The Community Bankers Association of Georgia’s (CBA) Leadership Division named Jason Rooks, Flint Community Bank, Albany, as 1^st Vice Chair of the Leadership Division Board of Directors at the 37^th Annual Leadership Division Convention and Mini-Trade Show held June 12 – 15, 2015 at the Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort in Destin, FL. 

“We’re pleased to welcome new and returning members to the CBA Leadership Division Board of Directors,” said Rob Braswell, President & Chief Executive Officer of Community Bankers Association. “With such a knowledgeable and motivated group of community bankers on the LD Board, we’re anticipating another very productive year. We look forward with great excitement to working with such a dynamic group in the coming year.” 

Created in 1980, the purpose of the Community Bankers Association of Georgia's (CBA) Leadership Division (LD) is to promote the advancement of tomorrow's financial industry leaders and to encourage and foster additional relationships between the CBA and its member banks. 

Jason Rooks has been in banking for 13 years and is a Vice President and Commercial Lender with Flint Community Bank.  Mr. Rooks is a member of Albany Rotary Club and Greenbriar Church in Albany.  He and his wife, Amanda have two children, Preston and Calley.

The new slate of officers for 2015-16 is as follows:

• Chairman: Kyle Ray – First Bank of Dalton
• Chair-Elect: Terri Bunten Guthrie – First Landmark Bank, Marietta
• 1^st Vice Chairman: Jason Rooks – Flint Community Bank, Albany
• 2^nd Vice Chairman: Jamie Tallent – United Community Bank, Ellijay
• Immediate Past Chairman: Rusty Powell – Highland Commercial Bank, Marietta
• Div. 1 Chair: Greg Ponder – Pineland State Bank, Metter
• Vice Chair: Steve Kimbrell – South Georgia Bank, Glennville
• Div. 2 Chair: Chip Davis – Family Bank, Bainbridge
• Vice Chair: Ty Bettis, Bank of Dawson
• Div. 3 Chair: Kevin Massey – Bank of Terrell, Dawson
• Vice Chair: Danny Adkins – Citizens Bank of Americus
• Div. 4 Chair: Casey Smith – LaGrange Banking Company
• Vice Chair: Greg Proffitt – Newton Federal Bank, Covington
• Div. 5 Chair: Trae Dorough – Touchmark National Bank, Alpharetta
• Vice Chair: Chris Cochran – Affinity Bank, Atlanta
• Div. 6 Chair: Powell Griffith – Farmers & Merchants Bank, Eatonton
• Vice Chair: Jonathan Pope - Exchange Bank, Milledgeville
• Div. 7 Chair: Paul Black – Vinings Bank, Smyrna
• Div. 8 Chair: Adam Smith – First National Bank of Coffee County, Douglas
• Vice Chair: Thomas Bennett, Alma Exchange Bank & Trust
• Div. 9 Chair: Daniel Lopez – United Community Bank, Jasper
• Vice Chair: Martha Brown – Independence Bank of Georgia, Braselton
• Div. 10 Chair: Kristi Greer – Oconee State Bank, Watkinsville
• Vice Chair: Lee Garrett - Liberty First Bank, Monroe
• Ex-Officio: Rob Braswell - CBA of Georgia, Atlanta

Members at Large:   Jim Cowart, Durden Banking Company, Inc., Twin City; Richy Everly, Bank of Wrightsville; Dave Fain, Commercial State Bank, Donalsonville; Shannon Fortson, Pinnacle Bank, Elberton; Corey Gibbs, Community Banking Company of Fitzgerald; Chuck Harwell, Community Bank of Dublin-Laurens County; Andy Thomas, The Commercial Bank, Crawford; Debra Weil, PlantersFIRST, Fitzgerald; Sue Wyatt, BrandBank, Duluth; and Peake Wilson, Community Bankers Association of Georgia, Atlanta.