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Board of Directors
Top Row (L-R)
D. Bruce Rogers, Todd E. Burbage, John H. (Jack) Burbage, Jr., Charlotte K. Cathell, Gerald T. (Jerry) Mason, James R. (Jay) Bergey, Jr. & Reese F. Cropper III

Bottom Row (L-R)
Michael L. (Mike) Quillin, Sr., William H. (Bill) Mitchell, Reese F. Cropper, Jr., Raymond M. (Ray) Thompson, Hale Harrison & Joseph E. (Joe) Moore.


Mr. D. Bruce Rogers is the President and CEO of Sherwood of Salisbury (Maryland). Mr. Rogers serves on the Franklin P. Perdue School of Business Dean's Advisory Council and the Board of the Ford/Lincoln/Mercury Washington Dealer Council. In the past, he served as a Director of the Maryland Auto Trade Association.

Mr. Todd E. Burbage is a developer, builder and owner of both residential and commercial projects in Worcester County and on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Maryland Coastal Bays Program and is the acting Chairman of their Citizen Advisory Committee. Mr. Burbage is a past member of the Board of Directors for the Big Brothers Big Sisters Lower Eastern Shore Program.

Mr. John H. Burbage, Jr. is an owner of Mystic Harbour Development Co., Mystic Harbour Utility Co., and Bethany Land Co., and a partner in Bayside Realty, Burbage Properties, Blue Water Development Company, Sunset Bay, LLC, and Holiday House, LLC, Bethany Beach, Delaware.

Ms. Charlotte K. Cathell was first elected the Register of Wills for Worcester County in 1998. She is serving her third year as President of the Maryland Register of Wills Association. She is a member of the Ocean Pines/Ocean City Kiwanis Club, Friends of the Worcester County Commission for Women, and since 1997 has served as President of Worcester County G.O.L.D. (Giving Other Lives Dignity).

Mr. Gerald T. Mason is the Chief Administrative Officer for Worcester County Government and a member of the Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore. He serves on the Maryland Association of Counties Legislative Committee.

Mr. James R. Bergey, Jr. is a Certified Public Accountant and a Principal in Bergey & Company, P.A., in Berlin, Maryland. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. Mr. Bergey serves on the Board of Directors and Finance Committee of Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, Maryland and is past Chairman of that Board.

Mr. Reese F. Cropper, III is owner of Insurance Management Group, Inc., an insurance agency. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Worcester Preparatory School, Berlin, Maryland, and on the Pension Board for the Town of Ocean City, MD.

Mr. Michael L. Quillin, Sr. is retired from the motel business in Ocean City, Maryland. He owns and operates Michael L. Quillin Enterprises, Inc., a property management and construction business. Mr. Quillin is a Director and Treasurer of the Quillin Foundation. He is a member of the Endowment Committee of Berlin Heritage Foundation and the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Quillin is President of the Ocean City Golf and Yacht Club.

Mr. William H. Mitchell has been employed by the Bank since June 1970 and was named as its Cashier on February 5, 1986. He became Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Bank on January 6, 1999, and was appointed Executive Vice President in January 2006. He became Vice President of the Company on February 3, 1999. Mr. Mitchell is a member of the Berlin Lions Club and serves as a Trustee and the Treasurer of the Humphreys Foundation, Inc.

Mr. Reese F. Cropper, Jr. has been employed by the Bank since May 1962 and served as its President from January 1974 to May 2002. He became President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company on October 31, 1995, serving in those capacities until May 2002, and December 31, 2005, respectively. Mr. Cropper continues to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank and the Company since his election in May 2002, and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Bank. He is a past President of the Maryland Bankers Association and he served a six-year term as a member of the Banking Board of the State of Maryland from 1983 to 1989. He is also a "Corporation Member" of Atlantic General Hospital, a Director of Ocean City Golf and Yacht Club, partner in the Atlantic Hotel, Berlin, Maryland, and Holiday House, LLC, Bethany Beach, Delaware, and owns several rental properties in the Berlin-Ocean City area.

Mr. Raymond M. Thompson has been employed by the Bank since October 1997. Mr. Thompson served as Vice President of the Bank from January 1999 to his election as President in May 2002, and as Treasurer of the Company from February 2000 to his election as President in May 2002. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank as of January 1, 2006. Mr. Thompson serves on the boards of the Southern Eastern Shore Revolving Loan Fund, the Maryland Financial Bank, and the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. He is a "Corporation Member" of Atlantic General Hospital, serving on the Hospital's investment committee. Mr. Thompson is a member and past Treasurer of the Berlin Lions Club.

Mr. Hale Harrison owns and operates Harrison Group Resort Hotels in Ocean City, Maryland. Mr. Harrison is a former councilman and secretary for the Town of Ocean City and former Chairman of the Ocean City Planning and Zoning Commission. He is past Chairman of the Board of Directors and a member of the Finance Committee of Atlantic General Hospital.

Joseph E. Moore, Esq. is a partner in the law firm of Williams, Moore, Shockley & Harrison, LLP, with offices in Ocean City and Ocean Pines. Mr. Moore is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Worcester Preparatory School, in Berlin. He is the Chairman of the Board of Zoning Appeals for the Town of Berlin. Mr. Moore also serves on the Board of Directors of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation of Dover, Delaware, and is a member of its Compensation Committee and Governance Committee. Mr. Moore is a member of the Board of Directors of the Nabb Center for Delmarva History & Culture at Salisbury University and a member of the Board of Directors of the Ocean City Lifesaving Museum. Mr. Moore presently serves as co-Chair of the First Appellate Circuit Character Committee of the Maryland State Board of Law Examiners, having been appointed to that position by the Maryland Court of Appeals. Mr. Moore is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.