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 - 2026GRC Chair
Garrett Richter First Foundation Bank Naples, FL |
1st Immediate Past Chair
Keith Costello Locality Bank Fort Lauderdale, FL |
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Chris Alexander
First National Bankers Bank Lake Mary, FL James Bange Barwick Bank St. Augustine, FL Alyshia Bennett Valley Bank Fort Lauderdale, FL Fabiola Brumley Bank of America Boca Raton, FL Ed Canup Colony Bank Tallahassee, FL Ginny Childs Legal Counsel Akerman LLC Orlando, FL David Claussen Lafayette State Bank Mayo, FL Steve Crisman Citizens Bank & Trust Lake Wales, FL Jose Cueto Grove Bank & Trust Miami, FL Melinda Davis Lux United Community Bank, Inc. Greenville, SC Richard DeNapoli Coral Gables Trust Company Coral Gables, FL Lloyd DeVaux Sunstate Bank Miami, FL Kelly Ellis First Southern Bank Bradenton, FL Carlos Fernandez-Guzman Pacific National Bank Miami, FL Kevin Finnerty Ally Bank Washington, D.C. Nat Higdon TC Federal Bank Tallahassee, FL Jason Isbell Regions Financial Corp. Montgomery, AL Derek Jones Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Orlando, FL Brian Katz Camp Grove State Bank Orlando, FL David Key Flagship Bank Clearwater, FL Travis Keyes SouthState Bank Winter Haven, FL Thomas Lamb, Jr. PNC Bank, N.A. Pittsburgh, PA Henrique Lima Bradesco Bank Coral Gables, FL Bethany Linderman TD Bank, N.A. Tampa, FL Zachary Maggard BankFlorida Dade City, FL |
Richard Mahler
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Tallahassee, FL Edward Meggs Madison County Community Bank Madison, FL Dennis Murphy Gulfside Bank Sarasota, FL Greg Nelson United Southern Bank Eustis, FL James Nikolai Synchrony Financial Saint Paul, MN John Pataky Everbank Jacksonville, FL Thomas Pennekamp Truist Bank Tallahassee, FL Keith Perry Florida Capital Bank, N.A. Jacksonville, FL Kenneth Pratt Citibank, N.A. Tallahassee, FL Stephen Prielozny Bank of Belle Glade Belle Glade, FL Liz Reynolds USAA Federal Savings Bank Jacksonville, FL Louis Rheaume Desjardins Bank, N.A. Hallandale Beach, FL Maria Rodammer Cypress Bank & Trust Orlando, FL Thomas Ruebel U.S. Bank Columbus, OH Sean Simpson Synovus Financial Corporation Tampa, FL William Smith Capital City Bank Group, Inc. Tallahassee, FL Bill Taylor Community Bank of the South Merritt Island, FL Frank Territo The Bank of Tampa Tampa, FL John Thompson Central Bank Tampa, FL Andy Treharne Capital One Richmond, VA Rich Wald Emigrant Bank New York, NY Laura Williams BMO Chicago, IL Shaun Williams First National Bank Coastal Community Wellington, FL Mark Ziebarth First Colony Bank of Florida Maitland, FL |