The Virginia Bankers Association (VBA) elected new officers for its 2026-2027 board of directors during the VBA Annual Business Meeting at the MBA|VBA Annual Convention today.

The VBA is honored to have the following individuals serve as officers of its board of directors:

• Chairman: David P. Boyle, Chairman & CEO, Burke & Herbert Bank, Alexandria
• Chairman-Elect: Thomas L. Ransom, Regional President, Virginia Region, Truist Bank, Richmond
• Immediate Past Chairman: Thomas F. Cherry, President & CEO, C&F Bank, Toano

Additionally, the following bankers were elected to the VBA Board of Directors:

• Michelle R. Austin, President & CEO, Bank of Botetourt, Troutville
• Victor K. Branch, President, Richmond Market, Bank of America, Richmond
• John J. Brough, CEO, Chain Bridge Bank, McLean
• John William Clements, II, Chairman, President & CEO, The Bank of Southside Virginia, Carson
• Robert L. Cowgill, EVP, Virginia State President, SouthState Bank, NA, Richmond
• Steven A. DeLuca, VP, Head of State & Local Government Affairs, Capital One Financial Corporation, Richmond
• Patricia A. Ferrick, CPA, President, FVCbank, Fairfax
• Aubrey H. Hall, III, President & CEO, First National Bank, Altavista
• Brandon C. Lorey, President & CEO, Bank of Clarke, Berryville
• Shane T. McLaughlin, Branch Banking Region Executive – Northern VA Region, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., McLean
• W. Mark Nelson, President, CEO & Director, First Bank & Trust Company, Abingdon
• David V. Ring, EVP & Commercial Banking Group Executive, Atlantic Union Bank, Richmond
• Sherri A. Sackett, CEO & Director, Select Bank, Forest
• Gary R. Shook, President & CEO, Community Bankers’ Bank, Midlothian
• Brian K. Skinner, President & Regional Banking Director – VA and NE NC, TowneBank, Suffolk
• Joseph J. Thomas, President & CEO, Freedom Bank of Virginia, Fairfax
• A. Michael Wilkerson, CEO, F&M Bank, Timberville
• Robert C. Wood, Jr., SVP, Regional President, United Bank, Charlottesville

 

Chairman David Boyle

David P. Boyle is the CEO of Burke & Herbert Bank and serves as chair and CEO of Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. Before joining Burke & Herbert Bank in 2019, David’s career included senior executive roles at one of the nation’s largest financial institutions based in Pittsburgh, where he served as chief performance officer and as president and CEO for the Michigan and Northwest Ohio affiliate. He previously served as chair, president, and CEO of a community bank in Ohio.

David holds a B.S. in Accounting from Westminster College.

 

 

 

Chairman-Elect Thomas Ransom

Thomas Ransom currently serves as president of the Virginia Region at Truist Financial. Before this role, Thomas served as the first head of sales and client experience strategy for Truist Financial, and he is an inaugural member of the bank’s Operating Council and the Executive Response Operations team. He has been with Truist for 25 years.

Thomas holds a B.A. in Economics from Hampden-Sydney College and earned his MBA at the University of Baltimore. He is also a graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking.

As chairman-elect, Ransom is slated to become VBA Chairman in June 2027.

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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.