Colony Bank is pleased to name Chad Bryant, Chrissy Miner and Dr. Vernard Hodges to the Warner Robins Community Advisory Board. The addition of Bryant, Miner and Hodges expands the Advisory Board to six members.
 
Commenting on the announcement, Kirk Scott, Mid-State Regional Market President, said, “It is my pleasure to welcome Chad, Chrissy and Dr. Hodges to our Warner Robins Community Advisory Board. They each bring a unique perspective, entrepreneurial spirit, business acumen and deep ties to the community. Chad is a civil engineer and an advocate of Better Site Design, creating more appealing and less conventional layouts throughout communities. Chrissy is involved in the economic growth for Robins Air Force Base, as well as running a strategic consulting and public relations firm. She also serves part-time in the Georgia Air National Guard. Dr. Hodges is an entrepreneur, veterinarian, real estate investor and star of a television show.”
 
Bryant currently serves as the President and Senior Principal at Bryant Engineering, LLC, a planning, design, construction and project management firm. He is a Board Member of the Perry Downtown Development Authority. An expert in watershed analysis, he takes a creative design approach and has been an asset to numerous complicated drainage problems. He and his wife, Summer, have three children, Carson, Colton and Cameron. He enjoys golfing and spending time with family and friends. Mr. Bryant graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering Technology from Georgia Southern University and is licensed in Georgia and North Carolina and holds Wetland Delineation and GSWCC Level II certifications.
 
Miner currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the 21st Century Partnership, responsible for executing strategies to sustain and acquire new missions and workload for the air base. She is also the founder and President of The Miner Agency, a consulting, marketing and public relations firm working with trade and professional associations, charitable organizations and government agencies to provide tailored, cost-effective solutions in various aspects of business. She is a graduate of the University of Georgia Fanning Institute’s Middle Georgia Regional Leadership Champions program, the Georgia Academy for Economic Development and the Robins Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Robins Region program.  She currently serves on United Way’s Mission United Leadership Council. Ms. Miner graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and Information Technology from Columbia College and earned a Master of Science degree in Management with a concentration in Public Affairs from the University of Maryland University College.

Hodges is one of the founders of Critter Fixer Veterinary Hospital and has grown the hospital to two offices and over 10,000 patients per year. In addition, Dr. Hodges is an avid real estate investor and the star of the television show on National Geographic Wild, “Critter Fixer: Southern Vets.” He sits on several boards, including H.A.L.O. Group, the Houston County Volunteer Medical Clinic as well as his own non-profit organization, The Dr. Vernard Hodges It Takes a Village Charity Foundation. He enjoys watching and attending sporting events along with his son, VJ, especially the Atlanta Falcons.  Dr. Hodges graduated from Fort Valley State College and the Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine.