2021 Virginia Bankers School of Bank Management Recap
August 1-6, 2021
More than 180 bankers participated in the week-long session of the Virginia Bankers School of Bank Management. The School of Bank Management provides a multidimensional education experience in banking. Employing lectures from the best of the banking, professional and academic worlds, case studies, home study problems and peer study groups provides a vehicle for each student to experience comprehensive learning.
Morning general sessions were held for all students that included Leveraging Diversity through Inclusive Leadership with Leslie Schreiner, FHLBank Atlanta; Economic Update with Dr. Ed Seifried; Digital Banking Trends with Rob Morgan, American Bankers Association; and a Banking Leadership Panel with Maria Tedesco, Atlantic Union Bank, Leton Harding, Powell Valley National Bank and 2021-2022 VBA Chairman, and Bruce Whitehurst, VBA.
The year’s week-long session featured instructors who have been a part of the school for many years. In 2021 we celebrated many faculty and fellow milestones:
- Zirkle Blakey – 5 years
- Jimmy Sawyers – 10 years
- Richard Coughlan – 15 years
- Don Buckless – 20 years
- Gary Higgins – 25 years
Congratulations to the Bank School Class of 2021
| Banker | Bank |
|---|---|
| Crystal Alderman Tonda Arthur Michael Baker Robert Bates Christopher M. Beale Thomas Brockman Christie Byrnes Deborah Cagle Jason Christopher Capps Jewel Mae Cash-Litten 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 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 United 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 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 |
Faircloth Family Award of Excellence
The fifth annual Faircloth Family Award of Excellence was awarded to Huma Onorato of Founders Bank. This award recognizes a member of the third-year class who exhibits three attributes which Bank School instructor Mark Faircloth and his family deeply value – continuous learning, passionate giving and purposeful living.
Class of 2021 Honor Grad & Top 10%
2021 Honor Grad
Reid Killen, TowneBank
2021 Top 10%
Amber Soloka, Chesapeake Bank
Andrew Hudson, Carter Bank & Trust
Eric Floyd, C&F Bank
Brent Mullins, Powell Valley National Bank
Chandler Owdom, Virginia Bankers Association
Chelsea Copan, TowneBank
2021 Charity Event – Third Year Class Raises More than $6,200 to Benefit DePaul Community Resources
The third year class chose to give back during the week and raised more than $6,200 to benefit DePaul Community Resources, a social impact organization that works to change the world by improving the lives of children, families, and individuals with developmental disabilities. A charity event was held on Tuesday, August 3rd, at Kardinal Hall.
2021 Graduation Pictures
2021 Bank School Noted & Quoted
Pictures from the Week
