Photo Above: Steve with son-in-law Andrew, daughter Katherine, wife Beth and daughter Sarah.
Steve Yeakel, CAE, VACB President & CEO, received the 2021 CEO Award of Excellence from the Virginia Society of Association Executives.
The award is given annually to an outstanding chief staff executive in recognition of their leadership and achievement. Award winners are nominated by their peers and announced during the annual VSAE Awards Luncheon every December in Richmond.
Among those Steve acknowledged in accepting the award, he thanked the VACB staff and “the community bankers across Virginia that we work with every day.” He also noted the close bond between VACB and ICBA staff. He recognized that “our bankers’ success depends on building and nourishing interpersonal relationships, and they bring that skill, almost without effort, into our work together — especially in the leadership of the association.”
Most of Steve’s immediate family was on hand to share the honor with him. His son, Joe, was unable to attend but did send a contribution in his stead to VSAE and the Virginia Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the featured charity at this year’s event.
Also announced at the luncheon were the recipients of the Association Staff Award of Excellence (Carter Lyons) and the Associate Member Award of Excellence (Randy Cummins). More information about the award and the Virginia Society of Association Executives is available at vsae.org/awards-of-excellence.
Congratulations, Steve!
