Background
Woodard, Edward Joseph was born on March 9, 1943 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Son of Edward Joseph Senior and Catherine (Gay) Woodard.
Woodard, Edward Joseph was born on March 9, 1943 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Son of Edward Joseph Senior and Catherine (Gay) Woodard.
Student, Frederick College, Portsmouth, 1961-1964; student, Old Dominion U., 1967-1972; student, American Institute Banking, 1967-1972.
Chairman, president, chief Executive officer, Bank of Commonwealth, Norfolk, Virginia, since 1973;
chairman advisory board, Bank of Commonwealth, Norfolk, Virginia, since 1983;
president, chief Executive officer, Chairman of the Board, Commonwealth Bankshares, Inc., since 1988;
also board directors, Commonwealth Bankshares, Inc. Credit manager American Finance Systems, Norfolk, 1964-1967. Assistant vice president, branch manager 1st Virginia Bank of Tidewater, Norfolk, 1967-1972.
Member Executive Committee Urban Business Development Corporation, 1982, president, chairman loan review committee, since 1983, also board directors. President, board directors Boush Bank Building Corporation, since 1984. Limited partner Boush Bank Building Associations, since 1984.
Member calvary class Talbot Park Baptist Church, since 1972, member finance committee, chairman personnel committee since 1981, member budget planning committee, budget promotion committee,1983-, church county, since 1984, teacher adult class, since 1985, board directors median adult division, since 1990, chairman endowment committee, since 1990, vice chairman finance committee,1991-. Member annual scouting show committee Tidewater county Boy Scouts American, since 1984. Member of advisory county Junior Achievement, since 1986.
Board directors, secretary Photography Alliance of Chrysler Museum, since 1987. Captain United Way of South Hampton Rds., 1989-1990, chairman local unit, since 1991. Board directors, member downtownrevitalization committee Greater Norfolk Corporation, since 1991.
With Virginia National Guard, 1964-1971. Member American Institute Banking (advisory board Tidewater chapter since 1973), American Bankers Association, Virginia Bankers Association (advisor since 1983, member human resources committee since 1985, task force since 1990, captain congressional team since 1989), National Conference of Christians and Jews (dinner committee since 1979), American Heart Association (Meritorious Svc. award Virginia chapter 1985, Distinguished Svc. and Leadership award 1986), Navy League United States, Norfolk Yacht and Country Club, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Sharon Ann Williamson, October 14, 1967. 1 child, Troy Brandon.