Mr. Shultz is a 1972 graduate of the School of Business at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. The majority of Mr. Shultz’s working career has been spent in the entertainment industry. He joined Cosmos Broadcasting Corp. in 1972 as Accounting Manager of a Toledo, Ohio television station. In 1974 he was promoted to Business Manager of the company's radio and television stations in Columbia, South Carolina. He joined Rounsaville Radio, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, in 1976 as a financial vice president. In 1979 Mr. Shultz began a 22 year association with Turner Broadcasting System when he became Controller of SuperStation TBS. His responsibilities later included financial accounting and budgetary oversight of Turner’s advertising sales, program sales, and programming divisions. In 1984 he was named Vice President Business Affairs, Entertainment Companies and began to travel extensively, working with the company’s programming and production partners in the United States and abroad. He was deeply involved with the 1986 Moscow and the 1990 Seattle Goodwill Games. Later he was named Senior Vice President of Business Affairs for the company’s music production, publishing and soundtrack distribution interests. In 2001 Mr. Shultz retired from Turner Broadcasting. He is presently the owner and president of Summit Business Services, LLC, Milton, Georgia and the chairman of NorthSide Holdings, LLC, Adairsville, Georgia. In addition to serving as Chairman of NorthSide Bank, Mr. Shultz is a director of Bank of Ellijay, Ellijay, Georgia and Georgia Primary Bank, Atlanta, Georgia. Over the years Mr. Shultz has been active in a number of professional organizations including serving as chairman of the Cable Committee of the Broadcasting/Cable Financial Management Association and as a director of the Atlanta Chapter of the Institute of Management of Accounting.

Mr. Guinter joined NorthSide Bank, in organization, in 2005 and was instrumental in the process to open the bank. With over 35 years of banking experience, Mr. Guinter has been a commercial lender, president, and city president in his previous bank positions. A graduate of Wake Forest University with a degree in Finance, Mr. Guinter attended the University of Oklahoma Commercial Lending School Graduate Program in 1982 and undergraduate program in 1978. Mr. Guinter has been active in the community serving as the past president of United Way of Calhoun/Gordon County. In addition, he has also served on the Advisory Board of Dalton College and the Advisory Board of Hamilton Healthcare. Richard and his wife Debra have resided in Calhoun since 1995 and have one grown daughter. They are members of Calhoun First United Methodist Church.

Mr. Beckham attended Young Harris College then moved to Atlanta, Georgia and received his BBA from Georgia State University in 1968, with a major in accounting. He was a member of the Army reserves from 1964 until 1970. Upon graduation, Mr. Beckham was employed by Southern Airways, Inc. Then in 1969 he joined Turner Advertising Company as its controller. Mr. Beckham was highly involved in all major transactions of Turner during this period, including the purchase of the Atlanta Braves, the Atlanta Hawks, more than one soccer team, the formation of CNN and its siblings Headline News and CNN International, the Cable Music Channel, and TNT. Mr. Beckham also handled Ted Turner’s personal investments in real estate and ranches while focusing on Turner’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. In 1989, Mr. Beckham moved his focus from the corporate fiscal and administrative areas and served as President of the Goodwill Games, the entity he helped Ted Turner form to promote goodwill with the Soviet Union. Upon completion of the 1990 Goodwill Games, Mr. Beckham became President of Turner Cable Sales, Inc., a sales organization focusing on the sale of Turner products to the cable industry. In addition, Mr. Beckham served as the CEO of SportsSouth, a startup cable sports network, and several place-based services such as the Airport Channel and the Check-Out Channel. In 1994, Beckham left Turner to form Hope Beckham, Inc. Hope Beckham, Inc. is a public relations and events company. The firm has been recognized as one of the top ten boutique public relation firms in the nation by the Paul Holmes Group in New York and was listed as the 4th largest private PR firm in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle in 2004.

Mr. Burns is the chief meteorologist and science editor for WSB-TV’s Channel 2 Action News’ Severe Weather Team 2 in Atlanta, Georgia. He is an American Meteorological Society (the “AMS”) Certified meteorologist and appears on the 5, 6, and 11 p.m. newscasts Mondays through Fridays. Mr. Burns also hosts the Georgia State Lottery and the nationally televised Big Game Drawing. Mr. Burns has been with WSB-TV since 1981. After graduating from the University of Florida with a BS in Communications and Broadcasting, Mr. Burns was the chief meteorologist and science editor for WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach, Florida from 1975-1978. Mr. Burns did his post graduate work in astrophysics at the University of Minnesota and was chief meteorologist and science editor for KARE-TV in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1978-1981. Mr. Burns is a member of both the national and the Atlanta chapter of the AMS. He also is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Lake Allatoona Preservation Authority, and a board member of the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Mr. Burns has had extensive experience in the science community, working on the Quasar Project at the VLA Radio Telescope in New Mexico with project manager Dr. Butler Burton from the University of Minnesota; working with Dr. Josh Wurman and his Doppler on Wheels project at the University of Oklahoma during several tornado seasons as a storm chaser, radar monitor and documentarian; documenting the CAMEX Hurricane Project in Jacksonville, Florida; and assisting in development of hyper-local computer weather modeling with Atmospheric Prediction Systems in Tallahassee, Florida. Mr. Burns has received numerous awards from the American Red Cross, Civil Defense, Coast Guard, Associated Press Weathercaster of the Year, Best of Atlanta Magazine, Best of Cobb Magazine, Best of Gwinnett Magazine, and has been nominated for numerous Emmy Awards. Mr. Burns works for numerous area non-profits, including The Center for Family Resources, March of Dimes, Boys and Girls Clubs, Sheltering Arms, and the YWCA. Mr. Burns is a member of St. Peter and St. Paul Episcopal Church in Marietta, Georgia.

Dr. Carman attended Tennessee at Southern Adventist University. He continued his education at Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, graduating in 1977 with his Doctor of dental Surgery degree. He taught at Loma Linda University School of Dentistry before beginning a residency in Endodontics, which he received a Masters of Science degree in 1980. In July of 1980, Dr. Carman started his endodontic practice in Austell, Georgia, where he currently practices. Dr. Carman is a member of the American Association of Endodontics and was the student representative to its Board of Directors. Dr. Carman was President of the National Association of Seventh-Day Adventist Dentists in 1996. Dr. Carman has been involved with overseas dental mission work and is active in his local church. Dr. Carman resides in Adairsville, Georgia.

Mr. Cox was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Upon finishing high school, Mr. Cox signed with the L.A. Dodgers and attended Reedley Junior College in the off season. Mr. Cox played with the N.Y. Yankees in 1968 and 1969. Mr. Cox was forced to retire after the 1970 season due to injuries. Mr. Cox began his managerial career in 1971. Mr. Cox managed in the minor league until 1976, and was called back up to the major league as a coach in 1977. Ted Turner hired Mr. Cox as the Braves Manager in 1978. Mr. Cox managed the Braves through 1981, and then signed on with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1982 leading them to their first Divisional Championship in 1985. He returned to Atlanta in 1986 as General Manager. After five years, his heart led him back to the field where he has remained, and is currently managing. Mr. Cox has served on the Braves Board of Directors for a number of years. He has won Manager of the Year in both the American and National Leagues, and led the Braves to 13 consecutive N.L. Division Titles and one World Series Championship. He is in the top ten of “Winningest” managers of all time. Mr. Cox resides in Marietta, Georgia, but spends most of his free time in his country home located for the past 13 years in Adairsville, Georgia.

Mrs. Doyle was born in Carrollton, GA.  Upon finishing High School, she earned a BBA with a major in marketing from West Georgia College, summa cum laude, in 1983. Mrs. Doyle started AJS Outdoor Advertising in 1988 and sold all of its assets to Eller Media of Chattanooga in 1999. She served on the Board of the Outdoor Advertising Association of Georgia during this time. Mrs. Doyle served on the Board of Premier Bank for 5 years where she served on the asset/liability committee and was later appointed chairman of the marketing committee. Mrs. Doyle served on the Board of the League of Women Voters as Vice-President and is currently on the Board of Directors of the Dalton Golf and Country Club. Mrs. Doyle is currently the Vice-President of the Ladies Golf Association for The Farm Golf Club in Rocky Face, GA.  Mrs. Doyle is very active in commercial real estate development with her husband, Jimmy.  They currently reside in Dalton, GA where they are very active in the community.

Mr. Hix has his own real estate development company WBH Contracting, Inc. which has been developing in Bartow County since 1993. Mr. Hix has developed and constructed five single family subdivisions and four multi-family communities, and is currently developing two more multi family communities and twelve commercial sites.  Mr. Hix has been active with the Georgia Home Builders Association serving as Bartow County President in 1990 and 1994. He also served on the Board of Directors for the State Home Builders Association’s Executive Committee and Governmental Affairs Committee. Mr. Hix was Builder of the Year in 1995 and again in 2000 and is a lifetime Director for the Bartow County Home Builders Association. Mr. Hix has been the Chairman of the Bartow County Planning and Zoning Board since 1999 and overall member since 1993. Mr. Hix also serves on the Variance Board for Bartow County and is a member of the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Hix attended Reinhardt College 1976-1978 studying Business Administration. Mr. Hix and his family are members of Trinity United Methodist Church in Cartersville.

Mr. Lester enlisted in the United States Marine Corp in 1963 and was honorably discharged in 1967. He attended Georgia State College and was granted a BBA in 1968. He also attended the Georgia Institute of Technology and did post graduate studies at Georgia State University. Mr. Lester received his designation as a Certified Public Accountant from the State of Georgia in May 1971. He has over 25 years experience in the accounting and financial management field. After a four year tenure with a national CPA firm, Mr. Lester was employed as the corporate controller of manufacturing companies in Tucker and Calhoun, Georgia. In 1985, he opened his CPA practice. His clients consist of small and medium size businesses from a wide variety of industries and individuals. He has served his profession through the American Institute of CPAs and the Georgia Society of CPAs. Mr. Lester has been actively involved in his community and has been a member of the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce since 1988. He has served his community through involvement in numerous business, civic and benevolent organizations such as the Rotary, United Way, Woodstock Business Association and others. Mr. Lester is a public speaker presenting a variety of programs addressing business, tax, leadership and personal development topics.

Mr. Smith has lived in Adairsville, Georgia since August 1963. Upon his graduation from high school, Mr. Smith attended Berry College in Rome, Georgia where he earned a degree in Animal Science and Business. Following his graduation, Mr. Smith became involved in the cattle business on a part time basis and performed general contracting services focusing primarily upon the agriculture sector. Eventually, the cattle business became Mr. Smith’s full time career and he began purchasing feeder cattle in the southeastern United States and marketing these cattle to large cattle feeding companies in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Mr. Smith’s company is South to West Land and Cattle Company and provides its service in Georgia and in the panhandle of Texas. This company has grown from 400 head of cattle annually in 1993 to 20,000 head of cattle annually in 2004. South to West Land and Cattle Company also farms 1200 acres of wheat for grain. Mr. Smith is a member of the Adairsville Church of Christ. Mr. Smith has served on the advisory board for United Community Bank of Adairsville for 6 years.

Mr. Shropshire, born in Cartersville, Georgia, attended Cartersville Schools and graduated from Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville, Georgia. Mr. Shropshire attended Young Harris College and graduated from Atlanta Law School in 1961. In 1965, Mr. Shropshire took over management of the family road construction and real estate businesses. In 1967, he was appointed as a Director of The First National Bank of Cartersville, serving twenty-one years through three mergers which ended up with Wachovia Bank. Mr. Shropshire served as a Director and major stockholder of Taylorsville Bank until its sale in 1972. Mr. Shropshire also served as a Director and major stockholder of the Bank of Acworth until its sale to Regions Bank. Mr. Shropshire served as a Director of Bartow County Bank from 1988 through 2004. With his three sons assuming control of Bartow Paving Company, Inc. Mr. Shropshire has retired from the family road construction business. Mr. Shropshire is active in the development of residential and commercial real estate, including a 450 home upscale subdivision in Cartersville. A lifelong member of Sam Jones Memorial United Methodist Church, Mr. Shropshire served on the Board of Trustees and Finance Committee. Mr. Shropshire is a member of the Cartersville Country Club and Founding Member of the Sea Island Club.

Mr. Wilson has been a resident of Adairsville, Georgia for the past five years. Early in his career, Mr. Wilson became involved in land development and the construction industry. Beginning in 1975, the focus of Mr. Wilson’s career turned to mass media pursuits including print media, television production, talent, management and hosting television programs. From 1975 through 1980 he was the publisher of two outdoor magazines. Following that, Mr. Wilson went on to host his own local and later national fishing program. The program ran until 2000, when he retired as a television personality. During his years in media Mr. Wilson also formed and managed his own production company which produced and sold airtime in his program and other outdoor programs. Mr. Wilson sold his production company to a national cable network in 1996. During the same period Mr. Wilson also founded and managed a talent agency for sport fishing personalities. Following the sale of his television production company and his retirement from the entertainment industry, Mr. Wilson turned his full time attention to real estate investment and land development. Among other projects, he is presently developing an upscale residential subdivision in Adairsville as well as an industrial park adjacent to the Interstate 75/Georgia Route 140 interchange. In 1988, Mr. Wilson played an instrumental role in the organization of the Bank if North Georgia. He continued to be involved with that institution as a director until it was sold in 1999. In addition to his substantial business experience, Mr. Wilson is a well recognized person in the community and has been heavily involved with local, state and national organizations such as the Georgia Special Olympics, the Leukemia Society, the Cancer Society, the Spina Bifida Society, the Dream Come True Organization and the Fish American Foundation.

Mr. Taylor was born in Plainville, Georgia, in Gordon County. After graduating from Plainville High School, he entered North Georgia College in Dahlonega. His college education was interrupted in 1943 when he entered the Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet. Mr. Taylor completed the fighter pilot training program and served during World War II until his honorable discharge in 1946. Mr. Taylor was released from the Air Force reserve with the rank of Captain. After working a short time as a commercial pilot and flight instructor, Mr. Taylor entered the field of education. Mr. Taylor worked as a high school math and science teacher and served as principal for three years at his alma mater of Plainville High School. He also worked in the position of director of training in a private school of business administration, a position he held for five years. Still in an administrative capacity, Mr. Taylor assumed the responsibility as administrator of the Gordon County Hospital in Calhoun, Georgia for eight years. In 1965, Mr. Taylor entered the field of banking, becoming managing officer of Calhoun Federal Savings and Loan in Calhoun. In 1969, he joined The Calhoun First National Bank as an assistant vice president and was appointed president in 1980. He left Calhoun First National in early 1985 to serve as a financial and business consultant to Bio Tech, a medical subsidiary of Southeastern Pathology in Rome, Georgia. He then decided to re-enter the banking field, and Mr. Taylor became the chief organizer and Chairman of Georgia Bank and Trust in Calhoun. During his banking career, he pursued graduate studies at Georgia State University and various other institutions including the Senior Bank Officers Program at the Graduate School of Business at Harvard University. Mr. Taylor retired from banking in 1996. Mr. Taylor has served as chairman of the Gordon County Board of Education, President of the Calhoun Rotary Club, Calhoun-Gordon County Chamber of Commerce and other endeavors. He has served as a member of the Calhoun-Gordon County Airport Authority for more than twenty years. Mr. Taylor is a member of Belmont Baptist Church.