville
Richard Tomichek, Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC, Nashville
Jamie Nicholson, Senior Vice President, Synovus Family Asset Management, Nashville


SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOLS TRUSTEES

The Southeastern School of Banking (same as Independent Bankers Division)

Officers

Chairman: Jim Robinson, President/CEO, Heritage Bank & Trust, Columbia 
Chairman-elect: Adam Robertson, President, Commercial Bank, Harrogate
First Vice Chairman: David Prince, CEO, INSOUTH Bank, Brownsville

Directors

Mark Kline, President/CEO, The First National Bank of Oneida, Oneida
Charlie Koon, SVP/Director of Corporate and Military Business Development, F&M Bank, Clarksville
Andy Collins, Division President, Chief Credit Officer, Security Bank & Trust Company, Paris
Mike Rouse, Chief Credit Officer, Millennium Bank, Chattanooga
Bryant Johnson, President/CEO, Union Bank, Jamestown
Andrea Browning, President/CEO, Centennial Bank, Trezevant
Steve Amos, President/CEO, First Peoples Bank of Tennessee, Jefferson City
Michael Griffith, Executive Vice President, Security Federal Savings Bank, McMinnville 
Harbert Alexander, Jr., President, The Bank of Jackson, Jackson

Past Chairmen – Ex-Officio Directors

Philip Calahan, President/CEO, Peoples Bank & Trust Company, Manchester
Terry Eastwood, President/CEO, First Farmers and Commercial Bank, Pikeville
Jay England, President/CEO, Decatur County Bank, Decaturville

The Southeastern Schools of Lending

Chairman: John Foster (Middle), President, Wilson Bank and Trust, Lebanon

East Tennessee Trustees:
Mary Beth Baker, Senior Vice President, Powell Valley Bank, Kingsport
Ted Fields, Senior Vice President/Market Executive, Powell Valley Bank, Kingsport

Middle Tennessee Trustees:
Robert Bradley, Executive Vice President, First National Bank of Tennessee, Crossville
Lyman Cox, Executive Vice President, First National Bank of Pulaski, Pulaski
Eddie Maynard, Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer, Fourth Capital, Nashville
Fred Howell, Senior Vice President, FirstBank, Murfreesboro

West Tennessee Trustees:
Alesha Fincher,
Vice President/Community Executive, INSOUTH Bank, Jackson
Ed Gentry,
Executive Vice President/Chief Credit Officer, Bank3, Memphis
Tim Shanks,
Community President, Commercial Bank, Union City

Out of State Trustees:
Lori Noel
, Executive Vice President/Chief Lending Officer, FNB Bank, Murray, Ky.
Corey Sarulla,
Vice President, Plaquemine Bank and Trust Company, Plaquemine, LA
Kelly Smith,
Senior Vice President, First National Bank, Griffin, Ga.

Past Chairmen:
Jeff Lewis
(West), City President, FirstBank, Lexington
Richard Shaffer
(East), Executive Vice President Commercial Services Director, First Horizon, Chattanooga
Chuck Sisson
(West), City President, Centennial Bank, McKenzie

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