Commercial Banking

Ronnie Burbank
Vice President
and Senior Commercial Banker
 
Ronnie serves North State Bank as vice president and commercial banker for our Wilmington office. Previously, he served as vice president and commercial lender for Coastal Federal Bank in Wilmington. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, where he received a bachelor of arts in political science. He is also a graduate of the School of Banking at Louisiana State University. An active member of the Wilmington community, Ronnie serves as president and board member of Wilmington Downtown, Inc. He also serves on the board of the Brooklyn Arts Center and is a member of the Wilmington Civitan Club.
 
 
 
 
 
Barbara Doolittle
Senior Vice President and
Commercial Banker

 
Barbara Doolittle serves North State Bank as senior vice president and commercial banker in our North Raleigh market. Her experience in the banking industry spans more than 30 years, with positions ranging from teller and customer service representative to branch manager and commercial lending officer. Barbara graduated from the North Carolina School of Banking and has been a longtime member of the North Raleigh Civitan Club.
 
 
 
 
Phillip Frye
Assistant Vice President and
Business Development Officer

Phillip Frye serves North State Bank's North Raleigh office as assistant vice president and business development officer. After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration, he joined North State bank as a teller supervisor and has since been consistently promoted for his contributions to the bank. He volunteers in Wake County with organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. He is also a board member for the National Students of Ailing Mothers and Fathers Support Group. He was a 2008 recipient of Business Leader magazine's Movers and Shakers award and serves on the planning committee for the North State Bank Summer Salute for Hospice of Wake County event. Phillip is currently attending the UNC School of Banking.
 
 
Brian Hedges
Vice President and
Commercial Banker

 
 
Brian serves North State Bank as vice president and commercial banker. He came to North State Bank from Stock Building Supply, where he served as a senior construction loan officer. He holds a B.A. in accounting from Liberty University and is a certified public accountant. He is currently enrolled in the Risk Management Association's Commercial Lending School.
 
 
 
John Norwood
Vice President
and Commercial Banker
 
 
 
John Norwood serves North State Bank's North Hills office as a vice president and commercial banker. He has experience in positions such as commercial real estate lending, regional operations management and branch management. He holds a bachelor of arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. An active member of the community, John serves as fundraising chairperson for both the Cub Scouts and Brownie Troops.
Robert D. "Bobby" Ross
Senior Vice President and
Senior Commercial Banker
 
 
 
 
Bobby Ross serves North State Bank as senior vice president and commercial banker for the bank's flagship North Raleigh office. He has 30 years of banking experience in North Carolina, holding positions with Bank of America, and most recently, as senior vice president and Raleigh city executive for First South Bank. He is a past president and campaign chairman for the Edgecombe County United Way, a past president of the Tarboro Area Chamber of Commerce, board member for Triangle Commercial Association of Realtors (TCAR) and a past board member for Education Financing Services, LLC. Bobby was also named the 2006 TCAR Associate of the year. A native of Mint Hill, NC, Bobby received both his undergraduate degree in accounting and his MBA from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.