Peter Gwaltney
Email: peter@ncbankers.org
Phone: 984-344-9999
Peter Gwaltney has served as President & Chief Executive Officer of the North Carolina Bankers Association since January 2015. He is a former banker and previously served as CEO of the Louisiana Bankers Association. During his career, Peter has served on numerous committees with the American Bankers Association and currently serves on the ABA Board of Directors and is Chairman of the ABA Alliance of State Bankers Associations. He is a Past Chairman of the Louisiana Governor’s Prayer Breakfast, a Past Chairman of the Graduate School of Banking at LSU and currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees at Mary Baldwin University in Staunton, Virginia and the Dean’s Advisory Council at the School of Business at Louisiana State University. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in General Studies with an emphasis in Economics and Finance from Louisiana State University. Peter and his wife, Ginny, have six children and seven grandchildren. When he’s not working, Peter is a struggling blues guitarist.
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Peter Gwaltney
President & CEO
Lynn Johnson
Email: lynn@ncbankers.org
Phone: 919-781-7979
Lynn serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer for the NCBA. When asked to name the most important factor that has contributed to her success she immediately responds with “my team!” Lynn is quick to give any credit for success to her team’s efforts to always put the best interests of the organization ahead of self-interests and to never say the word “can’t.” Talk to Lynn for just a few minutes and it will be obvious that her appreciation for the team members and their families is at the forefront of her day-to-day management style. Ask most any employee and they will tell you that Lynn knows them personally, and, in many cases, their family members’ names.
To quote one of her team members, “I have never worked for anyone like her and I look forward to coming to work every day because of her passion, leadership and compassion.”
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Lynn Johnson
Executive Vice President & COO
Diane Baldwin
Email: diane@ncbankers.org
Phone: 984-344-9984
Diane serves as Vice President, Controller for the NCBA. She is an empty nester and currently has “no plants, no pets!” Diane is a native North Carolinian, and like the Old North State, her motto is “esse quam videri” – that’s “to be, rather than to seem,” for those of you who are less-than-fluent in Latin!
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Diane Baldwin
Vice President, Controller
Nathan Batts
Email: nathan@ncbankers.org
Phone: 984-344-9985
Nathan is Senior Vice President and Counsel of the NCBA. He first joined the NCBA in 2005. Nathan works on both federal and state legislative and regulatory matters, is a registered lobbyist in North Carolina, and advises the association and its subsidiaries. He has degrees from UNC and the University of Tennessee. He won’t divulge any hidden talents, but will say that reading and travel help to restore his sanity when it becomes frayed.
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Nathan Batts
Senior Vice President & Counsel
Scott Brownlow
Email: scott@ncbankers.org
Phone: 984-344-9982
Raised right here in Raleigh, Scott is happily putting his life-long love of the arts to good use as the NCBA’s Creative Director. Scott enjoys graphic design in all of its forms, although his favorite medium to work with is secretly charcoal. After NCBA hours you can find Scott watching a scary movie at home with his wife, Muriel, along with their two cats and an ever-growing family of tropical fish.
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Scott Brownlow
Creative Director
McKenna Gorham
Email: mckenna@ncbankers.org
Phone: 984-344-9987
McKenna Gorham is the Director of Professional Development at NCBA. She graduated from North Carolina State University in May of 2018. She loves the Wolfpack and the Tennessee Vols. She has two brothers, one is a graduate of Appalachian State and the other a senior at NC State. In her spare time she enjoys playing lacrosse and walking dogs.
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McKenna Gorham
Director of Professional Development
Blair Jernigan
Email: blair@ncbankers.org
Phone: 984-344-9989
Blair Jernigan serves as Senior Vice President, Member Engagement at the NCBA, in addition to serving as the staff liaison to the NC Young Bankers Division. Blair and her husband, Garrett, are both Raleigh natives who attended NC State University, and have two children, Maddie and Wicker, and fur-child, Porter. Blair enjoys traveling with her family, especially to our NC beaches. Outside of the office, she spends most of her time attending her children’s sporting and extracurricular events, watching NC State sports and volunteering at her church and children’s schools. If she had more free time, she would start playing tennis again and read more books!
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Blair Jernigan
Senior Vice President, Member Engagement
Blair Kennedy
Email: bkennedy@ncbankers.org
Blair Kennedy serves as Director of Communications and Community Outreach at the NCBA. She graduated from Elon University with a BA in Communications and joined our team after spending several years at home with her kids and volunteering in the community. Prior to being home, she was in banking with a primary focus in marketing. Blair and her husband Phillip have lived in Raleigh for over 20 years and have two children, Parker and Graham. In her free time, she loves being with her family and friends, playing with her furry Goldendoodle Millie, traveling to the NC coast, and fulfilling her passion of singing at church. She’s a committed volunteer in her children’s school and church and is a part-time chauffeur for her kid’s activities!
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Blair Kennedy
Director of Communication and Community Outreach
Teresa Satchell
Email: teresa@ncbankers.org
Phone: (984) 344-9983
Teresa Satchell serves as Administrative Assistant at the NCBA. She has a degree in Business Management and Human Resources Management. She joined our team after spending several years as an entrepreneur and stay at home parent. Teresa and her husband Eric are natives of Philadelphia and have lived in Raleigh for over 8 years with three children, Kaila, Cire, and Esias. In her free time, she loves being with her family, eating at new restaurants, traveling, going for walks, and watching movies.
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Teresa Satchell
Administrative Assistant
Michelle Sutton
Email: michelle@ncbankers.org
Phone: 984-344-9980
Michelle is the Executive Assistant & Accounting Specialist at the NCBA. She grew up in La Grange and made the move to Raleigh in 2015. In her spare time she loves to cook, play tennis, and find new and exciting adventures in the Triangle area. She loves getting to know new people, and is grateful to be a part of the NCBA and all it has to offer for its members.
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Michelle Sutton
Corporate Secretary & Accounting Specialist, AVP
Stephanie Tucker
Email: stephanie@ncbankers.org
Phone: 984-344-9988
Stephanie Tucker serves as Senior Vice President & CFO for the NCBA. Stephanie attended Penn State University, where she graduated with a B.S. in Accounting and completed her license as a certified public accountant. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and North Carolina Associations of Certified Public Accountants. She also serves on the Penn State Behrend Humanities Advisory Board, and the Raleigh Steering Committee for CFO Leadership Council.
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Stephanie Tucker
Senior Vice President & CFO
CBS Staff
Lauren R. Perry
Email: lauren@ncbankers.org
Phone: 984-344-9986
Lauren is the President of CBS and Senior Vice President of NCBA. She and her husband, George, met at North Carolina State University, where she majored in Finance and Spanish. Lauren enjoys cooking, entertaining with friends and traveling. She and her husband, George, have one son and daughter, and a Chesapeake Bay Retriever named Harper.
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Lauren Perry
President/ NCBA Senior Vice President
Janice Royster
Email: janice@ncbankers.org
Phone: 984-344-9998
Janice serves as Vice President for CBS. She is a proud North Carolina native and a graduate of North Carolina Wesleyan College. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling and spending time with friends and family. Janice is an enthusiastic patron of the theatre and art scene in the Triangle, but always find time to visit New York annually for a Broadway show (or two). An organization that she is passionate about is The Arc of North Carolina.
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Janice Royster
VP, Director of Member Services & DEI Liaison
Ashley Wise
Ashley Wise was born in Durham, North Carolina. Her father is bi-vocational working as both a pastor and a teacher. Her mother has worked in banking over thirty years. She is the third born of her three siblings. Ashley’s family is very important to her serving as her foundation both personally and professionally. She attended North Carolina State University where she majored in English, with a concentration in creative writing. Ashley enjoys reading, writing screenplays, and dancing to Beyonce. Ashley is excited about joining the NCBA team. She looks forward to progressing the company’s vision with service and a smile.
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Ashley Wise
CBS Specialist
Centrant Community Capital Staff
David Bennett
Email: david@centrant.org
Phone: 984-344-9992
David serves as President of Centrant Community Capital, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the NCBA that leverages member bank funds to support affordable housing finance. Originally from Atlanta, David found his home in North Carolina following undergraduate and graduate studies at Duke University and Wake Forest University. He and his wife, Tori, are the proud parents of two children and two rescue dogs. Outside of the office, he can often be found cycling or pursuing the perfect “low-and-slow” BBQ smoke ring.
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David Bennett
President
John Bocciardi
Email: john@centrant.org
Phone: 984-344-9995
John is a Vice President and one of the Asset Managers for Centrant Community Capital. He and his wife, Kimberly, stay busy trying to keep up with their two sports-loving boys, 10 year old Nicolas and 8 year old Caiden, and the family dog, Allie. When he’s not coaching or attending one of their games, he enjoys following his favorite college teams – Michigan and NC State.
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John Bocciardi
Vice President/Asset & Compliance Manager
Jared Gajowski
Email: jared@centrant.org
Phone: 984-344-9994
Jared Gajowski works as a Portfolio Analyst for Centrant Community Capital. Originally hailing from Hertford, North Carolina, he studied at East Carolina University, where he met his wife, Sarah. When not at work, you can frequently catch Jared either listening to records at his home, or rooting for Arsenal at the pub while enjoying some local craft beer.
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Jared Gajowski
Portfolio Analyst
Rocky Herring
Email: rocky@centrant.org
Phone: 984-344-9996
Rocky is the Executive Vice President with Centrant Community Capital. He has 25 years of banking experience, including two tours of duty as a Chief Credit Officer. He and his wife, Jennifer, met while Rocky was attending Duke University and Jennifer was attending UNC Chapel Hill. They would often date with each wearing his/her sweatshirt from the opposing schools. They have three grown children, two grandchildren, and their favorite child—a 14 year old miniature schnauzer.
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Rocky Herring
Executive Vice President
Shellie Lempert
Email: shellie@centrant.org
Phone: 984-344-9991
Shellie Lempert serves as Assistant Vice President, Operations Manager for Centrant Community Capital. A transplant from Kalamazoo, Shellie went to Michigan State University and is passionate about running, cycling, rescue animals, and music. She loves traveling and is working her way through visiting every state in the nation. She also travels abroad and has traveled throughout Europe, the Caribbean, and even to Vietnam!
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Shellie Lempert
Assistant Vice President, Operations Manager
Economist
Dr. Harry M. Davis, Ph.D
Professor Banking and Economist
North Carolina Bankers Association
Finance, Banking and Insurance Department
Raley Hall
Appalachian State University
|Boone, NC 28608-0799
828-773-3240
FAX: 828-262-6612
Corporate Counsel
Robert A. Singer
Partner
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard
2000 Renaissance Plaza
230 North Elm Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
336-271-3123
FAX: 336-232-9123