Barney Daly has joined Community Bank as the President of the Madison County Division.

August 4, 2023 |

Marc Petro, Chief Executive Officer for Community Bank’s Central Region is proud to announce the following:

Barney Daly has joined Community Bank as the President of the Madison County Division. With over 40 years of experience in the banking industry, Daly brings an incredible wealth of knowledge and experience to the role. He will oversee the divisions daily operations, while also continuing the growth focus of Community Bank. 

A graduate of Mississippi State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business and Finance, he went on to earn his Master of Business Administration from Mississippi College. Daly is also a graduate of The Graduate School of Banking at LSU and the University of Oklahoma Lending Graduate School.

An advocate of education in Madison County, Daly has served as Co-President of the Madison Avenue Upper Elementary School PTO, Madison Middle School PTO, Madison Central High School PTO, Past President of the Assisi Early Learning Center and served on the Madison County School District Bi-Racial Committee.  He currently serves on the board of St. Anthony Catholic School.  In December of 2020, Lt Governor Delbert Hosemann appointed Daly to the Post-Secondary Financial Assistance Board.  He was reappointed to that board in July of 2022.  

In addition to his involvement in education, Daly is heavily involved in his local community, including serving on the Board of Directors for New Stage Theatre, Mississippi Arthritis Foundation, National Kidney Foundation of MS and the Farish Street YMCA.  He has served as the President of the Jackson Club, Capital City Club, United Way of the Capital Area and the Madison County Business League and Foundation.  He recently served as The American Heart Association’s Co-Chair of the Go Red for Women Campaign for the Jackson Metro, as well as the 2020-2021 Chair of the American Heart Association. 

He currently serves on the boards of the Canopy Children’s Solutions (past Treasurer), MS Blood Services (Vice Chairman), St Catherine’s Village, (Vice Chairman), Keath Killebrew Foundation and Madison County Business League and Foundation (past Chairman).  He is the current chairman of the Living Services Board and the Madison County Community Trust.  

Daly is an active member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, where he serves as a Eucharistic minister and a small group leader.  He is married to Patti Daly and they have two daughters, Morgan (Anthony) Farmer and Hannah Daly. More importantly, he has two precious grandchildren, Aubrey who is 9 and Bodie who is almost 2.