Michael (Mike) Fields is a Georgia native having lived in every corner of the state, and in Cartersville since 1992. After graduating from Mercer University, Mike worked in human resources with a major corporation before beginning a career as a financial advisor with Interstate-Johnson Lane (now Wells Fargo Advisors). Since 1994, Mike has worked with major corporations, small businesses, and individuals on a variety of financial matters including retirement planning, investment planning and risk management. In 2018, he completed requirements for the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation for professional technical analysts awarded by the CMT Association. The Chartered Market Technician® (CMT) designation marks the highest education within the discipline and is the preeminent designation for practitioners of technical analysis worldwide. Earning the CMT demonstrates mastery of a core body of knowledge of investment risk in portfolio management.

Mike is an active member of Heritage Baptist Church where he serves as the Chair of the church’s finance committee. His other current community activities include board memberships at the Cartersville GateKey Foundation, Bartow Rotary Club, The Cartersville Development Authority and The Etowah Scholarship Foundation, where he currently serves as chairman of the board of trustees. A graduate of Leadership Georgia, Mike has previously served on numerous other boards, both locally and statewide, and was elected to three terms as the mayor of Cartersville before stepping down to focus on his career and family.

Mike’s wife, Susan, is a recently retired primary school teacher in the Cartersville School System. The couple has two daughters, Ellie and Maggie, both of whom are proud graduates of the University of Georgia. In his free time, Mike enjoys attending sporting events, reading, writing, outdoor activities and spending time with his friends and family.