Board of Directors

Ronald L. Tillett is a Managing Director and Head of Mid-Atlantic Public Finance at Raymond James & Associates, Inc., a position he has held since 2001. Before that, he served as the Secretary of Finance of the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1996 to 2001, and as State Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1991 to 1996. He is a member of the Christopher Newport University (“CNU”) Board of Visitors, Chairman of CNU Foundation Investment Committee, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Wason Center for Civic Leadership, and a member of the Commonwealth Debt Capacity Advisory Committee since 2010. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Institute of Public Finance, Pepperdine University since 2014. He holds FINRA Series 7, 50, 52, 53, 54, 63, 79, and 99 securities licenses and has passed the SEC Securities Industry Examination. Mr. Tillett received his B.S. degree from VCU.

Linda V. Schreiner is a former Senior Vice President of Markel Corporation, a financial holding company with specialty insurance and reinsurance and venture businesses, a position she held from 2016 until 2022.  Before that, she served as Senior Vice President of MeadWestvaco, a global packaging company, from 2000 to 2016. She was a Senior Manager, Strategy Consulting of Arthur D. Little, Inc. from 1998 to 2000, and served as Vice President of Signet Banking Corporation from 1988 to 1998. She served as a member of the Darden School of Business Corporate Advisory Board at the University of Virginia from 2014 to 2017 and as Chair of the Board of Directors of Virginia War Memorial Foundation from 2020 to 2022, and she has served as a member of their board since 2009.  She was the past President of ChildSavers’ board of directors from 2014 to 2016 and a member of that board since 2008 and a member of ChildSavers’ Endowment Board since 2016. She has served as a member of The Richmond Forum board of directors since 2019. She served as a member of the Executive Committee of Venture Richmond from 2006 to 2014, as Vice Chairman of the board of directors for the Virginia Commonwealth University (“VCU”) Rice Center until 2012, and as a member of that board from 2008 to 2012. Ms. Schreiner received her B.A. degree from the University of Georgia and M. Ed. from the University of Vermont.

Nancy Howell Agee is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Carilion Clinic, a health care organization, a position she held from 2011 until her retirement in July 2024.  Ms. Agee served as a director of American National Bankshares Inc. from 2019 until it merged with and into the Company on April 1, 2024.  Ms. Agee serves as a director on two other public company boards—RGC Resources, Inc., where she has served since 2005, and Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated, where she has served since 2016.  She chairs the statewide economic development entity, Go VA, and serves on the Governor’s advisory committee for revenue estimates, GACRE.  She also chairs the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges and serves as Vice Chair of the Virginia Business Higher Education Council. She is also the former Chair of the American Hospital Association. Ms. Agee received a B.S. in Nursing from the University of Virginia and a Master of Science in Nursing from Emory University.

John C. Asbury has been Chief Executive Officer of the Company since January 2017, and President of the Company since October 2016.  He also serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, a position he has held since October 2016, and he previously served as President of the Bank from October 2016 until September 2017 and May 2018 until September 2018.  Before joining us, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of First National Bank of Santa Fe from February 2015 until August 2016.  Before that, he served as Senior Executive Vice President and Head of the Business Services Group at Regions Bank from May 2010 until July 2014, after joining Regions Bank in March 2008 as Business Banking Division Executive.  Mr. Asbury also served as a Senior Vice President at Bank of America in a variety of roles.  Mr. Asbury received his B.S. degree in Business from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (“Virginia Tech”) and his M.B.A. from The College of William & Mary.

Patrick E. Corbin is a Managing Shareholder of Corbin & Company, P.C., an accounting firm, a position he has held since 1983, and he has been a certified public accountant since 1979.  He is a member of a number of professional organizations, including the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the Tidewater Chapter of the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants.  He is a director and past chairman of the Chesapeake Alliance, and was designated as “Super CPA” by Virginia Business magazine in the fields of litigation support and business valuation for the years 2002 to 2012.  He served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Xenith Bankshares, Inc. (“Xenith”) and was a director of Xenith from 2009 until we acquired Xenith in 2018. Mr. Corbin received his B.S. degree in Accounting from Virginia Tech.

Rilla S. Delorier is the former Executive Vice President (“EVP”) and Chief Strategy and Digital Transformation Officer at Umpqua Bank, a position she held from 2017 until 2020.  Before that, she held various roles at SunTrust Bank from 2006 until 2016, including EVP, Retail Bank, Chief Marketing Officer, and Wealth Management Marketing Director.  She served as Chief Marketing Officer at PNC Advisors and as EVP of Customer Strategy at PNC Bank from 1999 to 2006.  She has served on the boards of Central City Concern since 2018 and NYMBUS since November 2020.  She also serves on the board of Coastal Financial Corporation, a publicly held company, a position she has held since November 2020, where she also serves on the audit and compensation committees. She was appointed to the board of Wisdom Tree Investments, Inc., a publicly traded company, in 2023, where she serves on the audit and compensation committees. Ms. Delorier received her B.S. in Marketing and Management from the University of Virginia and her M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Frank Russell Ellett is the President of Excel Truck Group, a dealer and distributor for Freightliner and Mack trucks and Wabash National trailers with offices in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Mr. Ellett has held various leadership roles at Excel Truck Group since 1997 and has been President of Excel and its predecessor companies since 2003. Before that he served in a variety of roles at Norfolk Southern Corporation from 1993 to 1997. He was a Supply Corps officer in the United States Navy from 1989 to 1991. He serves as Vice Chairman of the Virginia Western Community College Foundation Board and as a board member of the Virginia Foundation For Independent Colleges, the North Carolina Auto Dealers Association, and the Virginia Trucking Association. He is the past Chairman of the Business Council of the Roanoke/Blacksburg Region, a past board member of the South Carolina Trucking Association, and a past board member and former Board Chairman of North Cross School. Mr. Ellett received his B.A. in English from the University of Virginia and his M.B.A. from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.

Paul Engola is the former Deputy Group President of the Dynetics Group of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (“Leidos”), a company engaged in the provision of scientific, engineering and information technology services and solutions in the areas of defense, intelligence, civil and health markets. Mr. Engola has held such position from 2022 until 2024, and also served as Executive Vice President, National Security Space, for Leidos from 2021 until 2024. Before that, he was Chief Human Resources Officer and Head of Business Partnerships from 2018 until 2021 and Senior Vice President and Deputy Group President for Leidos’ Defense and Intelligence Group from 2017 until 2018. He served as Vice President, Transportation and Financial Solutions with Lockheed Martin Information Systems and Global Solutions before it merged with Leidos. Mr. Engola currently serves on the board of directors for the Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to advancing the global space community. Mr. Engola has a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University, a Master of Science from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Donald R. Kimble is the former Chief Financial Officer of KeyCorp, the parent company to KeyBank NA, a position he held from June 2013 until his retirement in May 2023. During that time, he also served in other executive level positions at KeyCorp, including as Vice Chairman from 2017 until his retirement and as Chief Administrative Officer from 2020 until his retirement. Mr. Kimble also served as Chairman and President of KeyBank NA from 2020 until his retirement. Before that, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Huntington Bancshares, Inc. and Executive Vice President and Controller for AmSouth Bancshares. Mr. Kimble has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Ohio State University.

Patrick J. McCann is the former Chief Financial Officer of University of Virginia Foundation, a position he held from 2009 to 2020.  Before that, he served as a Senior Finance Executive for Bank of America-Florida Division from 1998 to 2000.  He held positions with Barnett Banks, Inc., including as Corporate Director of Finance from 1996 to 1998 and Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer from 1992 to 1996. Mr. McCann received his B.S. degree in accounting from Florida State University.

Mark C. Micklem retired from Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated in 2018 where he was a Managing Director and Head of Financial Services Investment Banking for 12 years. While at Baird, Mr. Micklem focused on providing capital financing and merger and acquisition (“M&A”) advisory services to banks and other financial services companies. Prior to joining Baird, Mr. Micklem was head of the Financial Services Investment Banking Group at Legg Mason for ten of his 21 years there. As a senior investment banker, Mr. Micklem was responsible for originating over 200 financing and M&A advisory assignments for financial services companies. As Head of Financial Services Investment Banking at both Baird and Legg Mason, he also oversaw teams of professionals and was responsible for meeting group business and revenue goals and objectives. Throughout his career, Mr. Micklem regularly advised public and private company boards of directors regarding capital financing, M&A and other financial/business matters. Mr. Micklem served as a director of Sandy Spring from 2019 until it was merged with and into Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation on April 1, 2025. 

Michelle A. O’Hara is the Chief Human Resources Officer of Humana Inc., a position she has held since January 1, 2025.  Before that, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Science Applications International Corporation, Inc. (“SAIC”), a technology integrator and leader in digital transformation for federal government customers, a position she held from 2019 until 2024. Ms. O’Hara led SAIC’s human capital capabilities, including organizational design, culture transformation, talent management, upskilling and diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as its marketing, communications and ESG functions. Before that, she held various executive-level positions at SAIC including Senior Vice President, Human Resources from 2018 until 2019 and Senior Vice President, Total Rewards from 2016 until 2018. Before SAIC, she served in senior leadership roles at global professional services and technology companies including BearingPoint, Perot Systems Corporation and Booz Allen Hamilton. Ms. O’Hara currently serves on the board of directors for the HR Policy Association, the leading public policy organization of large company Chief Human Resources Officers.  Ms. O’Hara received her B.S. from the College of William and Mary.

Daniel J. Schrider is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc., a position he held from 2009 until it was merged with and into Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation on April 1, 2025. He also served as Chief Credit Officer of Sandy Spring Bank, until it was merged with and into Atlantic Union Bank on April 1, 2025.  Mr. Schrider also served as a director of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. from 2009 and as chair of the Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. board of directors from 2023, each until its merger with Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation. Mr. Schrider holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland and an MBA from Mount St. Mary’s University. Mr. Schrider is also a graduate of the American Bankers Association Stonier Graduate School of Banking. A leader among community bankers, Mr. Schrider has served previously as a director of the American Bankers Association, the chair of the Maryland Bankers Association, and a chair of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking Advisory Board.

Joel R. Shepherd is President of Virginia Home Furnishings, Inc., a furniture retailer, a position he has held since 1997.  He also serves as President of 220 Self Storage, Inc., a self-storage provider, a position he has held since 1996. Mr. Shepherd served as a director of American National Bankshares Inc. from 2015 until it merged with and into the Company on April 1, 2024. He is the former Chairman of Franklin Community Bank, N.A. and MainStreet BankShares, Inc. (acquired by American National in 2015). He was Vice President and Portfolio Manager in the Funds Management Division of Dominion Bankshares, Inc. (acquired by First Union Corporation, now part of Wells Fargo & Company) from 1986 to 1993.

Mona Abutaleb Stephenson is the Chief Executive Officer of Medical Technology Solutions, LLC, a provider of technology solutions for the healthcare industry, a position she has held since December 2019. From 2013 to 2018, Ms. Abutaleb was the Chief Executive Officer of mindSHIFT Technologies, Inc., an IT outsourcing/managed services and cloud services provider, which was acquired by Ricoh Company, Ltd. in 2014. From 2006 to 2013, Ms. Abutaleb served as President and Chief Operating Officer of mindSHIFT. Ms. Abutaleb also served as Senior Vice President of Ricoh USA from 2015 to 2017 and as Executive Vice President of Ricoh Global Services from 2017 to 2018. Ms. Abutaleb is also on the board of directors of Pentair plc (NYSE: PNR). Ms. Abutaleb served as a director of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. from 2015 until it was merged with and into Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation on April 1, 2025. 

Keith L. Wampler is a retired Partner at PBMares, LLP, a regional certified public accounting and consulting firm with twelve offices in Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina, a position he has held since 1990. He also served as Chairman of the firm’s board of directors from 2013 until 2022. Before that, he served as a managing partner of PBMares’ predecessor firm from 2001 to 2012. He is an advisory member of the board of directors of Hilldrup, a private company, a founding board member of the Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region, a board member of the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank, a committee member of the Mary Washington Healthcare board, and former member of the board of directors of StellarOne Bank. Mr. Wampler received his B.S. degree from Bridgewater College.

F. Blair Wimbush is the former Chief Real Estate and Corporate Sustainability Officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation (“Norfolk Southern”), a transportation company, a position he held from November 2007 to May 2015. Before that, he served in other positions with Norfolk Southern, including as Vice President—Real Estate from 2004 to 2007 and as Senior General Counsel, General Counsel—Operations and in other legal positions from 1980 to 2004. He is a member of the boards of Lifenet Health, Inc. and in 2024, he joined the board of Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc., a publicly traded company, where he serves on the audit and nominating and corporate governance committees. He is a trustee emeritus at the University of Virginia Law School Foundation, where he formerly served as the Chairman. He is also the former Commissioner and Vice Chairman of the Virginia Port Authority.

Mr. Wimbush received a B.A. in political science from the University of Rochester, and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. He attended the Norfolk Southern Management Development program, Duke University Fuqua School of Business and completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School.