VBA Announces Graduates of the Virginia Bankers School of Bank Management
Sixty-three Virginia bankers graduated on August 6, 2021 from the Virginia Bankers School of Bank Management in Charlottesville. The three-year school is sponsored by the Virginia Bankers Association.
Bruce Whitehurst, VBA President and CEO commented about this year’s graduating class, “We are proud of the sixty-three bankers who graduated this year. These students have developed a range of skills that will both enhance their current performance, as well as qualify them as potential candidates for advancement within their institutions. The connections they have made with other students – even after a fully virtual program in 2020 – will benefit them both personally and professionally for years to come.”
Joseph F. Collum, Chairman of the Virginia Bankers School of Bank Management Board of Trustees and Executive Vice President, Director of Branch and Business Banking at Burke & Herbert Bank said, “The work the Board of Trustees performs is especially rewarding each August when graduation takes place. I speak for the Board of Trustees when I say that it is an honor to partner with the VBA staff and the officers of each class during the year as we work to ensure an exceptional educational experience for our student bankers. It will be exciting to see the career progress and path of each of our graduating bank students in the future.”
2021 Class President Eric Floyd, Vice President, Branch Manager at C&F Bank, said of his experience, “Through this experience, I have learned so much about the banking industry and other banks – their brands and their people. The focus for the past three years has been how we collaborate to make us all better in how we view our business and how we take care of our organizations and customers. I thank each of my teammates for helping me learn that lesson.”
Through the use of highly qualified instructors and a challenging curriculum, the Virginia Bankers School of Bank Management is designed to provide a multidimensional banking educational experience. Graduates complete three one-week summer sessions, eight home study problems and participate in a BankExec simulation, which allows them the opportunity to make decisions acting as senior officers of a bank. Graduates broaden their knowledge in all respects of banking, economics, and related subjects.
Virginia Bankers School of Bank Management 2021 Graduates:
| Banker | Bank |
|---|---|
| Crystal Alderman Tonda Arthur Michael Baker Robert Bates Christopher M. Beale Thomas Brockman Christie Byrnes Deborah Cagle Jason Christopher Capps Lindsay Cheatham Michael L. Clark Orlin Randolph Clarke, III Heather D. Clatterbuck Tiffany Collier Jackie Cooper Chelsea G. Copan Lori A. Counts Sherri Lynn Crowder Philip Deel Todd DeKraft Jessie C. Denny Pam Ellyson Eric D. Floyd Stetson Dakota Franklin Mike A. Gullis Matt Guth Sherrie Lynn Hogge Chris Holthaus Nancy Hong James Andrew Hudson Ethan Langston Jackson Matt Keithley Reid F. Killen Jake Michael Lausier Jewel Mae Cash-Litten Marcus Andrew Lomans Daniel E. Marks Anna Massey Brent Mullins Amit Nagpal Huma M. Onorato Chad Everett Overby Chandler D. Owdom Thomas Palermo Terry Parker II Lisa Pledge John Puckett Felicia Anderson Rasnake Kristina Reardon Thais Salomao Ribeiro Jorge C. Rivasplata Becerra Kathryn Ryan Amber Saloka Brandy W. Slater Kara H. Smith Holly Thorne Richard Alexander Vari Bayard Waterbury Meredith B. Webster Amy Wilson Christopher L. Wilson Laura Wright Ryan O. Zielske |
MVB Bank First Bank, Virginia TowneBank Benchmark Community Bank Southern Bank and Trust Company Carter Bank & Trust First Bank, Virginia Farmers Bank HomeTrust Bank Village Bank Essex Bank C&F Bank United Bank Powell Valley National Bank Chesapeake Bank TowneBank New Peoples Bank Inc. Touchstone Bank National Bank Essex Bank TowneBank Farmers Bank C&F Bank American National Bank & Trust Company United Bank C&F Bank Chesapeake Bank Bank of Clarke County Burke & Herbert Bank Carter Bank & Trust Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Chesapeake Bank TowneBank MainStreet Bank United Bank The Bank of Marion Freedom Bank of Virginia Sandy Spring Bank Powell Valley National Bank Burke & Herbert Bank Founders Bank American National Bank & Trust Company Virginia Bankers Association Capital Bank, NA TowneBank Bank of Botetourt State Corporation Commission New Peoples Bank Inc. Blue Ridge Bank, N.A. Chain Bridge Bank, NA MainStreet Bank Bank of Charles Town Chesapeake Bank South State Bank Farmers Bank Farmers & Merchants Bank MainStreet Bank Atlantic Union Bank Touchstone Bank Chesapeake Bank Primis Bank Old Point National Bank Sandy Spring Bank |
About the Virginia Bankers Association
The Virginia Bankers Association represents banks of all sizes and charters and has served as the unified voice for Virginia’s $881 billion banking industry and its 45 thousand employees since 1893. To learn more about the VBA, click here.