Our Banking Family
Our Board
Joe Brumit, Director/Chairman. Mr. Brumit was the previous owner and operator
of 33 Arby’s stores in Western North Carolina. He is currently President of
Brumit Development Company which is involved in real estate development. Mr. Brumit
has lived in the Asheville area since 1988 and is very involved in the community
through charitable, non-profit and civic organizations, including: United Way, Mission
Hospitals, Asheville Chamber, Western North Carolina Foundation, Appalachian State
University, UNC-Asheville, and Western Carolina University.
Kerry Friedman, Director. Mr. Friedman is a partner in the law
firm of Patla, Strauss, Robinson & Moore, P.A. which is one of the oldest and
largest law firms in Asheville; his major emphasis in the firm is Business Organizations,
Tax and Compensation Planning. A native of Asheville, Mr. Friedman’s civic
involvement includes: Past President and member-Legal Services of North Carolina,
Chairman of Community Care Partners and United Way, Western North Carolina Community
Foundation, YMCA, Western North Carolina Jewish Federation Board, and Trustee of
Jewish Center Foundation.
William Mance, Director. Mr. Mance recently retired from Mission
Hospitals, having served as the Vice President for Human Resources. He is
and has been involved in numerous organizations including Past Chairman of the Mountain
Area Workforce Development Board, member of the Asheville-Buncombe Economic Development
Coalition, Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, The Self-Help Credit
Union, Trustee of the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina, Northwestern
North Carolina Goodwill Industries and a disaster volunteer for the American Red
Cross.
Keith Maxwell, Director. Dr. Maxwell is the Senior Partner
of Southeastern Sports Medicine, PLLC and is a Board Certified Orthopedic Spine
Surgeon as well as general orthopedics. Dr. Maxwell was the first Board Certified
Spine Surgeon in North Carolina. An Asheville native, Dr. Maxwell is also an Assistant
Consultant Professor of Surgery at Duke University Medical Center and is Chief of
Surgery at Park Ridge Hospital.
Charles Owen III, Director. Mr. Owen is a native of Asheville and
was the President of Owen Manufacturing, a large manufacturing concern for over
three generations. He is currently President of Fletcher Warehousing Company which
is involved in real estate development. Mr. Owen’s charitable, non-profit
and civic involvement includes: UNC Health Care System Board, North Carolina Citizens
for Business and Industry (NCCBI) board, Inception Micro Angel Fund, and Blue Cross
Blue Shield Foundation of North Carolina.
Diana Pickering, Director. Ms. Pickering is Vice Chairman of the
Board of Directors for the Biltmore Company (Biltmore Estate, Inn on Biltmore, Biltmore
Wine and other subsidiaries). An Asheville native, her current and past civic involvement
include: Eblen Charities Board, North Carolina Zoological Society, Asheville Chamber,
Biltmore Village Historic Museum, Carolina Day School, Mana Food Bank, and the Asheville
Symphony Orchestra.
Our Team