North Carolina Bankers Association

Meet Our Team

Our team works alongside North Carolina’s banks to provide advocacy, education, industry leadership and the resources our members need to serve their communities.

North Carolina Bankers Association

Peter Gwaltney

President & CEO

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Lynn Johnson

Executive Vice President & COO

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Suzanne Brooks

CFO, Controller

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Nathan Batts

Senior Vice President & Counsel

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Scott Brownlow

Creative Director

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Hillary Kestler

Director of Communications & Marketing, SVP

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Jen Mathis

Director of Learning & Development, VP

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Laura Rasnick

Conference & Events Manager, VP

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Janice Royster

Director of BankWork$, SVP

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Teresa Satchell

Director of Project Management

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Michelle Sutton

Corporate Secretary & Accounting Specialist, VP

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Community Bank Services

Lauren Perry

CBS President/NCBA Senior Vice President

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Darrell Rogers

Director of member Services, SVP

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Ashley Wise

CBS Specialist

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Community Bank Services
Affiliate Organization

Community Bank Services

Explore Community Bank Services and learn more about the products and services available to support NCBA member banks.

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Centrant Community Capital

David Bennett

Centrant President

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John Bocciardi

Vice President, Asset & Compliance Manager

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Jared Gajowski

Portfolio Analyst

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Rocky Herring

Executive Vice President

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Shellie Lempert

Vice President, Operations Manager

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Centrant Community Capital
Affiliate Organization

Centrant Community Capital

Learn more about Centrant’s work supporting affordable housing and community investment across the Southeast.

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Meet the Board

Board Officers

Chair

Steve Fisher

Farmers & Merchants Bank

Vice Chair

Lee Fite

Fifth Third Bank

Immediate Past Chair

Jim Marshall

blueharbor bank

President & CEO

Peter Gwaltney

North Carolina Bankers Association

Directors (term expiring June 2027)

Randy Adcock

American Bank NC

Bill Bunn

First Bank

Keith Epstein

Roxboro Savings Bank

Hunter Westbrook

HomeTrust Bank

Directors (term expiring June 2028)

Brad Jones

First National Bank

William C (BJ) Losch III

Live Oak Bank

Carrie Lackey

Taylorsville Savings Bank

Rich Spiker

Carter Bank

Directors (term expiring June 2029)

Bill Cable

Peoples Bank

Thad Walton

Regions Bank

Chris Bell

Truist Financial Corp.