2026 Management Development Program Attendee Portal
Zoom Links
September 21, 2026 - Bank Fraud (2:00 – 3:30 pm)
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Meeting ID: 899 6770 9684
Passcode: 571522
October 28, 2026 - CRA & Networking (2:00 – 3:30 pm)
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Meeting ID: 861 7908 1931
Passcode: 216412
Hotel Information
Drury Plaza Hotel
11049 West Broad Street
Glen Allen, VA 23060
(804) 354-1542
Sessions 1 & 2 for September 8-10
Reservation deadline is August 7 ($125-$132 per night)
Drury Plaza Hotel
Sessions 3 & 4 for October 6-8
Reservation deadline is September 4 ($123-$132 per night)
Drury Plaza Hotel
Session 5 for November 4-6
Reservation deadline is October 3 ($132 per night)
Drury Plaza Hotel
Participant/Instructor/Panelist/Staff Profiles
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Pre-Work and Post-Work Information
You will be assigned pre-work and post-work for several sessions of the VBA Management Development Program. Pre-work assignments will be discussed during each session and should be brought with you to class. Post-work assignments should be submitted to Michele Dunn by the due date unless you have been asked to do something differently from your instructor and/or Andy and Walt. Please read through all pre-work and post-work assignments outlined under each session header. Some of the assignments will require you to meet with various colleagues in your bank. Please make sure you plan ahead and schedule these meetings in coordination with your coworkers who are in the program with you (if applicable) so you can have your assignments completed on time. This is especially important for your final meeting with your CEO/senior leader. If you have a circumstance that will prevent you from completing an assignment on time, please email Michele Dunn in advance to let her know.
Orientation
Facilitators: Andy Davies | Walt Lyons | Bruce Whitehurst
Location: Virtual/Zoom
August 26, 2026 (3:00 – 4:30 pm)
Thank you for joining us for orientation. If you would like to contact Bruce Whitehurst, his email is linked and available on the Profile Site.
Click here to view the recording of the virtual orientation.
The passcode to view the recording is 4iq&E*D^.
2026 Management Development Program Location
Virginia Bankers Association
4490 Cox Road
Glen Allen, VA 23060
Please use the Training Room entrance.
The dress code is business casual.
Session 1: Insights® Discovery: Learning Your Personal Leadership Style
Instructor: John Sarvay
Location: VBA Training Center
September 9, 2026 - 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
This full day session introduces participants to the concept of self-awareness as a building block for personal, team, and management effectiveness. During Session One, we will cover:
- The importance of self-awareness and perception in the workplace
- The Insights® Discovery tool and the language of colors to define preferences
- Each participant’s individual profile and their personal color preferences
- Action plans to put new awareness and commitments into practice at work
Pre-work
John Sarvay’s Pre-Work – Please complete ASAP, results needed prior to session 1
Session One Pre-Work: Virtual Insights Discovery
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Step One: Review the Objectives (watch video)
Step Two: Take the Insights Assessment (see link here)
Session one Materials
Insights Discovery: Learning Your Personal Leadership Style
Post-Work
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Session One Lunch Menu
Fajita Chicken
Ground Beef
Rice
Refried Beans
Soft Shells
Tortilla Chips
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Cheese
Salsa
Guacamole
Queso
Creamy Jalapeno
evaluation
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Session 2: Banking Fundamentals, Accounting & ALCO and Perspectives on Career Development
The second session has a dual focus. First, an overview of the following topics: vision, core values, strategy, mission, peer group, deposit mix, loan mix, CAMELS rating system, risk management/risk oversight and basic concepts of effective leadership. Second, participants will gain an appreciation for accounting and apply the concepts learned to understanding their banks’ financial statements and key performance ratios. Participants will explore ALCO topics and grasp how different economic scenarios drive ALCO decisions. Participants will walk away more confident in the asset liability process plus so much more.
Instructors: Andy Davies | Alex Vari | Tom Rasey
Location: VBA Training Center
September 10, 2026 - 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Pre-Work
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Pre-Work – Please complete ASAP, results needed prior to session 2
Andy Davies’ Pre-Work – please bring with you to session 2
Session Two Pre-Work: Andy Davies
Alex Vari’s Pre-Work – please review prior to class
Session Two Pre-Work: Accounting & ALCO
session TWO Materials
Andy Davies’ class Materials
Session Two - Intro to Banking
Alex Vari’s class Materials
The NIM Balances and NIM Worksheet documents will be printed and available for you the day of class.
Tom Rasey’s Class Materials
Session Two Lunch Menu
Chopped Pork
Pulled Chicken
Macaroni & Cheese
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Cowboy Beans
Cornbread
evaluation
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Virtual Mini-Session: Bank Fraud
Instructor: Melissa Mantooth
Location: Virtual/Zoom
September 21, 2026 - 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Melissa Mantooth’s session materials
Coming soon!
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Survey coming soon!
Session 3: The Modern Bank Marketing Department and Surviving Technology Disruption by Leading People Through Change
Instructors: Hunter Young | DJ Seeterlin
Location: VBA Training Center
October 7, 2026 - 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
The Modern Bank Marketing Department
For decades, bank marketing was limited to quarterly campaigns and arranging the next customer appreciation day at the local branch. However, progressive banks are now transforming marketing into a central force for enhancing customer experiences, innovating financial products, influencing technology decisions, and optimizing service channels to meet clients’ needs. This session will explore the crucial role of bank marketing in today’s digital landscape, focusing on four key tenets of a modern bank marketing department: brand communication, digital marketing, data analytics, and experiential product and service development. Key topics to be covered include:
- Integrating brand communication with digital strategies to build trust and loyalty
- Leveraging digital marketing to reach and engage the modern consumer
- Utilizing data analytics to drive informed marketing decisions and personalized experiences
- Developing innovative products and services that resonate with today’s digital-savvy customers
Surviving Technology Disruption by Leading People through Change
- Business and banking have been disrupted for years
- You will hear about the history of disruption – stories about disruption in business and in banking and how Chesapeake Bank responded
- What is disrupting banking now? AI, Digital Assets
- You will hear a true story about a business that was Customer Focused instead of Product Focused
- To thrive, our banks must be customer focused and help guide our people through change
- Are you guiding people through change? What are you doing to guide people through change?
- Approaches to guiding people through change: Leadership Alignment, Communication, Engagement, Champions
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Pre-work
Hunter Young’s Pre-Work
Session Three Pre-Work: The Modern Bank Marketing Department
session three Materials
Hunter Young’s Session Materials
The Modern Bank Marketing Department
DJ Seeterlin’s Session Materials
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Session Three Lunch Menu
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Evaluation
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Session 4: From the C-Suite - Defining Moments in our Professional Development Journey
Instructor: Kristi Krayneski
Location: VBA Training Center
October 8, 2026 - 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Session four is designed to provide participants with some insight into leading and managing a bank – from the seat of a community bank executive/COO focusing on the broad spectrum of the key fundamental areas of managing the customer experience, leading a team for success, and insight into the lending role within the bank. This session will be very interactive and will incorporate small group activities, case studies and roundtable discussion. Below are some of the focus areas of this session:
Customer Experience Management
- Current economic landscape
- History of regulations vs. customer perception
- Professional maturity
- Ordinary vs. extraordinary experience
Lending Portfolio Management
- Understand the impact the lending area has on bank earnings
- Understand the factors involved in a credit decision
- Review the components of managing a loan portfolio
Leadership Development
- Managing in a new era
- Ethical leadership
- Emotionally intelligent leadership
- Visiting our values
- Knowing our why
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Pre-work
kristi krayneski’s Pre-Work
2026 MDP Session Four Pre-Work
Session four Materials
From the Executive Seat - Defining Moments in Our Professional Development Journey
Session Four Lunch Menu
Coming soon!
Evaluation
Survey coming soon!
Virtual Mini-Session: Community Reinvestment Act & Networking
Instructor: Nathalia Artus
Location: Virtual/Zoom
October 28, 2026 - 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Bankers and Responsible Banking: Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and Fair Banking: Drivers of Opportunity for Thriving Communities
This portion will cover the banking industry’s meaningful work strengthening communities through Fair Banking and CRA. And to close it off, the participants will explore how community engagement impacts their careers and professional goals.
Innovative Ways to Connect and Engage with Individuals, Businesses and Communities
This portion will cover the connection opportunities that can influence and have a positive impact in your career, with focus on networking!
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virtual mini-session Materials
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Evaluation
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Session 5, Part 1: Intro to Strategic Planning & Leadership Presentations
Instructors: Andy Davies | Sherri Sackett | Jeff Szyperski | Litz Van Dyke
Location: VBA Training Center
Part One: November 5, 2026 - 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
2026 MDP Session Five, Part 1 Agenda
During part one of session five, participants will:
- Receive an introduction to strategic planning and learn why this is important to management, boards of directors and regulators
- Hear a presentation from a former VA community bank CEO on how to strengthen a culture through emotional intelligence
- Have an opportunity to learn how to ‘lean into awkward’
- Engage with a VA community bank CEO on the topic of ‘negotiating to lead’
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Pre-work
Andy Davies’ Pre-Work
Session Five, Part 1 Pre-Work: Andy Davies
Due date for session five pre-work is October 19th
Session five, part 1 Materials
Andy Davies’ Session Materials
An Introduction to Strategic Planning
First Coastal Bank Strategic Plan
Sherri Sackett’s Session materials
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Jeff szyperski’s session materials
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litz van dyke’s session materials
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Session Five, Part 1 – Lunch Menu
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Evaluation
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Session 5, Part 2: Advocacy & Industry Engagement Beyond MDP
Part two of session five will kick off with a timely overview of the current Virginia General Assembly session and the importance of banker advocacy. Participants will then hear from a Virginia bank retail executive on developing an understanding of the importance of building valued relationships among your peers within the bank. Following a session on career development from the c-suite, participants will participate in a special conversation led by senior bankers with the theme of “Leadership and Management in a New Era.” The session will close with:
- Staying connected with the VBA and industry through the VBA’s Emerging Bank Leaders program
- Staying engaged through the VBA’s financial literacy efforts
- How to leverage your MDP class network
- A recap of the advocacy discussion from session one and the networking discussion from the virtual mini-session, followed by some time for VBA Banker Day prep
Speakers: Matt Bruning | Marci Clodfelter | Andy Davies | Eric Floyd | Adam Hill | Jennifer Huffman | Walt Lyons | Monica McDearmon | Chandler Owdom | Thais Ribiero
Location: VBA Training Center
Part Two: November 6, 2025 - 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
2026 MDP Session Five, Part 2 Agenda
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Session Five, Part 2 Materials
Matt Bruning’s session materials
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Monica McDearmon anD WALT Lyons’ session materials
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Chandler Owdom’s session materials
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Thais Ribeiro’s session materials
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Jennifer Huffman’s Session Materials
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Session Five, Part 2 – Lunch Menu
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Evaluations
Please complete both surveys below at the end of the session.
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Full program survey coming soon!
Graduation & Additional Information About Session Five
Graduation Date: November 6, 2026 | 4:00 – 5:00pm
The dress code for the ceremony is business attire. A reception will follow graduation.
Graduation Venue
Virginia Bankers Association
4490 Cox Road
Glen Allen, VA 23060
Faculty Career Highlights
Articles & Additional Information
The Secret to Midcareer Success
Succession Planning: Thinking Differently
The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader
Measurable Ways to Become a High Performing Community Bank
Successfully Navigate and Overcome the Unknown
Engaging the Pole Vaulters on Your Staff
The Secret to Retaining the Best Employees
Cultivate Your Charisma to Get Ahead at Work
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