Stan’s role is to manage the bank relations team.  Stan previously held the position of President/partner of Southeast Bank Fund, Inc., a $150 million bank private equity fund.  Stan’s career in banking began in 1972 as a Consumer Credit Officer for C & S National Bank in Atlanta, Georgia.  From 1978 to 1980, Stan served as Vice President for a smaller state bank in the metro Atlanta area.  From 1980 to 1987 Stan served as President of Heritage Bank, Atlanta, Georgia.  In 1988, after spearheading the sale of that bank, Stan was an initial organizer for two de novo banks in the metro Atlanta area, both of which banks have since sold to a large bank holding company.  More recently, Stan was an initial organizer for a new bank in Sarasota, Florida. During Stan’s twenty-five years in the banking industry, Stan managed a multi-business financial holding company employing in excess of five hundred people.  Stan’s leadership and management skill thrust his banks into the national spotlight for creative marketing and management of nontraditional financial services.  Additionally, Stan has been responsible for raising approximately $400 million in investment capital for financial and non-financial start-up companies. Stan’s entrepreneurial approach has enabled each of those business ventures with which Stan has been associated to attain near record levels of profitability