Millennials on the Move: John M. Garrett
John M. Garrett 27, Vice President, Commercial Lender at TowneBank, Norfolk Business community involvement: Hampton Roads Chamber—Norfolk Economic Development Committee, Downtown Norfolk Council DT100, TowneBank Leadership Alliance, Association of Financial Professionals, Virginia Bankers Association, tHRive Civic contributions: Elizabeth River Trail Foundation Treasurer, VMI Keydet Club, CHKD Ronald McDonald House Charities, Maison Fortuné Orphanage Foundation, […]
TowneBank Supports WTFC ‘Tree of Life’ Program
TowneBank recently joined Western Tidewater Free Clinic’s corporate “Tree of Life” program by sponsoring $1,250 to cover the average annual cost of healthcare for one WTFC patient for a year. TowneBank Senior Vice President Michelle Butler, WTFC Director of Development Ashley Greene and TowneBank Portsmouth/Suffolk President Robin Cooke In 2018, WTFC provided comprehensive healthcare to […]
TowneBank Supports Salvation Army’s Christmas Depot
More than a hundred TowneBank employees gathered at the Salvation Army’s Christmas Depot on Dec. 18 in Virginia Beach to pass out angel tree gifts and toys to South Hampton Roads families picking up gifts for their children at the event. TowneBank distributed 80 new bikes donated by employees. The Christmas Depot took place Dec. […]
TowneBank Ranked as a Best Bank to Work For
American Banker magazine ranked TowneBank as the 14th Best Bank to Work For in America among 85 honorees, and the only Virginia bank ranked in the top 20. Among financial institutions listed with $10 billion or more in assets, TowneBank was no. 1. American Banker asked all companies to respond to a number of questions […]
Leading Ladies: Dawn S. Glynn
President and Regional Executive Officer, TowneBank Chesapeake/Portsmouth/Suffolk/North Carolina By Barrett Baker You could say that banking has always been in Dawn Glynn’s blood. She started her career at 18 as a part-time teller while attending Old Dominion University. She has had countless member-facing positions in the banking world since, including banking officer, branch manager, financial […]
TowneBank Supported Nonprofits During Shareholder Meeting
TowneBank designated charitable gifts and donations for local charities during their annual shareholder meeting this past May. TowneBank collected supplies for the Children’s Health Investment Project (CHIP) and its Sleeptight Program with the donation of six cribs, 30 sleep sacks, a six-month supply of diapers, bath soaps and more. Jessica Gipson, Trish O’Brien and Sheri […]
Millennial on the Move: Michael A. Franks
Michael A. Franks 33, Vice President Commercial Loan Officer at TowneBank, Williamsburg Contributions to the business community: Greater Williamsburg Partnership, Regional Executive Council; Member of the Virginia Bankers Association Leadership Division; Member of the Hampton Roads Association for Commercial Real Estate; Member of the Hampden-Sydney College Peninsula Alumni Club Civic contributions: Co-Founder and Co-Fundraising […]
757 Accelerate Gains Momentum
757 Accelerate announced the City of Virginia Beach as a new sponsor and the hiring of new Executive Director Evans McMillion. The City of Virginia Beach is joining a regional coalition led by TowneBank that has come together to support the creation of the startup program. Virginia Beach’s support will be combined with $500,000 in […]
American Bankers Association Posthumously Honors TowneBank Employee
Elizabeth “Beth” Prever, a TowneBank employee who passed away in August after a courageous fight with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), was posthumously honored with the American Bankers Association’s (ABA) 2017 George Bailey Distinguished Service Award. Prever worked at TowneBank as senior vice president and marketing and community relations for 11 years in Suffolk, where she […]
TowneBank Celebrates 10-Year NASDAQ Listing Anniversary
In October, TowneBank CEO Bob Aston and others visited the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square in New York City to ring the opening bell for the stock market for the day. The bell ringing was part of a 10-year anniversary celebration from when TowneBank was listed on NASDAQ on Oct. 9, 2007 (photo above).