Shaping the FBA’s advocacy agenda each year, the 50 members of the FBA’s Government Relations Council (GRC) tackle issues affecting the banking industry, and its customers and communities. The GRC makes recommendations to the FBA Board for final decision.
GRC members advocate on behalf of the profession during the FBA’s Annual Washington, D.C. trip and at Capitol Day in Tallahassee. They support the FBA leadership luncheons and dinners throughout the state, respond to the FBA Government Relations Team’s legislative calls to action, and assist BankPac, the FBA’s political action committee.
GRC members advocate on behalf of the profession during the FBA’s Annual Washington, D.C. trip and at Capitol Day in Tallahassee. They support the FBA leadership luncheons and dinners throughout the state, respond to the FBA Government Relations Team’s legislative calls to action, and assist BankPac, the FBA’s political action committee.
2024 - 2025GRC Chair
Keith Costello Locality Bank Fort Lauderdale |
1st Immediate Past Chair
Derek Jones Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Orlando |
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Chris Alexander
First National Bankers Bank Lake Mary James Bange Barwick Bank St. Augustine Fabiola Brumley Bank of America Boca Raton Ginny Childs Legal Counsel Akerman LLC Orlando David Claussen Lafayette State Bank Mayo Jose Cueto Grove Bank & Trust Miami Melinda Davis Lux United Community Bank, Inc. Greenville, SC Beth DeSimone SouthState Bank Winter Haven Lloyd DeVaux Sunstate Bank Miami Kelly Ellis First Southern Bank Bradenton Carlos Fernandez-Guzman Pacific National Bank Miami Kevin Finnerty Ally Bank Washington, D.C. Barry Griffiths Sunrise Bank Orlando Nat Higdon TC Federal Bank Tallahassee Jason Isbell Regions Financial Corp. Montgomery, AL Brian Katz Camp Grove State Bank Orlando David Key Flagship Bank Clearwater Jose Maria Lacasa FirstBank Florida Miami Thomas Lamb, Jr. PNC Bank, N.A. Pittsburgh, PA Henrique Lima Bradesco Bank Coral Gables Bethany Linderman TD Bank, N.A. Tampa Zachary Maggard BankFlorida Dade City Richard Mahler JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Tallahassee |
Michael Mashke
First National Bank of Pasco Dade City Marty McAndrew BMO Bank, N.A. Winter Park Edward Meggs Madison County Community Bank Madison Dennis Murphy Gulfside Bank Sarasota Greg Nelson United Southern Bank Eustis James Nikolai Synchrony Financial Saint Paul, MN Mark Parthemer The Glenmede Trust Company, NA West Palm Beach John Pataky Everbank Jacksonville Thomas Pennekamp Truist Bank Tallahassee Keith Perry Florida Capital Bank, N.A. Jacksonville Kenneth Pratt Citibank, N.A. Tallahassee Stephen Prielozny Bank of Belle Glade Belle Glade Liz Reynolds USAA Federal Savings Bank Jacksonville Louis Rheaume Desjardins Bank, N.A. Hallandale Beach Garrett Richter First Foundation Bank Naples Maria Rodammer Cypress Bank & Trust Orlando Thomas Ruebel U.S. Bank Columbus, OH Sean Simpson Synovus Financial Corporation Tampa William Smith Capital City Bank Group, Inc. Tallahassee Bill Taylor Community Bank of the South Merritt Island John Thompson Central Bank Tampa Andy Treharne Capital One Richmond, VA Antonio Uribe Terrabank, N.A. Miami Mark Ziebarth First Colony Bank of Florida Maitland |