The Freedom Bank of Virginia ("Freedom Bank") has appointed Jeffrey Aleshire as senior vice president and commercial real estate practice leader. In his role, Jeff will lead the Commercial Real Estate Team and will plan, direct, organize and carry out growth strategies to best serve clients in the commercial and investor residential real estate segments. He will be responsible for managing and expanding existing client relationships, as well as developing new lead relationships.

Jeff will play an active role in representing Freedom Bank in industry trade groups and community organizations within the real estate industry. Jeff was most recently Managing Director of Commercial Real Estate at Burke & Herbert Bank where he was responsible for business development within the commercial real estate space, portfolio administration, and credit risk management. Prior to Burke & Herbert Bank, he was Senior Credit Officer at Bay Bank, FSB where he played a critical role in overseeing the credit risk management function of the bank and ensuring the integrity and profitability of its lending operations.

Jeff has an undergraduate degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Randolph-Macon College and a Master of Science in Finance from Loyola University of Maryland.