Greg Asbelle
Senior Vice President and
Director of Cash Management Services
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Greg is North State Bank's senior vice president and director of cash management. He has approximately 10 years of experience in cash management services and is a certified treasury professional. Prior to joining North State, he served as assistant vice president and treasury services officer for Wachovia Bank. A native of Winston-Salem, NC, Greg graduated from High Point University with a bachelor of science in computer info-systems. He is actively involved in the CAI and is a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity.
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Helen Ballentine
Senior Vice President and
Market Executive
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Helen Ballentine serves North State Bank as senior vice president and market executive in our West Raleigh market. She has 23 years of banking experience, holding positions with Nations Credit Financial Services and, most recently, as senior vice president and client manager for Bank of America. She has volunteered for the Cumberland County Partnership for Children and independently works to find homes for abandoned pets. Helen attended Methodist College in Fayetteville, NC.
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Jeffery Billingsley
Senior Vice President and
Market Executive
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Jeff serves North State Bank as a senior vice president and market executive. He has more than ten years of experience in the banking industry, including recent positions as a commercial banker and small business banker. A graduate of Fayetteville State University, he is actively involved in the community, serving as chairman of the Ten-Year Action Plan to End Homelessness in Wake County. Jeff is also a member of the Fayetteville State University Mentoring Program. He is currently attending the UNC School of Banking.
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James M. Brothers, Jr.
Vice President and
Construction Lender
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Jim Brothers serves North State Bank as vice president and construction lender. He has more than 34 years of experience serving the lending needs of the people and businesses of Raleigh and Wake County. In the past, he worked for Centura, First Union Mortgage Corporation, Resolution Trust Corporation, AmSouth Mortgage Company, United Federal Savings Bank, and Triangle Bank. Jim received his undergraduate degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
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Sondra Collins
Office Manager
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Sondra Collins serves as the office manager at North State Bank's North Hills office. Sondra brings with her 11 years of banking experience, most recently working with First South Bank. She is a graduate of Houston Technical Institute and serves as a volunteer and committee member for North State Bank's Summer Salute for Hospice of Wake County. |
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Barbara Doolittle
Vice President and
Commercial Banker
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Barbara Doolittle serves North State Bank as 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.
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Chip Finley
Vice President and
Director of Wealth Management
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Chip Finley servers as vice president and director of wealth management. In this role, he assists customers with all types of life investments, including stocks, mutual funds, bonds, variable & fixed annuities, life insurance, health insurance, long-term care insurance, as well as others. Services are offered through Capital Investment Group. He did his undergraduate work at The Citadel and his graduate study at Troy State University, where he received an M.S. in management. Chip volunteers as the president-elect for St. Raphael's Booster Club and campaign committee member for the St. Raphael Activity Center Campaign.
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Phillip Frye
Assistant Vice President and Business Development Officer
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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. Phillip is currently attending the UNC School of Banking.
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Jeannie Lee
Assistant Vice President
and Office Manager
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Jeannie Lee serves North State Bank as assistant vice president and office manager for our West Raleigh office. She previously worked with Bank of America where she served as assistant vice president and branch manager. She is a graduate of Towson University in Towson, MD, where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and marketing. She has volunteered with the Hurricane Katrina Domestic Mission Teams as well as Fuquay Varina United Methodist Church.
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Sharon Moe
Assistant Vice President
and Commercial Banker
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Sharon Moe serves North State Bank as assistant vice president and commercial banker for our North Hills office. She has experience in positions such as branch manager, senior credit portfolio analyst and commercial lender. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian Studies from The College of William and Mary. From there she went on to study at NYU Leonard N. Stern School of Business where she earned her MBA in Finance.
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Ruth Payne
Assistant Vice President
and Office Manager
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Ruth Payne is North State Bank's office manager at the North Raleigh office. She has more than eight years of experience in the banking industry, most recently working as Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager for Capital Bank. She brings additional management experience with her from positions at Midway Airlines and The Walt Disney Company. Ruth volunteers with Duke Children's Hospital and the United Way. She also provides shelter for lost or abandoned cats in the Raleigh community through Safe Haven for Cats. She is currently attending the UNC School of Banking.
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Matt Robinson
Assistant Vice President and Commercial Banker
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Matt serves our downtown Raleigh market as a commercial banker. He has several years of banking experience in positions such as associate client manager, business banker, and banking center manager. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Matt gives back to his community by volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, the Tammy Lynn Center, and Meals on Wheels of Wake County. He is currently enrolled in the UNC School of Banking. |
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Robert D. "Bobby" Ross
Senior Vice President and
Senior Commercial Banker
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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.
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Judy Stephenson
Executive Vice President and Business Development Officer
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Judy Stephenson joined North State in November 1999 when it was proposed as a new financial services institution. She has more than 40 years of banking experience in North Carolina, starting her career with People's Bank and Trust and subsequently working with Central Carolina Bank, Southern National Bank and Triangle Bank. Judy is a member of the board of directors for the Garner Rotary Club and serves on the membership committee for the Garner Chamber of Commerce. She is an active member of the planning committee for the North State Bank Summer Salute for Hospice of Wake County. Judy was appointed by Governor James B. Hunt to serve on the North Carolina State Personnel Commission for four years, the North Carolina Building Authority for six years, and the North Carolina Student Loan Program for two years. She is a graduate of Wilson Technical College, the North Carolina School of Banking at Chapel Hill management program, and the National School of Commercial Lending at the University of Oklahoma.
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Brian Summers
Vice President and
Market Executive
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Brian Summers serves North State Bank as vice president and market executive. His prior experience covers nearly a decade with Bank of America in positions such as franchise business development manager and client manager for business banking. He is a native of Raleigh and holds a bachelor of science degree in business management from North Carolina State University. Brian is currently attending the UNC School of Banking. |
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Craig Swinson
Vice President and
Business Development Officer
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Craig Swinson serves North State Bank as vice president and business development officer. He has more than 16 years of banking experience in positions such as branch manager, commercial banker, and business development officer. Craig graduated from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and later from the First Citizen's Bank Management School. Craig actively serves the community as an Executive Board Member for Delta Dental Plan of North Carolina and is a member of Providence Baptist Church. He has also served as a member of the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce and the Kiwanis Club.
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Gary L. Woodlief
Senior Vice President and
Senior Market Executive
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Gary Woodlief serves North State Bank as senior vice president and senior market executive for the North Raleigh office. He played an integral role in laying the foundation for our Wake Forest office. A graduate of East Carolina University with a degree in finance, his banking career of more than 14 years has primarily been in the Wake Country/Triangle area. Gary is a member of the Economic Development Committee for the Wake Forest Chamber of Commerce and serves on the Board of Directors for the Risk Management Association, the Banks Kerr YMCA and the Raleigh chapter of Robert Morris Associates. He volunteers in the Education First Program at Lockhart Elementary and has served on the board of directors for the Knightdale Chamber and East Wake Alliance. |
