Mr. Wallis was previously President of Wallis Printing in Rome, Georgia. In addition to serving on the Board of United Community, Mr. Wallis also serves as chair of the United Community Bank Board for the Rome community. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Printing and Imaging Association of Georgia (PIAG) and was chair of the association s Government Relations Committee. In this capacity, he worked directly with PIAG legislative liaisons at both the state and national levels. Mr. Wallis previously served on the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and was the chair for Northwest Georgia. Additionally, Mr. Wallis has significant investment interests in retail shopping centers and apartment complexes throughout the Southeast. He also served on the Darlington School Board of Trustees, Georgia Southern University Foundation Board of Trustees, Rome / Floyd YMCA Board of Trustees, and the United Way of Rome and Floyd County Board of Trustees. Mr. Wallis earned a bachelor s degree from Georgia Southern University.