Form of Executive Employment Agreement



 Exhibit 10.10 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of this 29th day of November
2010, by and between Botetourt Bankshares, Inc., a Virginia corporation (the “Company”), the Bank of Botetourt, a Virginia state bank wholly owned by the Company (the “Bank”), and Michelle A. Alexander (the
“Executive”). 
 WHEREAS, the Company and the Bank consider the availability of the Executive’s services to be important to the
management and conduct of the Company’s business and the Bank’s business and desires to secure the continued availability of the Executive’s services on behalf of the Company and the Bank; and 

WHEREAS, the Executive is willing to make his or her services available to the Bank on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement. 
 In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth, the parties agree as follows: 

Part I: General Employment Terms 
 1. Employment and Duties. 
 (a) General Duties. The Bank will employ the Executive
as Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of the Bank on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement. The Executive accepts such employment and will perform the managerial duties and responsibilities of the Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The Executive will devote his or her time and attention on a full-time basis to the discharge of such duties and responsibilities of an executive nature as may be assigned him or her by the Chief Executive
Officer or Board of Directors of the Bank or Company. The Executive’s duties shall include, but not be limited to such duties as are customarily the responsibility of an executive holding that position, unless informed otherwise by the Chief
Executive Officer or Board of Directors of the Bank or the Company. 
 (b) Outside Activities. The Executive may accept any elective or
appointed positions or offices with any duly recognized associations or organizations whose activities or purposes are closely related to the banking business or service to which would generate good will for the Bank and its subsidiaries, after
approval by the Executive’s direct superior. 
 2. Term. The term of this Agreement (the “Term”) is effective as of
December 1, 2010 and will continue through and including November 30, 2011, unless terminated or extended as provided below. This Agreement shall be extended for successive one-year periods following the original term unless either party
notifies the other in writing at least sixty (60) days prior to the end of the original term, or the end of any additional one-year renewal term, that the Agreement shall not be extended beyond its current term. 

3. Compensation. 
 (a) Base
Salary. The Bank shall pay the Executive an annual base salary not less than $112,038. The base salary shall be paid to the Executive in accordance with established payroll practices of the Bank. In connection with the annual performance review
of the Executive, the Bank will review the succeeding year’s base salary amount on or before December 31 of each year to consider whether any adjustments should be made to the base salary for such year; however, the base salary shall not
be less than the minimum amount referred to above. 
 (b) Annual Bonus. During the term of this Agreement, the Executive will be eligible
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annual incentive plan developed for the Bank that will establish measurable criteria and incentive compensation levels payable to the Executive for corporate performance in relation to defined
threshold benchmarks. The Compensation Committee or the Board of Directors of the Bank, as the case may be, may establish the targeted corporate performance levels for the Bank on an annual basis consistent with the Bank’s business plan and
objectives. 
 4. Benefits. 

(a) Plans. During the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in any plans, programs or forms of compensation or
benefits that the Bank provides to the class of employees that includes the Executive, on a basis not less favorable than that provided to such class of employees, including, without limitation, and within regulatory guidelines (i) disability
and life insurance, (ii) vacation and sick leave, (iii) Bank employee health insurance, (iv) defined benefit pension plan, and (v) retirement plans (including the Bank’s defined contribution plan and any non-qualified plan
or “rabbi trust”, but only as available); provided however, a reasonable transition period following any change in control, merger, statutory share exchange, consolidation, acquisition or transaction involving the Bank or any of its
subsidiaries shall be permitted in order to make appropriate adjustments in compliance with this paragraph 4(a). 
 (b) Vacation. The
Executive shall be entitled to such number of days or weeks vacation annually without loss of pay as are consistent with the human resources policy applying to vacation for all employees of the Bank. The Executive must take at least five
(5) business days of vacation consecutively. The Executive may carry over accrued vacation from year to year pursuant to the terms of the Bank’s human resources policy. 
 5. Reimbursement of Expenses. The Bank shall reimburse the Executive promptly, upon presentation of adequate substantiation, including receipts, for the reasonable travel, entertainment,
lodging and other business expenses incurred by the Executive, including, without limitation, those expenses incurred by the Executive and his or her spouse or guest in attending trade and professional association conventions, meetings and other
related functions. However, the Bank reserves the right to review these expenses periodically and determine, in its sole discretion, whether future reimbursement of such expenses to the Executive will continue without prior Board approval of the
expenses. 
 6. Termination of Employment. 
 (a) Death or Incapacity. The Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall terminate automatically upon the Executive’s death. If the Bank or the Company determines that Incapacity,
as defined below, of the Executive has occurred, it may terminate the Executive’s employment and this Agreement upon thirty (30) days’ written notice, provided that, within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice, the
Executive shall not have returned to full-time performance of his or her assigned duties. “Incapacity” shall mean the failure of the Executive to perform his or her assigned duties with the Bank, either with our without reasonable
accommodation, on a consistent basis as a result of mental or physical illness or injury (as determined by a physician selected by the Bank) for the greater of sixty (60) consecutive calendar days or the waiting period for benefit eligibility
under the Bank’s long term disability insurance coverage, where such coverage is provided to him or her as an employee under the Bank’s then current benefit plan(s). 
 (b) Termination by Bank With or Without Cause. The Bank or the Company may terminate the Executive’s employment during the term of this Agreement, with or without Cause. For purposes of this
Agreement, “Cause” shall mean: 
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responsibilities as established from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Company or the Bank, or the Executive’s willful failure to follow reasonable instructions or policies of
the Company or the Bank after being advised in writing of such failure and being given a reasonable opportunity and period (as determined by Company or the Bank) to remedy such failure; 
 (ii) conviction of, indictment for (or its procedural equivalent), or entering of a guilty plea or plea of no contest with respect to a felony, a crime of moral turpitude or any other crime with respect
to which imprisonment is a possible punishment, or the commission of an act of embezzlement or fraud against the Bank or any subsidiary or affiliate; 
 (iii) any breach or violation by the Executive of a material term of this Agreement, after being advised in writing of such breach or violation and being given a reasonable opportunity and period (as
determined by the Company or the Bank) to remedy such breach or violation; 
 (iv) any violation in any material respect of any code or standard
of behavior generally applicable to officers or employees of the Bank; 
 (v) dishonesty of the Executive with respect to the Bank or any
subsidiary or affiliate, or breach of a fiduciary duty owed to the Bank or any subsidiary or affiliate; or 
 (vi) the willful engaging by the
Executive in conduct that is reasonably likely to result in material injury to the Company or the Bank, monetary, reputational or otherwise, in the good faith judgment of the Company or the Bank. 

(c) Termination by Executive for Good Reason. The Executive may terminate his or her employment for Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Good Reason” shall mean: 
 (i) the continued assignment to the Executive of duties inconsistent with the Executive’s position,
authority, duties or responsibilities as contemplated by Section 1 or, in the event of a Change in Control (as defined below), paragraph 11(a); 
 (ii) any action taken by the Bank which results in a substantial reduction in the status of the Executive, including a diminution in his or her position, authority, pay, duties or responsibilities,
excluding for this purpose an isolated, insubstantial and/or inadvertent action not taken in bad faith and which is remedied by the Bank promptly after receipt of notice given by the Executive; 

(iii) the relocation of the Executive to any other primary place of employment which might require him or her to move his or her residence which, for
this purpose, includes any reassignment to a place of employment located more than 50 miles from the Executive’s initially assigned place of employment, without the Executive’s express written consent to such relocation; or 

(iv) any failure by the Bank, or any successor entity following a Change in Control, to comply with the provisions of Sections 3 and 4 or paragraph 10(b)
or to honor any other term or provision of this Agreement, other than an isolated, insubstantial or inadvertent failure not occurring in bad faith and which is remedied by the Bank promptly after receipt of notice given by the Executive. 

(d) Incapacity. If payments under a long term disability policy or plan shall cease due to discontinuance of the plan for failure for any reason
of the provider of such policy to continue to make payments, the Bank will provide the benefits to the Executive in accordance with the terms of such policy or plan as if it were still in full force and effect. Notwithstanding the above, in no event
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 7. Obligations of the Bank Upon Termination Not Pursuant to a Change of Control. In the event of a
termination of the Executive’s employment that is not pursuant to or following a Change of Control (as defined below), the following obligations apply. 
 (a) Without Cause; Good Reason. Except as set forth in paragraphs 7(b) and 7(c) below, if, during the term of this Agreement, the Bank shall terminate the Executive’s employment without Cause,
the Bank will pay to the Executive, the sum of the Executive’s base salary over a period of twelve (12) months from the date of termination of employment. The Bank also shall maintain in full force and effect for the Executive’s
continued benefit, for ninety (90) days from the date of termination of employment, all health and insurance plans as required by federal law, and provided that the Executive’s continued participation is possible under the general terms
and provisions of such plans and programs. If the Executive terminates his or her employment for Good Reason, the sum of the Executive’s base salary for ninety (90) days shall be paid to the Executive by the Bank in three equal monthly
installments after the date of termination of employment. The Bank also shall maintain in full force and effect for the Executive’s continued benefit, for ninety (90) days from the date of termination of employment, all health and
insurance plans as required by federal law, and provided that the Executive’s continued participation is possible under the general terms and provisions of such plans and programs. The Bank’s payment for health and insurance benefits
pursuant to this paragraph shall not alter the Executive’s statutory entitlement to benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) health benefit provisions and other applicable federal statutes and will not extend
the period for which the Executive is entitled to such federal benefits. If the Bank reasonably determines that maintaining such health and insurance plans in full force and effect for the benefit of the Executive for ninety (90) days from the
date of termination of employment is not feasible or is not permitted by the plan(s), the Bank shall pay the Executive a lump sum equal to the estimated cost of maintaining such plans for the Executive for ninety (90) days. In addition, stock
option, restricted stock, and similar agreements with the Executive evidencing the grant of a stock option, restricted stock, or other award under a Company stock incentive plan, if applicable, will provide that the vesting of such stock awards will
accelerate and become immediately exercisable and fully vested as of the date of termination of employment without Cause or for Good Reason. In the case of stock options, the Executive will have at least ninety (90) days after termination of
employment, or such longer period as may be provided for in the separate stock option agreement, to exercise the option. However, if the Executive terminates his or her employment without Good Reason, he or she will be eligible to receive nothing in
severance and all such non-vested options or stock awards shall terminate. 
 (b) Non-Competition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all
such payments and benefits under paragraph 7(a) otherwise continuing for periods after the Executive’s end of employment shall cease to be paid, and the Company and Bank shall have no further obligation due with respect to those payments, in
the event the Executive engages in “Competition” or makes any “Unauthorized Disclosure of Confidential Information.” In addition, in exchange for the payments on end of employment as provided in this Agreement, participation in
the Company’s or Bank’s incentive plan, including the possibility of earning restricted stock in the Company, other provisions of this Agreement and other valuable consideration acknowledged by this Agreement, the Executive agrees that he
or she will not engage in competition for a period of six (6) months after the Executive’s employment with the Bank ceases due to termination by the Bank or the Executive or the non-renewal of the Agreement by the Executive (but not the
Bank). For purposes of this Agreement: 
 (i) “Competition” means the Executive’s engaging without the written consent of the
board of directors of the Company or Bank, in an activity as an officer, a director, an employee, a partner, a more than one percent shareholder or other owner, an agent, a consultant, or in any other individual or representative capacity within the
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adjacent counties, and all independent cities included geographically within the counties listed and the adjacent counties (unless the Executive’s duties, responsibilities and activities,
including supervisory activities, for or on behalf of such activity, are not related in any way to such competitive activity) if it involves: 

(A) engaging in or entering into the business of any banking, lending or any other business activity in which the Company or Bank or any of their
respective affiliates is actively engaged at the time the Executive’s employment ceases, or 
 (B) soliciting or contacting, either directly
or indirectly, any of the customers or clients of the Company or Bank or any of their respective affiliates for the purpose of competing with the products or services provided by the Company or Bank or any of their respective affiliates, or

 (C) employing or soliciting for employment any employees of the Company or Bank or any of their respective affiliates for the purpose of
competing with the Company or Bank or any of their respective affiliates. 
 (ii) “Unauthorized Disclosure of Confidential
Information” means the use or disclosure of information in violation of Section 8 of this Agreement. 
 (iii) For purposes of this
Agreement, “customers” or “clients” of the Company or any of its affiliates means individuals or entities to whom the Company or Bank or any of their respective affiliates has provided banking, lending, or other similar financial
services at any time from the Effective Date through the date the Executive’s employment with the Company or Bank ceases. 
 (c) Death
or Incapacity. If the Executive’s employment is terminated by reason of death or incapacity in accordance with paragraph
 6(a), this Agreement shall terminate without further obligation to the Executive or his or her legal
representatives except as otherwise specified in paragraph 6(a). 
 (d) Cause; Other Than for Good Reason. If the Executive’s
employment shall be terminated for Cause or by the Executive for other than Good Reason, this Agreement shall terminate without any further obligation of the Company or the Bank to the Executive other than to pay to the Executive his or her annual
base salary through the date of termination. The Executive still will be required to comply with the non-competition and confidentiality covenants set forth in paragraph 7(b) above. 
 (e) Remedies. The Executive acknowledges that the restrictions set forth in paragraph 7(b) of this Agreement are just, reasonable, and necessary to protect the legitimate business interests of the
Company and the Bank. The Executive further acknowledges that if he or she breaches or threatens to breach any provision of paragraph 7(b), the Company’s and Bank’s remedies at law will be inadequate, and the Company and Bank will be
irreparably harmed. Accordingly, the Company and the Bank each shall be entitled to an injunction, both preliminary and permanent, restraining the Executive from such breach or threatened breach, such injunctive relief not to preclude the Company or
the Bank from pursuing all available legal and equitable remedies. In addition to all other available remedies, if the Executive violates the provisions of paragraph 7(b), the Executive shall pay all costs and fees, including attorneys’ fees,
incurred by the Company or the Bank in enforcing the provisions of that paragraph. If, on the other hand, it is finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that a breach or threatened breach did not occur under paragraph 7(b) of this
Agreement, the Company or the Bank shall reimburse the Executive for reasonable legal fees incurred to defend that claim. 
 (f) Release.
Notwithstanding the provisions above, the Bank shall owe no sums to the Executive until the Executive has executed a legal release for the benefit of the Company and the Bank, in a form acceptable to the Bank, which provides, among other things,
that the Executive unconditionally releases all other claims related to employment that he or she may have against the Company or the Bank. 

  
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 8. Confidentiality. The Executive recognizes that as an employee of the Bank he or she will have
access to and may participate in the origination of non-public, proprietary and confidential information and that he or she owes a fiduciary duty to the Company and the Bank. Confidential information may include, but is not limited to, trade
secrets, customer lists and information, internal corporate planning, methods of marketing and operation, and other data or information of or concerning the Bank or its customers that is not generally known to the public or in the banking industry.
The Executive will never use or disclose to any third party any such confidential information, either directly or indirectly, except as may be authorized in writing specifically by the Company or the Bank. 

9. Fees and Expenses; Mitigation; Noncompetition. 
 (a) The Bank will pay or reimburse the Executive for all costs and expenses, including without limitation court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Executive (i) in contesting
or disputing any termination of the Executive’s employment or (ii) in seeking to obtain or enforce any right or benefit provided by this Agreement, in each case provided the Executive’s claim is substantially upheld by a court of
competent jurisdiction. 
 (b) The Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment the Bank becomes obligated to make to
the Executive in connection with this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise. 
 (c) Notwithstanding the above, if the Executive
brings a formal legal action pursuant to this Section against the Company, the Bank or either’s successor in interest, and a court of competent jurisdiction rules against him or her, to that extent the Company or the Bank will not be obligated
to pay or reimburse the Executive for the costs and expenses of that portion of such action, including attorneys’ fees. 

Part II: Change in Control 
 10. Employment After a Change in Control. If a Change in Control of the Company occurs during the term of this Agreement or any additional one-year renewal term, and the Executive is employed by
the Bank on the date the Change in Control occurs, then the Bank shall have the following obligations. 
 (a) if, within two
(2) years after a Change in Control, the Company or the Bank or either’s successor (together or either, the “Successor”) shall terminate the Executive’s employment without Cause or decline to renew this Agreement or the
Executive shall terminate employment for Good Reason, the Successor will pay to the Executive immediately a sum of equal to one and one-half (1 1/2) times the Executive’s annual base salary. 
 (b) in any event, if within one hundred eighty (180) days after a Change of Control, the Executive terminates his or her employment without Good Reason or for any reason, the Successor, within thirty
(30) days after the date of termination of employment, shall pay the Executive a minimum of the sum of the Executive’s base salary for ninety (90) days. 
 (c) if, after the one hundred eighty (180) day period referenced in subparagraph 10(b) above, the Executive’s employment shall be terminated for Cause or by the Executive for other than Good
Reason within two (2) years after a Change in Control, this Agreement shall terminate without any further obligation of the Successor to the Executive other than to pay to the Executive his or her base salary through thirty (30) days after
the date of termination. The Executive still will be required to comply with the non-competition and confidentiality covenants set forth in paragraph 7(b) above and must execute the legal release provided in Section 7(f) above. 

  
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 (d) in addition, if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Successor without Cause or the
Executive shall terminate employment for Good Reason pursuant to paragraph 10(a) above, the Successor also shall maintain in full force and effect for the Executive’s continued benefit, until twelve (12) months from the date of termination
of employment, all health and insurance plans as required by federal law, and provided that the Executive’s continued participation is possible under the general terms and provisions of such plans and programs. If the Successor reasonably
determines that maintaining such health and insurance plans in full force and effect for the benefit of the Executive until twelve months from the date of termination of employment is not feasible, the Successor shall pay the Executive a lump sum
equal to the estimated cost of maintaining such plans for the Executive for twelve (12) months. In addition, stock option, restricted stock, and similar agreements with the Executive evidencing the grant of a stock option or other award under a
Company or Successor stock incentive plan, if applicable, will provide that the vesting of such stock awards will accelerate and become immediately exercisable and fully vested as of the date of termination of employment without Cause or for Good
Reason. In the case of stock options, the Executive will have at least ninety (90) days after termination of employment, or such longer period as may be provided for in the separate stock option agreement, to exercise the option. 

11. Change of Control Defined. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change of Control” shall mean: 

(a) the acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act’) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), of securities of the Company representing 51% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities; provided,
however, that the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control: 
 (i) acquisition directly from the Company (excluding an
acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege); 
 (ii) any acquisition by the Company; 

(iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company;
or 
 (iv) any acquisition pursuant to a reorganization, merger or consolidation by any corporation owned or proposed to be owned, directly or
indirectly, by shareholders of the Company if the shareholders’ ownership of securities of the corporation resulting from such transaction constitutes a majority of the ownership of securities of the resulting entity and at least a majority of
the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such transaction were members of the incumbent board as defined in this Agreement at the time of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such reorganization, merger
or consolidation; or 
 (b) where individuals who, as of the inception of this Agreement, constitute the board of directors of the Company (the
“Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of such board of directors; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the effective date of this Agreement whose election, or
nomination for election by the shareholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for
this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act) or other actual
or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than a member of the board of directors; or 
 (c) the
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 (i) a merger, statutory share exchange, or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, or

 (ii) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the Bank. 

Part III: Miscellaneous 

12. Documents. All documents, record, tapes and other media of any kind or description relating to the business of the Bank, the Company or any of
its affiliates (the “Documents”), whether or not prepared by the Executive, shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Bank or the Company. The Documents (and any copies) shall be returned to the Bank or the Company upon the
Executive’s termination of employment for any reason or at such earlier time or times as the Board of Directors or its designee may specify. 
 13. Severability and Survival. If any provision of this Agreement, or part, is determined to be unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, it shall be severable from the remainder of this Agreement
and shall not invalidate or affect the other provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect and shall be enforceable according to their terms. No covenant shall be dependent upon any other covenant or provision, each of
which stands independently. In addition, the rights and obligations of Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, and 20 shall, consistent with their terms, survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement and shall bind the
Parties and their legal representatives, successors and assigns. 
 14. Modification. Should a court find any provision of this
Agreement, or part, to be unenforceable or unreasonable, the court may modify the provision, or part, in a manner which renders that provision reasonable, enforceable, and in conformity with the public policy of Virginia. 

15. Governing Law. This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. 

16. Notices. All written notices required by this Agreement shall be deemed given when delivered personally or sent by registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, to the parties at their addresses set forth on the signature page of this Agreement. Each party may, from time to time, designate a different address to which notices should be sent. 

17. Amendment. This Agreement may not be varied, altered, modified or in any way amended except by an instrument in writing executed by the
parties or their legal representatives. 
 18. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Executive and on the Bank, its
successors and assigns effective on the date first above written subject to the approval by the board of directors of the Bank. The Bank will require any successor to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Bank to assume
expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Bank would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. 
 19. No Construction Against Any Party. This Agreement is the product of informed negotiations between the Executive and the Company. If any part of this Agreement is deemed to be unclear or
ambiguous, it shall be construed as if it were drafted jointly by all parties. The Executive and the Company acknowledge that neither party was in a superior bargaining position regarding the substantive terms of this Agreement. 

20. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the matters addressed in this Agreement and
it supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

			
	BOTETOURT BANKSHARES, INC.	  	BANK OF BOTETOURT
		  	
	By:	  	By:
	  
	  	  

	H. Watts Steger, III	  	G. Lyn Hayth, III
	Chief Executive Officer	  	Chief Executive Officer
		
	 P.O. Box 339
 Buchanan,
Virginia 24066-0339
	  	 P.O. Box 339
 Buchanan,
Virginia 24066-0339

		  	
		
	 EXECUTIVE
      
	  	
		  	
	 Michelle A. Alexander
 1074
Hardbarge Rd
 Buchanan, VA 24066
	  	


  
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