BCT-Bank of Charles Town Announces Alice Frazier Elected as Vice Chairman of ICBA

March 18, 2024
CHARLES TOWN, WV, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ (OTC:PTBS) BCT-Bank of Charles Town, also known as The Community’s Bank, is pleased to announce the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) has elected Alice Frazier, BCT’s President and CEO, as the ICBA Vice Chairman. Her term began March 17, 2024, immediately following the ICBA LIVE national convention in Orlando, Florida.
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"I'm deeply honored to champion the cause of our nation's community banks in my role as ICBA vice chairman," Frazier said. “As relationship lenders with deep community ties, our success is intricately connected to the prosperity of those we serve. I'm eager to advance ICBA’s advocacy, education, and innovation initiatives and work with key stakeholders to foster an environment where community banks flourish and the local economy thrives."

Frazier serves in many leadership roles at ICBA. She is a member of the ICBA Executive Committee and board of directors and is vice chairman of the Federal Delegate Board. She serves on ICBA’s Policy Development Committees and is Executive Committee liaison to the Bank Education Committee and ThinkTECH Selection Advisory Group. Frazier previously served on the ICBA Executive Committee as secretary from 2019-21. She is also a member of the Consolidated Holdings and Service Network boards.
 
Frazier is also active at the local level. She serves on the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Board and is past chairman of the Virginia Association of Community Banks. She currently serves as treasurer on the WVU East Hospital System (West Virginia) and for the Loudoun Economic Development Authority (Virginia).

"Alice is a passionate advocate for our industry who has earned the respect and admiration of her peers," said ICBA Chairman Lucas White, president of The Fountain Trust in Covington, Ind. "Her unwavering commitment is truly commendable. We are fortunate to benefit from her counsel on ICBA’s Executive Committee as we seek to drive meaningful change, marking a steadfast dedication to community bank advancement."

ICBA is the only national advocacy organization dedicated exclusively to promoting the interests of locally operated community banks and savings institutions. With the high-tech, high-touch banking services that consumers expect, community banks offer the best financial-services options for millions of consumers, small businesses, and agricultural enterprises.  
 
For more information about the ICBA, visit https://www.icba.org.

About ICBA

The Independent Community Bankers of America® has one mission: to create and promote an environment where community banks flourish. We power the potential of the nation’s community banks through effective advocacy, education, and innovation.  

As local and trusted sources of credit, America’s community banks leverage their relationship-based business model and innovative offerings to channel deposits into the neighborhoods they serve, creating jobs, fostering economic prosperity, and fueling their customers’ financial goals and dreams. For more information, visit ICBA’s website at icba.org

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About the Company

Potomac Bank, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Potomac Bancshares, Inc., was founded in 1871 as Bank of Charles Town and renamed Potomac Bank on November 3, 2025. The Company’s total assets were $976 million as of March 31, 2026. The Bank conducts operations through its nine-branch network and one loan production office serving the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, Washington County, Maryland, and Northern Virginia. The Bank offers comprehensive financial solutions through its consumer and commercial banking divisions, Trust, Wealth, and BCT Investments divisions, and its Residential Lending mortgage division. The Bank is also proud to serve its communities as a Small Business Administration (SBA) Preferred Lender. Over the past several years, the Bank has received numerous awards and recognitions, including American Banker’s “Top 200 Community Banks” and “Best Banks to Work For”, the Journal-News “Best of the Best” award, and the LoudounNow “Loudoun’s Favorite” award. 

The Company's shares are quoted on the OTCID marketplace under the symbol "PTBS." For more information about the Bank, please visit our website at www.potomac.bank.

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