Georgia S. Derrico is a Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of SONA and the Bank. Prior to co-founding SONA in July 2004 she was the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Financial Bancorp Inc. from 1986 until April 2004. Southern Financial Bancorp Inc. was the Nasdaq National Market System-listed bank holding company for the $1.5 billion (assets) Southern Financial Bank Warrenton Virginia which was acquired by Provident Bankshares Inc. in April 2004. She founded Southern Financial Bank in 1986. Prior to that she served as Senior Vice President Chief Administrative and Credit Officer of the Multinational Division of Chemical Bank in New York City. She also served at Chemical Bank as the Vice President and District Head of the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States for the Corporate Banking Division. From 1993 to 2004 Ms. Derrico was a director of Oneida Ltd. She is the wife of Mr. R. Roderick Porter. |