BRENT SMITH
President of LINKBANK, Director, Executive Vice President of LINKBANCORP
Mr. Smith serves as the President of LINKBANK and Executive Vice President of LINKBANCORP and has served since their inception in 2018. Prior thereto, Mr. Smith most recently served as Sunshine Bank's Senior Vice President, Corporate Development since 2014. Prior to joining Sunshine Bank, he was Vice President and Director of Brokerage Services at Susquehanna Bank after the acquisition of Tower Bancorp, Inc. where he had served as Vice President and Director of Investor Relations from 2009 to 2012.
JOSEPH C. MICHETTI, JR.
Chairman of the Board
Mr. Michetti has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors of LINKBANCORP since the consummation of the Merger with GNBF in September 2021. Prior to that, Mr. Michetti was a Director of GNBF and The Gratz Bank since 2007, and served as Chairman of the GNBF Board of Directors. He has been a licensed attorney since 1979 and is currently a partner in the law firm of Diehl, Dluge, Michetti, & Michetti.
DIANE POILLON
Director
Ms. Poillon is President and Chief Executive Officer of Willow Valley Associates. She has 30 years of experience in the hospitality and real estate business at Willow Valley in roles including Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President of Focus Service Hotels, Director of Learning and Development, Director of Safety and Manager of Family Restaurant. Ms. Poillon is an active community leader in Central Pennsylvania, including positions on the boards of the Lancaster General Health Foundation, Lancaster Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Water Street Mission.
ANSON FLAKE
Director
Mr. Flake is the founder and CEO of TEAM Aurelius, a venture focused on health and human performance. He previously co-founded a sports medicine and healthcare manufacturing company, HyrdoWorx International, Inc. in 1993, serving as Chief Executive Officer from 1997 through 2016, when HyrdoWorx International, Inc. was acquired by a private equity firm. Mr. Flake received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Washburn University School of Law. He teaches entrepreneurship at Trinity High School (Camp Hill, Pa.) and is a founding board member of Harrisburg University's Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
GEORGE PARMER
Director
Mr. Parmer is the Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Fine Line Homes, a family-owned company that started building homes in 1972. Mr. Parmer is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of Residential Warranty Company, a leading provider of insured new home warranties to the building industry. He previously served as an independent Director of Sunshine Bank and Sunshine Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBPC) from 2014 until its sale in 2018. In addition to his business ventures, Mr. Parmer was a licensed public accountant, a member of the National Association of Accountants, and is a member of the National Association of Home Builders.
DEBRA PIERSON
Director
Ms. Pierson is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Pierson Computing Connection, which she founded in 1993, specializing in providing technology solutions to state, local, and education customers throughout the East Coast. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Ms. Pierson serves on the National Board of Directors of the Alzheimer's Association.
STEVEN I. TRESSLER
Director
Mr. Tressler has been a Director of LINKBANCORP since the consummation of the Merger with GNBF in September 2021. Prior to that, Mr. Tressler was a director of GNBF and The Gratz Bank since 2011. He is the former Chief Executive Officer of The Herndon National Bank, having served as such from 1990 until his retirement following the acquisition of The Herndon National Bank by GNBF in 2011.
DAVID H. KOPPENHAVER
Director
Mr. Koppenhaver has been a Director of LINKBANCORP since the consummation of the Merger with GNBF in September 2021. He was previously a Director of GNBF and The Gratz Bank. He is currently the President of Koppy's Propane, Inc., which is a retailer of propane gas and related supplies.
WILLIAM L. JONES III
Director
Mr. Jones has been a Director of LINKBANCORP since the consummation of the Merger with GNBF in September 2021. Prior to that, he was a director of GNBF and The Gratz Bank since 2017. A certified public accountant since 1980, Mr. Jones is the President and owner of Jones & Co., Certified Public Accountants.
KRISTEN K. SNYDER
Director
Ms. Snyder has been a Director of LINKBANCORP since the consummation of the Merger with GNBF in September 2021. Prior to that, she was a director of GNBF and The Gratz Bank since 2018. Ms. Snyder is a Principal of Koppy's Propane, Inc., overseeing Operations, Finance, Safety and Human Resources. Previous to that, she served as Senior Analyst for JPMorgan Chase & Co. from 2007 to 2010.
MONA ALBERTINE
Director
Ms. Albertine is co-founder, President, and owner of Jabberwocky Books, which has been part of the Fredericksburg, Virginia business community since 1985. She is also a managing partner of Albertine Properties, which owns and manages commercial real estate in downtown Fredericksburg. For more than 34 years she has served on numerous charitable boards in the Fredericksburg area, most recently, the Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region. She served as President for The Women and Girls Fund and as a Director of the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce. She currently serves as a Member Emeritus on the Board of the University of Mary Washington Foundation.
KENNETH LEHMAN
Director
Mr. Lehman is a private investor and former banking and securities attorney. He served as a Director of Partners Bancorp and the Bank of Delmarva since 2016 and 2014, respectively. Since 2016, Mr. Lehman has served as a Director of several banks and bank holding companies, including three companies registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act: Four Oaks Fincorp, First Capital Bancorp, Inc., and Village Bank and Trust Financial Corp. Mr. Lehman currently serves as a Director of Marine Bancorp of Florida and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Marine Bank and Trust Company, BankFLORIDA Bancorp and BankFLORIDA, and Locality Bank.
JENNIFER DELAYE
Director
Ms. Delaye is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The JDK Group, a full-service event production firm that began operations in 1987. Ms. Delaye is also the Chief Operating Officer of Integrated Agriculture Systems (INTAG), where she has spearheaded the use of new-age agriculture systems in the event planning industry. Ms. Delaye is a member of the Leading Caterers of America organization and has started a number of restaurant businesses. In 2014, she was named Entrepreneur of the Year by the Harrisburg Chamber and has previously been named one of Pennsylvania's "50 Best Women in Business."
MICHAEL W. CLARKE
Director
Mr. Clarke brings over 39 years of experience in all aspects of commercial banking, corporate finance and capital management formation. He is a Senior Portfolio Advisor at FJ Capital Management, assisting in the evaluation and management of investments in the U.S. financial services industry. Mr. Clarke also serves as a manager of the Graystone Investment Fund. Over the last five years, Mr. Clarke has served as a Director of Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation and Access National Corporation, including their banking subsidiaries. Mr. Clarke’s active and past community and industry board service roles include: Virginia Tech Foundation; Virginia Bankers Association; Business Finance Group; Salem Halifax Capital Partners; Chairman, Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce; Founding Member & Chair of the IncSpire Business Incubator; Chair of the Finance Advisory Board at Virginia Tech; Chair & Treasurer of the Adult Community Education Foundation; and Chair of The Pamplin College of Business Advisory Council.
JOHN BREDA
Director
Mr. Breda is the CEO of the Delmarva Market. Prior thereto, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Partners Bancorp since December 2022 and from July 2017 through November 2019. During the period from November 2019 through December 2022, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. He joined the Company and Delmarva as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer in August 2012. Mr. Breda has over 35 years of banking experience. Over the years, he has been a member of the Wicomico Rotary Club, Greater Salisbury Committee, Salisbury-Wicomico Economic Development, Ocean City Development Corporation and Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico County.
LLOYD HARRISON III
Director
Mr. Harrison served as a Director of Partners Bancorp since November 2019 and as a Director of Virginia Partners Bank since it was established in 2007. Mr. Harrison served as Chief Executive Officer of the Partners from November 2019 until December 2022 and Senior Executive Vice President since December 2022. Mr. Harrison served as President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Chief Operating Officer of Partners from its inception in 2007 to July 2014. In December 2020, Mr. Harrison ceased serving as President of Partners, but continued to serve as Chief Executive Officer of Partners. He has over 37 years of banking experience. Over the years, he has served on the boards of many civic and charitable organizations. Currently, Mr. Harrison serves as the Chairman of The Fredericksburg Regional Alliance and is the past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Association of Community Banks.
GEORGE SNEAD
Director
Mr. Snead is a partner in Parrish Snead Franklin Simpson, PLC, a general practice law firm located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Mr. Snead’s practice centers on estate planning and commercial transactions, specifically including commercial real estate purchases/sales, commercial leases, business organizations, and lending transactions. Prior thereto, he served as a Director of Partners Bancorp since November 2019 and as a Director of Virginia Partners Bank since it was established in 2007. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Germanna Community College Educational Foundation, the Central Virginia Housing Coalition, the Massad Branch of the YMCA, the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Directors of the Central Rappahannock Heritage Center and the Board of Trustees of the Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region.
ROBERT WHEATLEY
Director
Mr. Wheatley has been the managing member and owner of The Whayland Group LLC, a real estate project management and consulting firm since 2009, and was President and owner of The Whayland Company, Inc., a commercial construction company from 1993 to 2013. He served as a Director of Partners Bancorp and the Bank of Delmarva since 1998. Mr. Wheatley serves on the Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission, the Laurel Development Corp., Sussex Economic Development Action Committee and other public and private economic development initiatives. He is also an associate real estate broker with Keller Williams Realty, Inc. since 2016.