Alliance National Bank President and Chief Operations Officer J. David Gregg recently announced that Michelle G. Leak has joined the bank as vice president of commercial lending.

She will be working in the North Atlanta Loan Production Office. Leak is a native of Forsyth County and has worked in the banking industry for 11 years.

She is a graduate of The University of Georgia and has more than 17 years experience in sales and marketing. 

Leak is a 2000 graduate of Leadership Forsyth and a member and past president of the Rotary Club of South Forsyth.

She is also involved with the Partners in Education program that aids in teaching children in the school system the importance of saving money.

Leak is a member of Coal Mountain Baptist Church and is married to Chris Leak. The couple has three boys, Jackson, Carson and Camden.

Alliance National Bank is a locally owned community bank with more than $155 million in assets.

“It is with great pleasure we welcome Michelle to the Alliance National Bank staff,” Gregg said. “Her level of experience and wealth of contacts in the Forsyth County and surrounding markets will be a great asset in the areas of business development and commercial lending at the bank.”