Athens CEO elected to Georgia Bankers Association board

The following was released by the Georgia Bankers Association:

ATLANTA – Chelsea Colclough, CPA, chief financial officer at First American Bank & Trust Company in Athens, has been elected by her peers in north Georgia to serve a three-year term on the Leadership GBA Board of Directors.

Leadership GBA supports the advancement of career bankers by providing leadership development training, serving as a forum through which career bankers can network and exchange ideas and promoting industry advocacy activities at the local, state and federal levels.

“Chelsea brings a unique blend of technical expertise, strategic insight and dedication to her work,” said GBA Chairman Philip G. Williams, executive vice president and Georgia banking president at The Claxton Bank. “Her broad background and commitment to banking will add great value to the Leadership GBA Board.”

Colclough has served as chief financial officer at First American Bank & Trust Company since 2023. Before joining the bank, she spent more than a decade at Quantum National Bank, where she served as controller and remained through its merger with and transition into HomeTrust Bank. She previously worked in public accounting at Cherry Bekaert and PKM (now Wipfli), focusing on financial institutions.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from LaGrange College in 2005 and received her CPA designation in 2012. In 2024, she completed the Graduate School of Banking at LSU.

About the Georgia Bankers Association: Founded in 1892, the Georgia Bankers Association promotes the general welfare and usefulness of banking and the preservation of a sound banking system. For 133 years, GBA has been the resource that empowers Georgia’s banks, providing effective government relations and public advocacy, a community of professional peers, top-quality education and professional development, and revenue-enhancing products and services.