FRANK W. SEATON, JR., CPA      Vice-President
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BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE

With over 30 years experience in public accounting, Frank is the shareholder in charge of the Audit Department along with leading the firm’s banking industry services. He has extensive experience in servicing financial institutions particularly in audit, outsourced internal audit, de novo and SEC services as well as other services designed to meet the special needs of financial institutions.  His client base also includes governmental agencies, as well as numerous business and individual tax clients.  Frank also heads up the firm’s staff recruiting efforts and regularly meets with students at universities across the state to identify talented, prospective staff members.  He received a BBA in Accounting from the University of Georgia in 1976. 

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC AFFILIATIONS

Frank is a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and
Georgia Society of CPAs (GSCPA) and has served as the President and Vice-President of
the Heart of Georgia Chapter of the GSCPA's.  He is also past chairman of the GSCPA
Peer Review Committee and a past member of the GSCPA Peer Review Executive
Committee.  Frank is President-Elect of the Dublin Rotary Club and serves on its Board of Directors. Rotary has recognized him as a Paul Harris Fellow and a Will
Watt Fellow.  He is also a Past Chair and member of the Board of
Directors of the Dublin Laurens County Chamber of Commerce. Other
contributions Frank has made to the community include being an
Emeritus member of Heart of Georgia Technical College Foundation
Board of Trustees and serving ten years on the Executive Committee
as Treasurer. In 2006 he was named the Technical College Foundation
Association’s Volunteer of the Year for the state of Georgia.

ON PERSONAL NOTE

Frank and his wife Debbie have two sons, Chris and John.  John has
a BS degree from Georgia Southern University and he and his wife,
Raegan, currently attend Asbury Theological Seminary. Chris attends
the University of Georgia and has a BBA in Accounting. Frank enjoys
the outdoors, whether working in his yard or spending time at the
beach.