Florida Banking July 2023

PERSONAL TRANSACTIONS

Community Church. When he’s not working, he and his wife of 28 years, Kelly, enjoy tending their five acre farm, caring for their animals, and vacationing in the Florida Keys and the Blue Ridge Mountains.

through various positions, including direct banker, training specialist, project analyst, project management data analyst, digital product manager and software support analyst before joining the credit administration team in October 2022. Karp holds a degree in Business Administration from Flagler College in Saint Augustine, Fla. In 2012, she was named one of the top service and sales leaders at the annual Capital City Bank Start Summit awards event. In addition to her professional pursuits, she is dedicated to strengthening her community through volunteer service with the United Way Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and Elder Care Services Meals on Wheels programs. She also takes part in community clean-ups and supports the local Humane Society.

ST. PETERSBURG

BayFirst National Bank has welcomed Peter Siegel , the third SBA-lending expert to join the team from GBank, a Las Vegas-based community bank and Top 20 SBA lender. Twenty-five year industry veteran Siegel joins his former colleagues Cesar Jimenez and

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Jeff Smith at BayFirst, also assuming the role of vice president and SBA lending officer within the bank’s government-guaranteed lending division, CreditBench, which is one of the top producing SBA 7(a) lenders in the United States, ranked No. 8 in the country by loan volume for SBA Fiscal Year 2022. In addition to holding the position of business development officer at GBank, Siegel also previously served as an SBA 7(a) loan broker/advisor specializing in larger business acquisition loans as president and founder of Business Exchange Network, BizBen.com, an online portal for buyers and sellers of small businesses, which he sold to an investor group in 2022. Siegel holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance and Entrepreneurship from UCLA where he also earned his bachelor’s degree in economics. He is also a licensed real estate broker and holds multiple certifications from the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders. is a tenured associate with 10 years of service at Capital City Bank, where he served as an application system specialist responsible for developing, implementing, and supporting industry leading digital solutions, managing teams, overseeing privacy and data governance matters, and conducting reviews to ensure compliance with standards. He graduated with his Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems from Florida State University and has completed the Graduate School of Banking program at the University of Florida. Additionally, Fowler is a proud volunteer with Lincoln High School and a member of the Gulf Winds Track Club. Fowler TALLAHASSEE Capital City Bank has promoted Dan Fowler to senior vice president. Fowler

Capital City Bank has promoted Jaynie Mitchell to business banking officer. Mitchell, a Tallahassee native, joined Capital City Bank in February 2022 as a business banking portfolio specialist. Mitchell works closely with business banking lenders to

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manage portfolios, research and prospect for future lending growth opportunities and provide support for portfolio servicing needs. Mitchell obtained her bachelor’s degree from Florida State University, where she is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration. She is an active volunteer and community advocate involved with Access Tallahassee and the Worlds of Work Steering Committee through the Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce. Mitchell is also a member of the Tallahassee Margarita Society, whose primary purpose is helping local children and families in need, and serves on the Cleaver & Cork Committee for the Tallahassee Community College Foundation.

TAMPA

The Tampa Bay Trust Company welcomed Rochelle M. Brinkley, MBA , assistant vice president to the Client Services and Trust Operations team. Brinkley executes daily cash management for clients, account reporting, and communicates with

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both internal and external team members concerning client relationships. Prior to joining The Trust Company, Brinkley served as a cash management specialist at First Kentucky Trust Company of Louisville. She worked with high-net-worth clients managing cash disbursements and transfers, bill paying for clients and beneficiaries, preparing account files, and working with trust officers on account status. Brinkley obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice and her Master of Business Administration degree in Business Management from Sullivan University in Louisville.

Capital City Bank has promoted Desiree Karp to credit administration officer. Karp is a credit financial analyst with 15 years of service. She has been with Capital City Bank since 2007, where she started as lead teller and advanced

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