Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Announces Council Appointments and Reappointments

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Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Announces Council Appointments and Reappointments

    RICHMOND, Va., March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond announces the appointment of the following two members to its Small
Business and Agriculture Advisory Council for terms ending Dec. 31, 2006:

          Jane Tabb -- secretary, Lyle C. Tabb & Sons Inc., Kearneysville,
          W.Va.

          R. Gerald Warren -- president, Warren Farming Co. Inc., Warren Swine
          Farms, Newton Grove, N.C.

    The following two members were reappointed for terms ending Dec. 31, 2006:

          Melvin L. Crum -- owner/operator, Crum Farms, Rowesville, S.C.  Crum
          has served on the Council since 2001.

          William F. Willard Sr. - president, Willard Agri-Service of
          Frederick Inc., Frederick, Md.  Willard has served on the Council
          since 2001.

    The other eight members of the Council are:

          S. M. Bowling -- president, Dougherty Company Inc., Charleston,
          W.Va. Bowling has served on the Council since 2002.

          B. Vance Carmean Jr. -- president, Carmean Grain Inc., Ridgely, Md.
          Carmean has served on the Council since 2000.

          Clinton A. Fields -- retired executive director, Friends of the
          National Zoo, Washington, D.C.  Fields has served on the Council
          since 2002.

          James B. Gates Jr. -- senior partner, The Ridge Animal Hospital,
          Farmville, Va.  Gates has served on the Council since 2002.

          David Leonard -- president, Leonard Companies Ltd., Lebanon, Va.
          Leonard has served on the Council since 2002.

          Thomas B. O'Hanlan -- president/CEO, Sealevel Systems Inc., Liberty,
          S.C.  O'Hanlan has served on the Council since 2000.

          James G. Patterson -- chairman and chief executive officer, Webb
          Patterson Communications Inc., Durham, N.C.  Patterson has served on
          the Council since 2000 and as Council chairman since 2002.

          Elijah B. Rogers -- president & chief executive officer, Delon
          Hampton & Associates, Chartered, Washington, D.C.  Rogers has served
          on the Council since 2000.

    The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond established its Small Business and
Agriculture Advisory Council in 1985 for the purpose of improving
communication with the small business and agriculture sectors within the Fifth
Federal Reserve District.  The Council has 12 members, two from each of the
six legal jurisdictions comprising the District (the District of Columbia,
Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and most of West Virginia).
The Richmond Fed president appoints Council members for three-year terms with
eligibility for reappointment to a second three-year term.
    The Council meets at least twice yearly to counsel the president and other
senior officers regarding the impact that monetary, banking and fiscal
policies have on small businesses, farmers, inner city economies and economic
opportunities in rural areas.

        Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond news releases can be found at
                               http://www.rich.frb.org

SOURCE Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

http://www.rich.frb.org
CONTACT:
Lisa Oliva, +1-804-697-8192, or Laura
Fortunato, +1-804-697-8196, both of the Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond