Board of Directors of Calhoun Banks and Calhoun
Bankshares, Inc. elected in 2015 (Seated L-R) Jim
Bennett, Leslie Maze, and Larry Chapman; (Standing
L-R) David Cain, Roy Henderson and Richard Morris

Calhoun Banks is a $130 million community bank with
Main headquarters in Grantsville, West Virginia and
Branch locations in Arnoldsburg, Elizabeth and Glenville

The Board of Directors of Calhoun Banks recently announced the retirement of some of the members of their Board of Directors along with acceptance of new members to the Board.

Retiring from the Board of Directors of Calhoun Banks are Glen Fowler, Vier Hall and Richard Maze. Newly appointed directors are Leslie Maze and Roy Henderson.

Additionally, some internal promotions of members of the executive management team are being announced. James L. Bennett, who has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of both Calhoun Banks and its holding company Calhoun Bankshares, is transitioning into the President of the holding company in anticipation of a late 2016 retirement. Martha Haymaker has been named as the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank.

Jim Bennett (left) has been with the Bank for 31 years and has served as the Chief Executive Officer since 1987. He was elected as President and Chairman of the Board in 2013. After his retirement in 2016, he will remain as an active member of the Board of Directors and will continue to serve as the Chairman of the Board.

Jim is a graduate of Lewis County High School and Glenville State College as well as the University of Wisconsin's Graduate School of Banking. Jim currently serves as the Chairman of the Little Kanawha Area Community Foundation and is also active with the local camp of Gideons International. Jim has two children, Erin Springston of Grantsville and Christopher Bennett of Akron, OH.

Martha Haymaker (right) has more than 30 years of banking experience and has served in many capacities throughout her banking career including several years in executive bank management. She began her banking career as a teller and has experience in most every position including Branch Management, Information Security, Operations, Financial Management, Lending and Administration.

Martha is a graduate of Calhoun County High School, holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Business Administration from Glenville State College and is a graduate of the West Virginia School of Banking as well as the Graduate School of Banking of Colorado. She is a member of the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church where she teaches a Sunday school class and is the choir director.

Martha resides in Arnoldsburg with her husband, Hays, and son, Josh. They also have a daughter, Kara who resides in Clarksburg along with her son-in-law Brenden Osborne and grandchildren, Abryanna and Elias.

Glen Fowler (left) began his career for the bank in 1947 upon returning to the County from serving our Country during World War II as a fighter pilot. He worked his way up through several roles at the bank until he retired in 1987 as the Chief Executive Officer.

He continued to serve as a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Board until May of 2015. He is a member of First Baptist Church of Grantsville. Glen resides in Grantsville with his wife of 69 years, Dorothy.

Vier Hall (right) began his service for Calhoun Banks in 1978 when he was selected to join the Finance Committee. He was elected to the Board of Directors in 1989. Vier is a graduate of Calhoun County High School with the class of 1961. He served our Country for 6 years in Vietnam and returned home to follow his dream to become a carpenter.

He spent his entire career in the carpentry and hardware business. He continued his education in business completing several degrees through the National Retail Hardware Association. Vier retired as the Manager of Hardman's Supply in Grantsville in 2006 a position he held since 1968. Vier resides in Mt. Zion with his wife of 50 years, Thelma. They have three children, Wilma, James and Debra Lyn (deceased) and twin granddaughters, Montana and Dakota.

Richard Maze (left) served as a member of the Calhoun Bank Board of Directors for nine years. He is a graduate of Wirt County High School and attended Mountain State College. He began working as a young man at Esso Station in Elizabeth, West Virginia, as an attendant for three years. He later worked at the West Virginia Department of Highways for four years as an office clerk, for Midland Grocery Wholesale Company for seven years as an accountant and office manager, and for Carl E. Smith Pipeline Company for two years as a field office manager.

He was later appointed by then Governor John D. Rockefeller as the Superintendent of Department of Highways for Wirt County and held that position for eight years. He also owned and operated a dozer/backhoe service for six years.

Richard has been self-employed in the retail grocery business for thirty six years. Richard established Maze Enterprises, Inc., in 1981, and owns and operates Elizabeth FoodMart and various rental properties in Elizabeth, West Virginia. He has also been a farmer all of his life. He and his wife of 48 years, Wilma, reside in Palestine, West Virginia. He and Wilma have two children, Leslie and Joe, and three grandchildren, Tyson, Sydney and Tucker.

Leslie Maze (right) was selected to join our Board in May of 2015. Leslie is a 1991 graduate of Wirt County High School, a 1994 graduate of West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a 1998 graduate of West Virginia College of Law with a Doctorate of Jurisprudence. Leslie previously served as Wirt County Prosecuting Attorney from 2001 until 2012.

During her terms as Wirt County Prosecuting Attorney, Leslie was a member of the West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Institute Executive Council. Leslie also taught various classes throughout the State of West Virginia to law enforcement officers and prosecuting attorneys. Leslie is currently in private practice and has her law office established in Elizabeth, West Virginia.

Leslie is a former member of the Wirt County Health Services Association Board of Directors and the Wirt County 911 Advisory Board. Leslie is currently a member of the Little Kanawha Area Community Foundation Advisory Board.

Roy Henderson (left) will join the Board in June of 2015. Roy holds a forest Technology degree from Glenville State College. He has held various timber related positions throughout his work career. He currently is the Vice President of Operations of Appalachian Timber Services, LLC in Sutton, WV.

Roy is a strong supporter of the Forest Technology program at Glenville State College. He has hosted many student field trips and has served on their advisory board. He has also served on the Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center's advisory boards for both the Occupational Survey Program and the Environmental Technology Program.

Roy enjoys fishing and hunting on his farm in Gilmer County with his son, Chris and grandson, Cole. He resides in Glenville with his wife, Deborah, a retired school teacher from Calhoun County Schools.