Volunteer Achievement Awards

(l. to r.) Allie Wittkamp, TowneBank director of marketing communications, Mimi Mitchell, VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads CEO, and Brian Skinner, TowneBank president of Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina, at the Volunteer Achievement Awards ceremony.

Two TowneBank leaders were recognized at VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads’ (VHR) Volunteer Achievement Awards at The NorVA in Norfolk, VA. Brian Skinner, TowneBank president of Virginia & Northeastern North Carolina, earned the Best of Board Volunteer of the Year award and Allie Wittkamp, director of marketing communications, was recognized as the Harvey L. Lindsay, Jr. Changemaker Honoree!

Brian is dedicated to giving his time and financial expertise to help nonprofits achieve their goals. His board commitments include An Achievable Dream, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula, the Christopher Newport University Education Foundation, the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, The Mariners' Museum, and more.

Allie is passionate about sharing the mission and values of a community bank that strives to be a community asset. She exhibits servant leadership through her work with the VHR Corporate Volunteer Council, as THRIVE Peninsula treasurer and Master Financial Education Volunteer, as United Way of South Hampton Roads' TowneBank Workplace Giving Campaign chair, and with St. Andrew's Episcopal Church where she serves on the finance committee and teaches Children’s Chapel.

Below is a full list of the 2024 honorees. Thank you all for your impact on the Hampton Roads community!

Delceno Miles – Lenora Mathews Lifetime Achievement Honoree

Allie Wittkamp – Harvey L. Lindsay, Jr. Changemaker Honoree

Sentara – Corporate Volunteer Excellence Honoree

Brian Skinner – Best of Board

Salima Ramos – Adult Volunteer

Amy Sheyer – Skills Based Volunteer

Grant Montonye - Youth Volunteer

ASEZ – Save the Earth from A to Z – Community Volunteer Group

Cullen Family – Family of Volunteers

USS George H.W. Bush – Military Volunteer Group

Virginia Cooperative Extension – Nonprofit Volunteer Program

Mayor's Youth Leaders in Action – Youth Volunteer Group

Congratulations to Brian, Allie, and all of this year’s honorees! Learn more at VolunteerHR.org/HRVAA.

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