Executive Management

Executive Management

JOSEPH J. THOMAS

President and CEO

Mr. Thomas was appointed in August 2018. He was previously President and CEO of Bay Bancorp (NASDAQ: BYBK), a community bank with $700 million in total assets based in Columbia, Maryland, before its successful sale to Old Line Bancshares. He was formerly Managing Director of Hovde Private Equity Advisors and had a distinguished 20+ year banking career with Wachovia Corporation, most recently as Managing Director and Head of Financial Institutions Investment Banking. Mr. Thomas holds a BA from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

SHAUN E. MURPHY

SEVP, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Risk Officer, Corporate Secretary

Mr. Murphy has over 25 years of national and international experience in financial services leadership. He was most recently SEVP and Chief Credit & Risk Officer at City First Bank in Washington, DC, since 2015. Prior to that, he served as Chief Risk Officer of H Bancorp, where he was responsible for all risk and compliance activities and served on the Board of Directors of Bay Bancorp and its bank subsidiary, Bay Bank. Prior to H Bancorp, Mr. Murphy served as Managing Director of Hovde Private Equity Advisors, LLC, where he was responsible for risk and due diligence activities surrounding strategic bank investments.

SCOTT B. CLARK

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Scott Clark brings over 20 years of community banking experience and financial leadership to his role, reinforcing the bank’s commitment to client service, community support, and sustainable growth. He has held key positions, including Treasurer at Sandy Spring Bank and EagleBank, where he led financial strategy, regulatory compliance, and capital management. His expertise in financial operations and focus on long-term value make him well-equipped to guide Freedom through continued growth in a dynamic economic landscape.

RICHARD A. HUTCHISON

Executive Vice President & Chief Mortgage Officer

Mr. Hutchison has over 48 years of local, community banking experience, beginning his career with Dominion Bankshares Corporation as a Senior Operations Officer overseeing the market expansion and branching for the Washington Metro Region to include Virginia and Maryland. In 1992, Mr. Hutchison was a member of the management team that purchased and recapitalized The Community Bank and Trust Company in Sterling, Virginia, rebranding the bank to the Community Bank of Northern Virginia. Community Bank was later sold to Mercantile/PNC. In 2005, he joined Virginia Heritage Bank as a Senior Executive Officer and the Chief Mortgage Officer, responsible for all mortgage loan production and first trust mortgage origination. Subsequently, Virginia Heritage Bank was sold and became part of the Eagle Bank of Maryland. Mr. Hutchison is a native of Western Fairfax County and a very active member of the local community.

VICTORIA S. LOUCKS

EVP & Head of Deposit Products

Ms. Loucks began her career managing the daily cash position and global banking relationships of Feld Entertainment. She leveraged those relationships to transition from a buyer of treasury services to a seller by joining First National Bank of Maryland, a predecessor to M&T Bank. In her 25-year banking career, she has served in various capacities, including individual producer and in senior leadership positions with local, national, and global banks. Prior to joining Freedom Bank, Ms. Loucks led the not-for-profit and government contracting treasury management efforts for Capital One Bank and previously managed the small business treasury management groups for Truist (formerly SunTrust) and Citibank. She has served as a leader in both relationship and treasury management, delivering success through her focus on delivering bank services by building strong relationships augmented by advanced technology solutions. She has held leadership positions in several industry associations and currently serves on the Retail Executives committee of the Virginia Bankers Association. Ms. Loucks holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Virginia Tech and attended postgraduate studies in International Finance at Johns Hopkins University.

MARC A. TOHIR

EVP & Head of Commercial Banking

Mr. Tohir was most recently Senior Vice President and Group Manager at PNC Bank, managing the Northern Virginia area. In that role, he managed the Northern Virginia team of commercial relationship managers serving clients and prospects with revenue between 5 to 100 million. Prior to that, he was Vice President and Relationship Manager at Truist (SunTrust) Bank, where he focused on business development, relationship management, sales, and risk management. Mr. Tohir received his Bachelor of Arts in Social and Behavioral Sciences with an emphasis on Economics from Johns Hopkins University.

Board of Directors

H. JASON GOLD

Chairman

Mr. Gold has served as a director of the Bank since May 2003. Mr. Gold is a partner in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP’s Washington, D.C., office where he focuses his practice on bankruptcy, financial restructuring, and liquidations. He has served as a bankruptcy trustee for more than 25 years and has more than 30 years of experience in complex restructuring and insolvency matters in various industries. He also serves as a bankruptcy examiner and a federal and state-appointed receiver. Mr. Gold served as a partner with the Firm of Wiley Rein LLP, McLean, Virginia, from 2002 until 2014.

JOHN T. ROHRBACK

Vice Chairman

Mr. Rohrback has served as a director of the Bank since August 2004 and served as Chief Executive Officer from 2004 to 2011. He was hired in 2001 as Executive Vice President and Senior Lending Officer. Mr. Rohrback was President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as a director of Heritage Bank from 1996 until 1999. Prior to this, Mr. Rohrback was Executive Vice President, as well as a director of Hallmark Bank and Trust until its acquisition by F & M National Corporation in 1996.

CYNTHIA CARTER ATWATER

Director

Ms. Atwater has served as a director of the Bank since 2003. Ms. Atwater is a Principal of Digital Benefit Advisors, Reston, Virginia, and was formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of CCA Consulting, Inc., Reston, Virginia. Ms. Atwater served on the Advisory Board of the Bank as both Chairman and Vice Chairman until 2003.

JOSEPH M. ENGLISH III

Director

Mr. English has over thirty years of experience as a Certified Public Accountant, registered investment advisor, and personal financial specialist. Joe began his accounting career in 1988 and became a partner at Burdette Smith and Bish LLC in 1998. Mr. English's focus is on financial reporting, audits, reviews, compilations, tax planning, and compliance for individuals and businesses. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, West Virginia. 

BRANDON C. PARK

Director

Mr. Park has served as a director of the Bank since April 2018. He founded Superlative Technologies, Inc. (SuprTEK) in 1996 and manages corporate direction and strategy, guiding the growth of the organization from start-up to the current projected annual revenue of $40+ million for 2018. SuprTEK has been recognized by industry, Congress, and Government Customers for excellence through innovative solutions. Mr. Park earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and currently serves as SuprTEK’s CEO.

MAURY PEIPERL

Director

Mr. Peiperl is the Dean of the George Mason University School of Business. Prior to joining George Mason University, he was Director (Dean) of Cranfield School of Management, one of the UK's leading business schools. Previously, he was Professor of Leadership at IMD in Switzerland and a professor at the London Business School, where he co-founded the pioneering EMBA-Global. He holds several academic degrees including a BS in Engineering from Princeton University, a Masters of Business Administration, Master of Arts and a PhD from Harvard University.

JOSEPH J. THOMAS

Director

Mr. Thomas was appointed in August 2018. He was previously President and CEO of Bay Bancorp (NASDAQ: BYBK), a community bank with $700 million in total assets based in Columbia, Maryland, before its successful sale to Old Line Bancshares. He was formerly Managing Director of Hovde Private Equity Advisors and had a distinguished 20+ year banking career with Wachovia Corporation, most recently as Managing Director and Head of Financial Institutions Investment Banking. Mr. Thomas holds a BA from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.