With more than 20 years of commercial banking experience and over 15 of those spent at community banks, Porter Smith has had deep insight into the role community banks play for the businesses they serve. Having joined American Momentum Bank in Tampa in 2013 and serving as Tampa Bay market president since 2016, Smith has seen first-hand the growth, opportunities and challenges facing the Tampa Bay area over the past decade. “I agree with the popular sentiment that the Tampa Bay area is a big…