Eighty-eight Virginia bankers graduated from the Virginia Bankers School of Bank Management in Charlottesville on July 26, 2024. The three-year school is sponsored by the Virginia Bankers Association (VBA).

VBA President & CEO Bruce Whitehurst commented about this year’s graduating class, “We are proud of the eighty-eight bankers who graduated this year. These students have developed a range of skills that will enhance their current performance and qualify them as potential candidates for advancement within their institutions. The connections they have made with other students will benefit them both personally and professionally for years to come.”

Lisa M. Cuba, chair of the Virginia Bankers School of Bank Management Board of Trustees and executive vice president, chief risk officer at Forbright Bank, added, “The Board of Trustees and I are honored to partner with the VBA staff, faculty, and officers of each class throughout the year, as we work together to maintain our reputation as the premier state banking school in the country. These graduates represent the future of the banking industry. We are all extremely proud of our graduating bank students, and we look forward to their continued success and contributions to the banking industry.”

2024 Class President Danielle Atwood, Carter Bank, reflected on her time at the School by saying, “Congratulations to the Class of 2024 for this astounding accomplishment. It is through each person’s leadership, friendship and integrity that we excelled over the past three years. The Virginia Bankers School of Bank Management affords us each a unique experience that develops us into skilled leaders, knowledgeable bankers, and compassionate humans. For all these attributes and more, I am thankful to all VBA staff, instructors and fellows.”

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 2024 Graduates:

• Neddal Mohammed Abu-Taa, Atlantic Union Bank
• Stacey P. Akers, Chesapeake Bank
• Kyle J. Andrews, First National Bank
• Danielle S. Atwood, Carter Bank
• Ashley M. Austin, First Bank & Trust Company
• Tess L. Baker, ServisFirst Bank
• Christopher Biby, United Bank
• Jared L. Boyd, Skyline National Bank
• Taylor L. W. Bradshaw, The Farmers Bank of Appomattox
• Lauren Brooke Brandt, Blue Ridge Bank, N.A.
• Richard S. Bullock, III, Old Point National Bank
• Jennifer Church, Village Bank
• Walter C. Clarke, First Citizens Bank
• Maria E. Cole, Chain Bridge Bank, NA
• Christine N. Corbett, Oak View National Bank
• Shantelle Crouch, First Bank, Virginia
• Tim Davis, John Marshall Bank
• Danielle Elizabeth Dendy, Atlantic Union Bank
• Hailey K. Dzuba, National Bank
• Tammy J. Ellmore, MainStreet Bank
• Whitney Eriksen, Chesapeake Bank
• Sonia Espinoza, United Bank
• Jacquelyn Fanion, Sandy Spring Bank
• Nicole Fernandez, Touchstone Bank
• Chelsea Grandfield, National Bank
• Jennifer Grant, TowneBank
• Chris Hairston-White 
• Cristie A. Hall, TowneBank
• John Hana, Bureau of Financial Institutions
• Rebecca Hardin, C&F Bank
• Joshua Hardy, Select Bank
• Jared Harrell, Peoples Bancorp
• Amanda S. Harris, Community Bankers’ Bank
• Elizabeth J. Hash, Skyline National Bank
• David Hawker, First National Bank
• Kimberly A. Hazzard, C&F Bank
• Traci L. Heflin, Bank of Clarke
• Brandy Childress Hodges, New Peoples Bank Inc.
• Katrina M. Huerth, Carter Bank 
• H.B. Hunter, First Bank & Trust Company
• Jessica Huntington, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
• Tracey L. Jenkins, First Bank, Virginia
• Katherine Johnson, Burke & Herbert Bank
• Heather L. Jones, Blue Ridge Bank, N.A.
• Robert Kelly, SouthState Bank, NA
• Ian Addis Kilby, National Capital Bank of Washington
• Ashley Lam, F&M Bank
• Alexa Gray Layne-Stratton, The Farmers Bank of Appomattox
• Laura D. Lewin, TowneBank
• Jennifer Lincoln, Chain Bridge Bank, NA
• Julie Taylor Lineberry, TowneBank
• James M. Little, Atlantic Union Bank
• Charlotte Ann Logan, New Peoples Bank Inc.
• Kelly Lowery, TruPoint Bank
• Daniel Maddox, Shore United Bank, NA
• Jessica P. Moon, The Bank of Charlotte County
• Ezmaray Motaseb, TD Bank, NA
• Susanna Nave, First Bank, Virginia
• Olivia Lynn Paisley, The Bank of Marion
• Jodi M. Parker, Village Bank
• Craig W. Reed, Southern Bank and Trust Company
• Amber Marie Rice, Old Point National Bank
• Brianna Richards, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
• Jessica Leigh Richardson, First Bank, Virginia
• Stephen Richardson, Fulton Bank, NA
• Jay Scott Robinson, Jr., United Bank
• Karen Rose, F&M Bank
• Heather Renee Shaffer, First Bank, Virginia
• Alexander D. Shelton, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
• Melissa L. Shifflett, Bank of Clarke
• Joshua D. Shrader, TowneBank
• Hillary B. Smith, TowneBank
• Rosalia G. Snyder, Shore United Bank, NA
• Samantha Rubin Sully, TowneBank
• Chonise T. Tate, TowneBank
• Peter Lind Taylor, Locus
• Christopher J. Thomas, Atlantic Union Bank
• Justin L. Trent, First Bank & Trust Company
• Anastasiya Trofimova, Locus
• Scarlett Turman, National Bank of Blacksburg
• Courtney B. Turner, Touchstone Bank
• Kari Elizabeth Van Wassen, Chain Bridge Bank, NA
• William Irving Vaughan, Jr., United Bank
• Jaime Warren, Southern Bank and Trust Company
• Stephanie Webb, Benchmark Community Bank
• Kathryn W. Weller, First Bank, Virginia
• Natalie Wilson, First Bank, Virginia

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.

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