Mortgage Bankers Association Awards Five Chesapeake Bank Employees Diversity Scholarships

Chesapeake Bank takes pride in training and making the most of every opportunity. That’s why we’re so grateful for programs like the Path to Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).

So far in 2023 five Chesapeake Bank employees have been recipients of this award totaling $12,000 in funds:

• Kristie Rowe, Mortgage Loan Officer, Gloucester
  Attending Mortgage Banking I, October 2023
  
  
• Fontaine Kamara, Mortgage Loan Officer, Lightfoot
  Will select an MBA class in her field, 2023
  
  
• Paula Owens, AVP, Mortgage Loan Officer, Kilmarnock
  Will select an MBA class in her field, 2023
  
  
• Elizabeth Barton, Mortgage loan Assistant, Kilmarnock
  Attending School of Loan Origination, October 2023
  
  
• Jessica Dehoux, Mortgage Loan Officer, Mathews. For Jessica, it was her second award, as she one of the 167 women chosen in the fall 2022 campaign for an overall distribution of $148,000 in scholarship funds. She will attend the second of three levels of Mortgage Banking School in the fall.

Each scholarship covers up to $2,000.00 in expenses that can be used for the registration fee of an educational offering or conference in select focuses. All of our recipients are excited to take advantage of this opportunity and to continue their professional development in the mortgage industry.

Applicants select from, and are identified by, qualifying and under-represented diversity groups during their application process. Scholarships are awarded on a rolling basis, reviewed monthly by the MBA. Recipients may receive funds up to three times in their career.

Interested in applying for the Path to Diversity scholarship? Visit: mba.org/pathtodiversity