Mary Ann Miller
When Opportunities Knock… Answer! By Cory Crouser
Valley Business FRONT introduces Mary Ann Miller, a 2020 advisory board member representing the financial / banking sector. Mary Ann Miller, Bank of Botetourt’s VP of Business Banking & Community Relations, operates by one simple rule: “Be thankful for what you have… And work hard for what you don’t.” While studying Communications and Public Relations at Bridgewater College, Miller, who entertained lofty ambitions in the field, received a generous offer from her longtime employer, The Bank of Fincastle. “[The Bank of Fincastle] offered me a full-time job as a loan officer,” Miller explains. “While that wasn’t my first choice [of career], I seized the opportunity and made an effort to learn the many aspects of community banking.
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It wasn’t long after she transitioned into the loan officer position that Miller found herself presented with another opportunity “I covered for [The Bank of Fincastle’s] marketing officer during her maternity leave on occasion,” Miller explains, “and when she decided not to return I transitioned to VP of marketing.” Miller also assumed oversight of the bank’s online banking program. But it doesn’t end there. The young executive also found herself responsible for a veritable laundry list of other bank operations, from flipping foreclosed properties to community outreach, the latter of which she says came quite naturally. Miller also managed the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) operations for the bank, a program which
