Continued from page 11 Kayla Addison City National Bank Vice President/Dual Branch Manager Years in Banking: 15 Kayla began her career at City National Bank in 2007 as an IRA specialist in the operations center and worked her way up to her current position of Vice President/Branch Manager. Kayla is a graduate of West Virginia State University and the West Virginia School of Banking. She also attended WVBA Branch Management School. Kayla is the treasurer for the Kanawha City Community Association. She is also involved with various Morgan Hodge City National Bank VP, Regional Manager, Allegheny East Region Years in Banking: 9 Accountability, passion and community are just a few words most often used to describe Morgan Hodge. With nine years of experience in the banking industry, Morgan has established herself as a leader among her peers and a trusted advisor to her customers. In her current role at City National Bank, Morgan leads strategic business development and customer engagement while guiding the success of a high-performing team. Morgan’s success comes through her effective communication skills and the determination to remain customer-centric. Those qualities earned her the respect of clients and peers alike. Morgan has built and developed a successful professional career. She has increased her span of responsibility from a Personal Banker to Regional Manager with oversight of seven bank branches totaling assets of $98MM. She continues to take on additional roles within the bank, and in the Lewisburg community, to expand her experience and acumen. Advice I would give my teenage self? You need to trust yourself before others can trust you – trust has been a key component in my career. Forget what people think about you; all that matters is what you think about yourself. Whatever you decide to do in life, do it because it makes YOU happy. Jennifer Moore City National Bank Vice President, Branch Manager Years In Banking: 14 Jen is a dual branch manager, leading our Hurricane and Winfield offices since 2012. She has been awarded branch of the year (top branch out of 95 offices) and consistently finishes in the top 10. In 2020, both her branches finished in the top 10 of our organization, a feat no other dual role manager has accomplished. She has coached two of our company’s top loan producers and groomed them both for their current manager roles. Jen is a graduate of Marshall University and the West Virginia School of Banking. She is an active member of our local Chamber of Commerce's Network of Women and Generation Putnam. You can often find Jen donating time for our local United Way and community service initiatives throughout Putnam County. In your career, what is your greatest accomplishment that is the most meaningful to you? I’m finally at a point in my career where I’m getting to watch the seeds I’ve nurtured grow. I’m getting to watch employees I’ve had on my team step into their own leadership roles. A company is only as good as its people and it’s rewarding to me to watch them flourish in their new roles. other non-profit organizations. Kayla is a wife and mother of two children. What motivates you to work? I am motivated by the relationships I have built throughout the years, both with customers and coworkers. Being in banking allows me to get to know people on such a personal level. I have customers who I have known now for more than a decade and consider my close friends. I have been able to celebrate retirements, weddings, and new babies with them, mourn with them when they experience the loss of a loved one, and help them make plans for their futures. I have built relationships with new bankers and had the opportunity to develop and encourage them. It’s one of my biggest sources of joy to watch their careers take off and celebrate their accomplishments. wvbankers.org 12 West Virginia Banker
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