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Joseph C. Hensley: Vice President A.S. Dover Companies
Joe is a Certified Public Accountant, and joined A.S. Dover Companies in 2002. Joe graduated in 1978 with highest honors from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management. He worked for Ernst & Young in Atlanta before moving back to Ellijay, Georgia to work for a local CPA firm. Joe then acquired the firm, and built it into the largest firm in North Georgia. He served as managing partner of Hensley, Land & Associates, PC for 20 years, before selling the firm and moving on to other ventures. After three years in the telecommunications business, Joe joined his high school friend Alan Dover to begin the development of residential communities. Joe is responsible for financial operations and oversight of other operational areas of all the businesses of A.S. Dover Companies.
In 1995, Joe and 9 other local business leaders organized Gilmer County Bank to fill a need for a locally owned financial institution in the area. The company is now known as Appalachian Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: APAB) and has grown into a regional bank with 13 offices in Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. In addition to continuing to serve on the Board of Directors, Joe serves as the company's Secretary and Chairman of the audit committee.
Joe was born and raised in Ellijay, Georgia, and currently lives there with his wife Mary, and three of their five children. Joe and Mary's other children live in Athens, Georgia. Joe's other interests include serving as the Music Director at his local church.