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Wanda Weegar/KeyWorth Bank
KeyWorth Bank is a customer focused local community bank serving small and mid-sized businesses, professionals, medical/dental practices and individuals. Established in 2007, KeyWorth Bank has experienced steady growth and sound financial results. KeyWorth Bank operates full service offices in Duluth, Johns Creek, and Alpharetta and a loan office in Marietta. The value proposition KeyWorth Bank brings to each customer relationship is safety and security, experienced bankers, local decision making and money to lend. Their motto is “The Experience is Worth It” reflecting the dedicated experienced staff combined with a unique “high touch” customer service approach. “You will feel comfortable banking with us”.
KeyWorth Bank is active in the community providing support to the Gwinnett and Johns Creek Chambers, Habitat for Humanity, Summit Counseling Center, The Impact Group, Toys for Tots, Gwinnett Children’s Shelter, Rainbow Village, Gwinnett Medical Center Cornerstone Society, Hope Clinic, Dentistry from the Heart and several Community Improvement Districts such as the Gwinnett Place CID, Gwinnett Village CID and the Lilburn CID.
Wanda Weegar is the Financial Center Manager of the Sugarloaf location of KeyWorth Bank since it’s opening over three years ago. With over 25 years of experience in the banking industry at various large banks, Wanda prefers the culture of a small community bank because of the “high touch” customer service approach and community involvement. Wanda is a Gwinnett County native and is passionate about providing support to the local Chamber of Commerce as well as a variety of non-profit organizations within the community.
Norwood Davis/12Stone Church
Named the 2010 Fastest Growing Church and among the Top 30 Largest Churches in America by Outreach Magazine, 12Stone® Church (with four locations) serves more than 13,000 adults and children weekly with its unique worship and teaching styles. In addition, 12Stone partners with over a dozen local non-profit agencies to offer hope and help among the poor, sick, homeless, addicted, immigrants and prisoners.
As Chief Financial Officer, Norwood Davis leads the finance, human resources, information technology, marketing, facilities and legal initiatives for 12Stone® Church. He also leads the church’s outreach initiatives in Metro Atlanta and around the world. Norwood has significant experience with non-profit and philanthropic organizations having served boards of ten non-profit organizations over the last 10 years. Currently, he serves as board chair for Street GRACE, an Atlanta based organization combating the commercial sexual exploitation of children. Norwood also serves as a Trustee of the Georgia Gwinnett College Foundation and on the board of the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce. Prior to his current role with 12Stone® Church, he spent 12 years in a variety of executive roles with Duke Energy, a Fortune 500 global energy company and 15 months as a senior executive with a privately held firm in Gwinnett County.
Nicholas Trishin/Atlanta Tax & Accounting Co.
Atlanta Tax & Accounting provides tax and accounting services for Small Businesses and Individuals. They coach companies how to make more money and grow their business, and can demonstrate where companies make and lose money with running accurate up-to-date books. They work hard to ensure companies pay the least amount of tax on their hard earned dollars and specialize working with small and new businesses with 1 to 15 employees. Experts with QuickBooks, Atlanta Tax & Accounting can train you to use software effectively on your own. They use the latest state-of-the-art technology making interaction with them easy. They offer innovative tax planning and can discover hidden credits and deductions for your business. With unbeatable low rates, they assist multi-state businesses prepare returns for ALL 50 states.
