Cottrell Speaker Series

Speaker: David Stovall, UNG accounting major, class of 1981, Magna Cum Laude
Business Experience: Retired after a 32 year commercial banking career, 22 years of which were served as President and CEO of a national market NASD bank holding company with over a dozen offices in Northeast Georgia. Currently commercial real estate broker and Senior Vice President and Partner with Norton Commercial & Acreage, LLC

 Community Involvement:    Rotary International Treasurer for 2019-2020, one of the three constitutional offices of Rotary Senior Leaders; member of the 19 member Rotary International Board of Directors with his geographical representation on the Board, including all of the Southeastern United States from Maryland/Delaware through Florida, all of the English and French-speaking Caribbean Islands, and three countries in South America; served seven years as the Chairman of the 13 county Georgia Mountains Regional Commission, with a board of directors of 44 individuals in the 13 county region, and served on the board of directors of the Georgia Association of Regional Commissions; past Vice Chairman and Trustee of Truett-McConnell College; a past member of the Habersham County Airport Commission and the Habersham County Water and Sewer Authority; member of both the Habersham County Industrial Development Authority and the Banks/Habersham/Rabun Regional Industrial Development Authority, where he served as Vice Chairman for many years; past Chairman of the Habersham County Chamber of Commerce. In addition, David has a strong heart for humanitarian work, especially demonstrated by his and his wife, Kim Water’s, dedication to working with the Rise Against Hunger initiative.