president of the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce and is a past president of the Virginia Economic Developers Association.
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Business Unit Leader, Southern Region, Hull which covers Roanoke The Roanoke Regional and Richmond, as Partnership has named well as Charlotte, North Carolina. She John Hull as its new is responsible for new executive director. He succeeds Beth Doughty, growth and projects, who retired in December staffing, planning and executing awarded after 22 years with the economic development projects. Bowman joined Branch Builds organization. Hull is in 1995 and most a Roanoke College recently, served as the graduate and had Director of Business already served in Administration. several roles at the Partnership, including as director of marketing intelligence since 2010. FINANCIAL “I’m a firm believer in a FRONT data-driven approach … that’s going to be my Freedom First Credit [focus] moving ahead,” Union has announced the addition of Jeremiah says Hull, who also Clarke as Vice President gives Doughty kudos as a mentor. “Beth has of Private Banking and Treasury Services. He really taught me a lot has nearly a decade of … I’ve seen her do it experience in banking again and again." and financial services. Roanoke-based Branch Clarke worked in the insurance industry for Builds has promoted more than a decade Heather Bowman to
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before moving into banking and investment services.
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Bank of Botetourt has appointed of Beth Doughty to the Board of Directors. Doughty retired after 22 years as the executive director of the Roanoke Regional Partnership. As executive director, she managed a $2.4 million-dollar economic development program for an eight-locality, urban-suburban-rural region. Between two stints as executive director of the Roanoke Regional Partnership, Doughty was also
Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announces that Jessica Johnson, CCIM has been appointed as the Secretary/Treasurer for the CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) Mid-Atlantic Board of Directors for 2021- 2022. Johnson has also been selected to serve on the CCIM National Marketing Committee for a two-year term, 20212023. CCIM Institute is a professional organization providing industry education and is recognized as an expert in commercial investment real estate. Johnson joined Thalhimer’s Southwest Virginia office in
