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CONNECTIONS
David Moore
Southeast (AL, DC, FL, GA, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN and VA)
With more than 17 years under his belt at
ICBA, David Moore is the longest-serving
member relationship offi cer.
Before that, Moore spent another two
decades working with community banks
and other fi nancial institutions of all
sizes at The John H. Harland Co., headquartered
in Atlanta, where Moore is originally from. His
experiences left him wanting to do two things: work from
home and work for community banks. " ICBA allowed me to
do both, " he says.
For Moore, being an MRO has been " a real honor and
privilege. " " Most people don't look at their job that way, but
[community banks] really are special businesses and special
people, " he says.
Beyond working with community banks, Moore plays golf
and works with plants and landscaping. The self-described
family man spends time with his wife, their grown child and
two grandchildren.
Asked about the best parts of the job, Moore talks about
jumping in his car, coff ee in hand. " I try to get to the town
where the bank is located early so I can browse around and
get a sense of the community, " he says. " The idea of freedom,
of hitting the road and getting out early, is always appealing
to me. "
Local knowledge
Blueberry Plantation Inn & Country Club
Alma, Ga.
David Moore has never played the golf
course at Blueberry Plantation, but
it hasn't stopped him from meeting
ICBA members there over the years.
" Here's a piece of trivia: Georgia is
one of the blueberry capitals of the U.S., " he says.
" Most people think of peaches or peanuts, but
blueberries are a significant crop. "
Chip Lynch
Southwest (AR, AZ, LA, NM, OK and TX)
Chip Lynch is a self-described " banking
nerd. " The lifelong Texan says he likes
to tinker like his father, an engineer, but
instead of science, Lynch would rather
learn the ins and outs of a community
bank. " I have that engineering mindset,
but I don't like physics and calculus, " he
says. " Going through a balance sheet to see how it works is
a whole lot more fun. "
Lynch got a degree in fi nance and found his way into the
banking industry through a connection at a local community
bank in his hometown of New Boston, Texas. " A community
banker got me into this business, " he says.
Prior to his 13 years as a member relationship offi cer with
ICBA, Lynch worked in retail banking as a construction and
commercial lender, and then as a director of marketing and
H&H Car Wash
El Paso, Texas
Choosing where to eat isn't easy in
the Southwest, which, according
to Chip Lynch, has the country's
best food. The H&H Car Wash diner
in downtown El Paso was good enough for Julia
Child, who once visited. " People always talk about
the food almost everywhere I go, " Lynch says. " In
the South, if it's not food, it's football. "
membership for the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas.
Beyond the banking industry, Lynch is an avid bicyclist
and hopes to complete an Ironman triathlon someday. He
raises cattle at a small ranch operation just south of Dallas.
" It lets us wear cowboy boots and feel like we deserve them, "
he says.
" We laugh at their weddings. We cry at their funerals.
And banking is a lot like that. Banking is a very closeknit
industry. "
-Chip Lynch, ICBA
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