Meet Our Lenders

 

Lindsey grew up in middle Georgia and followed in his dad's footsteps becoming a community banker. He began his banking career in 1990 at Security Bank while attending college and transitioned into lending in 1994. In 2003, while at BB&T he transitioned into small business and commercial lending. Lindsey joined American Pride Bank in 2007 prior the bank’s opening as the bank’s first Commercial Relationship Manager and he enjoys helping business owners in the middle Georgia market. He enjoys any outdoor activity and spending time with his Labradoodle Blue.

 

Daryl joined American Pride Bank as a Commercial Relationship Manager in December 2008. He is a Georgia Southern graduate and a graduate of the Georgia Banking School. Daryl has over 25 years in the banking industry in the middle Georgia market with extensive experience in the residential construction and mortgage industry. Prior to joining American Pride Bank in its first year of operation he worked at Monroe County Bank, SunTrust and Piedmont Bank. Daryl resides in Macon with his wife Angie and two sons. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends. He previously coached little league baseball at Vine Ingle and is a member of Ingleside Baptist Church.

 

Baxter is a Macon native and graduated from Stratford Academy before getting his bachelor’s degree in Finance at Georgia Southern University. He went straight into banking after college and has close to 20 years of experience in the industry. Baxter joined the American Pride Bank team in 2015 as a Commercial Relationship Manager. He and his wife, Christi, have four sons and he is very involved coaching Little League sports including football, basketball, baseball and soccer. He serves on numerous community and civic organization Boards and is passionate about music, performing in a local band.

 

Dan joined American Pride Bank in April 2017 as the Market Executive for the bank’s newly created Athens-Clarke/Oconee market. Prior to joining the bank he was with State Bank/National Bank of Georgia and Georgia Central Bank. He is a University of Georgia graduate and has been in the banking industry for 17 years with over 26 years of financial and human resource management experience. Dan is active in the community, engaged with numerous civic and charitable organizations through board involvement. He and his wife, Kasey, reside in Athens with their two sons. Dan enjoys spending time with family and coaching various youth sports including wrestling, soccer and Little League baseball.

 

Vik Patel joined American Pride Bank in 2013 and serves as the bank’s SBA Division Manager. He has over 11 years of experience in small business lending including credit administration, commercial loan origination/servicing, and portfolio management. Prior to joining American Pride Bank, Vik was with Bank of Atlanta. He lives in Atlanta and is active in the Indian American community. Vik graduated from the University of Toledo with a Bachelors in Business Administration.

 

Karen is a graduate of Georgia College and State University with a degree in Business Management and Finance. Additionally, she is a graduate of the Georgia Banking School and the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University. With over 25 years of banking experience, she has held many different positions on the retail and commercial side of the bank working previously at SunMark, The Bank of Perry, SunTrust, and C&S/Bank of America. Karen joined American Pride Bank as a Commercial Relationship Manager in December 2018. She resides in Perry and enjoys spending time in nature, cooking, traveling, and having adventures with friends and family.