For immediate release: March 25, 2025
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta announces its Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC) six new council members: Angie Barger, Aaron Dorn, Susan Moss, Joe Newberry, Brian North, and Suzanne Weinstein. They will serve three-year terms that expire in 2027.
CDIAC was established in 2010 by the Board of Governors to provide input to the Board on the economy, lending conditions, and other issues of interest to community depository institutions pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. It provides firsthand input to the Board on the economy, lending conditions, and other issues. Members are selected from representatives of banks, thrift institutions, and credit unions serving on local advisory councils at the 12 Federal Reserve Banks. The council chair represents the Atlanta Fed on the national council, which meets twice a year with the Board in Washington, DC.
Angie Barger is executive director of member services at Innovations Financial Credit Union in Panama City, Florida. She is the former president and chief executive officer of First National Bank Northwest Florida in Panama City, prior to its recent acquisition by Innovations. Barger’s community involvement includes serving on the Florida Bankers Association’s board of directors. She is a graduate of Chipola College and also attended Florda State University.
Aaron Dorn is chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Studio Bank in Nashville and Franklin, Tennessee. Dorn currently serves on the board of directors of Cheekwood Estate and Gardens and of REBOOT Recovery. He holds a master of business administration degree from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management.
Susan Moss is president and chief executive officer of Planters & Citizens Bank, headquartered in Camilla, Georgia, with an LPO in Forsyth. Moss also currently serves as vice chair of the Georgia Bankers Association’s board of directors. She received her bachelor of business administration degree in management information systems from the University of Georgia and her master of business administration in business management from Columbus State University.
Joe Newberry is president and chief executive officer of Redstone Federal Credit Union in Huntsville, Alabama. Newberry’s community leadership includes previously serving as chair of the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce. He received a bachelor’s degree in business administration in marketing from Auburn University and a bachelor’s in business administration in accounting from the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
Brian North is president and chief executive officer of Fifth District Savings Bank, headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana. North is the chairman of the Louisiana Banker’s Association. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University and a master of business administration degree from the University of New Orleans.
Suzanne Weinstein is president and chief executive officer of Orlando Credit Union in Orlando, Florida. Weinstein serves on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Credit Union Advisory Council as well as other committees and boards. She received her bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance and her master of business administration from the University of Central Florida.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta serves the Sixth Federal Reserve District, which encompasses Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and sections of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. As part of the nation’s central banking system, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta participates in setting national monetary policy, supervises numerous commercial banks, and provides a variety of financial services to depository institutions and the US government.
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