Advisory Board & Staff

AABD Executive Director

David Baris, Esq.
Partner, Buckley Sandler LLP, Washington DC
Professional Website

dbaris@AABD.org

AABD Chairman Emeritus

Charles J Thayer
Chairman, Chartwell Capital Ltd., Fort Lauderdale, FL
Board Member, MainSource Financial Group
Board Member, MainSource Bank
Board Member, Louisville Development Bancorp
Former Board Member, Republic Bank (Florida)
Former Board Member, BB&T Bank (Florida)

AABD President

Keith Dalrymple
Former President & CEO, Vartan National Bank, Dauphin, PA
Former President, Independent Bankers Association of New York State

AABD Executive Staff

David Baris, Esq.
Executive Director
dbaris@AABD.org

Partner, Buckley Sandler LLP, Washington, DC
Former Regional Counsel to the Comptroller of the Currency

Andrew Baris
Vice President & Director of Marketing

Betty Pelton
Membership Director

membership@aabd.org

AABD Board of Advisors

John B. Bowers

Director Member Services, VBA Management Services, Inc.
Former Executive Vice President/Treasurer, Maryland Bankers Association

Marion A. Cowell, Jr., Esq.

Of Counsel, Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP
Former Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, First Union Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina

John Courson

President & CEO, Home Builders Institute
Director, Main Street Bank, Bingham Falls, MI

W. Douglas Fisher

Chairman of the Board, Virginia Commerce Bancorp, Arlington, VA

H. David Hale

Chairman, President & CEO, First Capital Bank of Kentucky
Former Commissioner of Banking, State of West Virginia

Maurice ("Maury") Hartigan II

Limited Partner/Senior Advisor, Garnet Capital Advisors, Harrison, NY
Former CEO, Risk Management Association

William R Klich

Former State President, BB&T Florida
Former Chairman & CEO, Republic Bank, Florida

Martin Lowy

Author

Robert E. Miller

President, Clark/Bardes Consulting, Minneapolis, MN

Neal L. Petersen, Esq.

Former General Counsel, Federal Reserve Board

Andrew L. Sandler

Chairman, BuckleySandler LLP
CEO, Treliant Risk Advisors, Washington, D.C.

Kenneth Thomas, Ph.D.

President, K. H. Thomas Associates, Miami, FL

R. Waid Thompson

President & Owner, RWT Banc Services, LLC, New Orleans, LA

AABD Advisory Council - Institute for Bank Director Education

Neal L. Petersen, Esq.

Former General Counsel, Federal Reserve Board

Roger W. Raber

Former President & CEO, National Association of Corporate Directors, Washington, D.C.