Private Bank of Decatur adds another 'ambassador'

Kelly Bray joins eight other community members on Board of Advisors

Private Bank of Decatur has named Kelly L. Bray to its Board of Advisors. Bray, who is Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of Davis Brand Capital, joins eight other community members who were previously announced.

“Kelly’s two decades of legal and business management expertise and her experience across a broad range of industries will be invaluable to us,” says Bank President Judy Turner. “In fact, in our first advisory meeting that included her she’s already providing great insights.”

The advisory group convenes quarterly, though Turner notes the Advisors are actively engaged between meetings.

“Our ‘ambassadors’ extend and broaden bank relationships, helping us to continue to heighten our dedication to First Class Service on a First Name Basis in Decatur and beyond,” she says. “I am honored that Kelly agreed to be part of our extended team.”

At Davis Brand Capital, Bray serves on the leadership team and advises the firm on all legal and business matters, including intellectual property, licensing, distribution and finance. She earned a Juris Doctor from Dalhousie University and an MBA from the University of Toronto. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Carleton University.

Other members of Private Bank of Decatur’s Board of Advisors:

• Chris Brigman - Founder of Brigman & Associates, which owns and manages commercial real estate.
• Arlene Dean - Owner of Segway Properties and Arlene Dean Quality Homes, which builds and renovates single family residences.
• William M. “Bill” Dracos - Chief Business Practice Improvement Officer and Associate Vice President in the Office of the Executive Vice President for Finance & Administration at Emory University.
• Michael Gallagher - one of the owners of Brick Store Pub and Leon's Full Service restaurants.
• Evelyn (Lyn) Menne -Assistant City Manager for the City of Decatur.
• Alice Murray - A free-lance writer and public relations professional, who retired from a long career with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about six years ago and is one of the creators of the AJC Decatur Book Festival.
• Kyle Williams - Williams is an attorney with an office in downtown Decatur.
• Elizabeth Wilson - Wilson has lived in the City of Decatur for over 45 years, and previously served as the City's Mayor. She is widely known and called Mayor Emerita.

Private Bank of Decatur brings a private banking approach to all clients across all functions of the bank. It is a division of Private Bank of Buckhead, which is designated a Preferred Lender by the U.S. Small Business Administration and includes a dedicated mortgage solutions unit, Private Mortgage Services. Both the SBA and mortgage facets are represented in Decatur.