Region 1 – Northern Virginia:
Darren Tully, Capital Bank

Title: SVP, Commercial Team Lead

Brief Description of Your Position/Role at the Bank:
As part of our commercial banking department, I lead a team of relationship managers in Northern Virginia, working with local small businesses and entrepreneurs to customize banking solutions that meet their needs.

Number of Years Involved with the EBL: 11

How have benefited from your participation in the EBL?
I can’t imagine my career today without it being rooted in the EBL. When I started in banking, I didn’t know how to be a banker! I looked to others for examples of best practices, how to engage with our customers in a meaningful way, and how to give back to our communities. To me, what makes the EBL great is the members: we are to each other business development opportunities, mentorships, lifelong friendships… it represents all the best aspects of being a banker.

Your Media Mix:

• Favorite Podcast: Choiceology
• Favorite Book: Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
• Favorite TV Show: The Expanse
• Favorite Movie: Interstellar

Lightning Round Questions:

• What is your secret weapon? AirPods… never leave home without them.
• I always start my day with…Exercise!
• If I wasn’t a banker, I would be…Trick question! I was born to do this!
• If your life right now were a Netflix show, what would it be called? Modern Disasters
• What is the top thing still left on your bucket list? Finish visiting all 30 MLB ballparks… I’m up to 24!
• What TV show or movie character would it be the most fun to change places with for a week? Bradley Cooper in Limitless

Region 2 – Capitol:
Jennifer Gegner, C&F Bank

Title: VP, Treasury Solutions Consultant

Brief Description of Your Position/Role at the Bank:
My role as a Treasury Solutions Consultant is to streamline our commercial clients’ daily operations and ensure I provide their businesses with deposit, payment, fraud and cash management solutions.

Number of Years Involved with the EBL: 8

How have benefited from your participation in the EBL?
The EBL has led me to opportunities I never knew were possible. They allowed me to have a seat (voice) at the table at the Washington Summit, which has built my confidence in all aspects of my career and personal life. Each of us plays a different role within our banks, and we are all leaders. The Leadership Conference gives us tools to be successful not only for our customers but for our peers. The connections that are made through the EBL’s networking events such as Burgers with Bruce set you up for success. Hearing stories from bankers at all levels and learning from their journeys has shown me that I can reach my professional goals. Participating in our financial literacy programs brings hope to our banking future that a new generation of bankers will lead us to success. Being a part of the big picture and seeing growth within others is why I am honored and proud to be part of the EBL.

Your Media Mix:

• Favorite Song: Good Riddance - Green Day, but really love Juda and The Lion songs.
• Favorite Book: Favorite book is hard, but I love Dean Koontz books.
• Favorite TV Show: I am a reality junky and crime shows.
• Favorite Movie: Sweet Home Alabama

Lightning Round Questions:

• I always start my day with…I have a one-year-old Aussie Doodle that needs a lot of snuggle time. If that does not get you ready for a great day, I don’t know what will.
• If I wasn’t a banker, I would be…Selling mylar balloons at the Magic Kingdom on Main Street.
• What do you consider your biggest accomplishment – career or otherwise? My biggest accomplishment is that I have raised two amazing daughters who are professionally and personally successful, with the biggest hearts.
• How would you spend one million dollars? I would pay off any debt I have. Pay off my daughter’s student loans, set money aside for future exploring, and invest the rest.
• What is the top thing still left on your bucket list? Traveling abroad.

Region 3 – Hampton Roads/Eastern Shore:
Dale Schuurman, Blue Ridge Bank

Title: SVP, MD Middle Market Banking

Brief Description of Your Position/Role at the Bank:     

I manage the Middle Market C&I Banking Team for Blue Ridge. Our team is responsible for attracting and retaining mid-size ($15MM) commercial and industrial clients within the bank footprint. Additionally, I manage expense budgets and corporate responsibility budgets and am the primary face of the bank for these clients in Virginia.

Number of Years Involved with the EBL: 9 

How have benefited from your participation in the EBL?
As much as bankers compete for business in a geographic region, we cooperate even more. EBL gives me a chance to meet, get to know, and coordinate with leaders from nearly every bank in the state of Virginia. We work together to staff not-for-profit boards, coordinate credit syndication, and frequently come together to support acute charitable needs in our geographies. Additionally, EBL allows us a chance to reach future Virginia bank leaders in a coordinated way.

Your Media Mix:

• Favorite Song: Everybody Hurts by REM
• Favorite Podcast: Huberman Lab - Although my favorite changes frequently.
• Favorite Book: Demon Copperhead
• Favorite TV Show: 60 Minutes
• Favorite Movie: The Greatest Showman

Lightning Round Questions:

• What is your secret weapon? My wife
• I always start my day with…AG1 (Athletic Greens)
• Favorite weekend activity: Hunting/Fishing
• If I wasn’t a banker, I would be…A college soccer coach
• How would you spend one million dollars? I wouldn’t, I’d save it.
• What’s the most used app on your phone? Online banking – transferring money to my kids.
• What would someone be surprised to learn about you? I’m a Virginia Class A Contractor

Region 4 – Valley:
Jordan Dean, Pendleton Community Bank

Title: Vice President, Agribusiness & Commercial Banking Officer

Brief Description of Your Position/Role at the Bank:    

My primary role with PCB is to manage existing commercial relationships, while also cultivating new relationships through leads and prospecting efforts. My position requires me to understand the products and services that PCB offers that would best suit the customers’ needs, along with understanding a variety of industries and market conditions. Utilizing these skills, I can offer a consultative sales approach to all existing and potential customers.

Number of Years Involved with the EBL: 4

How have benefited from your participation in the EBL?
The EBL has allowed me to connect with bankers throughout the state of Virginia which helps me to keep a finger on the pulse of banking in the state. I’ve had the opportunity to attend events such as the ABA Washington Summit and have also been offered to attend out-of-state banking events.

Your Media Mix:

• Favorite Song: Burn Burn Burn by Zach Bryan
• Favorite Podcast: The Herd with Colin Cowherd

Lightning Round Questions:

• I always start my day with…Asking my dogs how they slept the night before.
• Favorite weekend activity: Being on the water or in the woods.
• If I wasn’t a banker, I would be…A tugboat captain.
• How would you spend one million dollars? Acquiring real estate.
• What is the top thing still left on your bucket list? Visit Alaska.

Region 5 – Central/Southside:
Zach McGill, First National Bank

Title: AVP/Branch Manager

Brief Description of Your Position/Role at the Bank:
I oversee the daily operations within my assigned branch. My responsibilities include developing business plans to achieve financial targets and goals, deliver extraordinary customer service to our entire clientele base, continuously develop our community and cultivate branch success.

Number of Years Involved with the EBL: 1

How have benefited from your participation in the EBL?
Through my participation with the EBL, I have been able to build strong connections with bankers across many regions. As a participant in past Leadership Conferences, I have had the opportunity to sharpen and build new skill sets that have been instrumental in my banking career. allowing me to better serve my local community.

Your Media Mix:

• Favorite Book: Every Day by David Levithan
• Favorite TV Show: Downton Abbey and Golden Girls
• Favorite Movie: Nyad

Lightning Round Questions:

• Favorite weekend activity: Visiting local wineries with friends while enjoying a charcuterie board.
• If I wasn’t a banker, I would be… A health facility surveyor.
• What do you consider your biggest accomplishment – career or otherwise? Helping my local community one day at a time.
• How would you spend one million dollars? Travel the world!
• What is the top thing still left on your bucket list? To overcome my fear of heights and go parasailing.

Region 6 – Southwest VA:
David Cahill, First Bank & Trust Company

Title: Loan Officer

Brief Description of Your Position/Role at the Bank:
I help my clients discover products and solutions that best fit their loan and deposit needs. I create new relationships for the bank and service historical relationships to the best of my ability. I am a Commercial Loan Officer, however, I also help facilitate many consumer products like auto loans, HELCOs, and mortgages.

Number of Years Involved with the EBL: 1

How have benefited from your participation in the EBL?
I have made a lot of great connections at other financial institutions and the VBA.

Your Media Mix:

• Favorite Song: Strangers by Kameron Marlowe & Ella Langley
• Favorite TV Show: Seinfeld
• Favorite Podcast: Morning Wire
• Favorite Book: A Tale of Two Cities

Lightning Round Questions:

• I always start my day with…Listening to the Morning Wire podcast.
• I would most like to have lunch with (dead or alive): Shaq
• If I wasn’t a banker, I would be…Medical Equipment Rep.
• How would you spend one million dollars? Spend it? I am a banker. I would throw it in our Money Market Advantage account.
• If you could host a talk show, who would be your first guest? Theo Von.