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Leadership

Meet the team that guides and supports
the vision empowering JMB

Chris Bergstrom, CEO

Christopher W. Bergstrom

President &

Chief Executive Officer

Experience:

  • Over 39 years of experience in banking
  • Founder, President & CEO of Cardinal Bank
  • President of United Bank after acquisition of Cardinal Bank

Education:

  • M.S. in Finance – VCU
  • B.A in Business Administration – JMU

Kent D. Carstater

Sr. EVP,  Chief Financial Officer

 

Experience:

  • Over 23 years of financial services experience
  • Previously served as a SVP and Treasurer at Bank of Georgetown
  • Advised community bank executives on strategic matters as an investment banker before enter the commercial banking space
  • Founded a private equity firm focused on investing in financial institutions

Education:

  • B.S. in Finance – Virginia Tech
  • M.B.A – UVA, Darden School of Business

Andrew J. Peden

Sr. EVP,  Chief Banking Officer

 

Experience:

  • Over 22 years of banking experience, including 17 years with Cardinal Bank
  • Served as EVP of Commercial Real Estate Lending at Cardinal Bank and as a Market Executive at United Bank

Education:

  • Virginia Bankers School of Bank Management
  • Leadership Fairfax Emerging Leaders Institute
  • B.S. in Business – University of Richmond, Robins School of Business

Affiliations:

  • Past President of Westwood Country Club
  • Served for 15 years on the steering committee of a fundraising event for the INOVA Kellar Center
  • Serves on the Board of the VBA Management Services, Inc.
  • Volunteer youth sports coach in Arlington, VA

Kelly Bell

EVP, Chief Operating Officer

 

Experience:

  • Over 30 years of experience in the banking industry
  • Served as Senior Vice President, Director of Retail Banking at Cardinal Bank for 3 years
  • Served in various capacities at Virginia Commerce Bank for 13 years

Education:

  • Graduate of Virginia Bankers Association School of Bank Management
  • Graduate of Leadership Alexandria

Jason R. McDonough

EVP, Chief Lending Officer

 

Experience

  • Over 17 years of banking experience, including 6 with John Marshall Bank
  • 10 years of Commercial Real Estate Lending experience
  • Previously served as EVP/Director of Real Estate Lending at John Marshall Bank

Education

  • M.S. in Real Estate Development with honors – George Mason University ‘15
  • Graduate of Virginia Bankers School of Bank Management ‘12
  • B.S. in Psychology – Virginia Tech ‘06

Affiliations

  • Serves on Board of HomeAid National Capital Region as a Life Director; President’s Award Winner, 2022
  • Co-Founder of the George Mason University Masters in Real Estate Development Alumni Association
  • Recipient of the George Mason University School of Business Prominent Patriot Award, 2018
  • Loudoun 40 Under 40, 2023
  • Serves on Board of Loudoun South Little League

Sheila Yosufy

EVP, Director of Sales  –

Commercial & Retail

Experience:

  • Over 20 years of consumer/commercial banking experience
  • Served as SVP – Virginia Team Lead, Capital Bank
  • Served as SVP — Senior Business Development Officer at United Bank (formerly Cardinal Bank)
  • Served as a Financial Center Manager at BB&T (formerly First Virginia Bank)

Education:

  • M.B.A in Business Management – Marymount University
  • B.B.A in International Business – Marymount University
  • Commercial Lending School – Center for Financial Training in 2016
  • Graduate of Virginia Bankers School of Bank Management in 2008

Affiliations:

  • Serves on the Board of NOVA Chamber of Commerce
  • Leadership Arlington Signature Program, 2015
  • 40 Under 40 Honoree in 2015 – Leadership Arlington
  • Board Member – Annandale Rotary , 2006

James Estep

EVP, Director of Commercial

& Industrial Lending 

Experience: 

  • Over 17 years of banking experience
  • 15 years of experience in the Commercial Lending space

Education:

  • B.S. in Finance | Minor in Real Estate — Virginia Tech
  • Graduate of Virginia Bankers School of Bank Management in 2008, with honors
  • Graduate School of Banking at LSU

Affiliations: 

  • Serves on the Board of the Reston Chamber of Commerce
  • Volunteer EMT for the past 13 years in Fairfax and Loudoun County

Melanie Williams

SVP, Director of

Human Resources

Experience:

  • Over 15 years of human resources and organizational development experience
  • Served as SVP, Director of Human Resources of The Harbor Bank of Maryland

Education:

  • Graduate of the Notre Dame University of Maryland
  • Graduate of the Emerging Leaders Champion Program by the Maryland Bankers Association

Affiliations:

  • Member – Society for Human Resources Management
  • Board Member – Baltimore Workforce Development
  • Board Member – Sinai Hospital

Patrick Runge

SVP, Chief Technology

Officer

Experience: 

  • Over 39 years of Information Technology Experience within the Banking Industry
  • Served as SVP – Chief Technology Officer, MVB Bank
  • Served as SVP – Chief Technology Officer, Access National Bank

Education:

  • A.A. in Information Systems – Northern Virginia Community College
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