Bank of Botetourt welcomes Pemberton, promotes West

Diana Pemberton has joined Bank of Botetourt as Assistant Vice President – Branch Manager for the Salem Office, and Chelsea West has been promoted to Merchant Services Officer.

Pemberton brings with her more than 15 years of experience in the financial industry. She has been previously worked as a branch manager and most recently assisted with the training and development of retail and business bankers.

She has served on the board for Junior Achievement and looks forward to getting more involved in the community through her role with the bank. She attended Bridgewater College and Virginia Tech, and resides in the Salem area with her husband, Paul, and their three daughters, Nora, Charlotte, and Lucy.

West has worked in the financial industry for six years, most recently serving as a branch manager. Chelsea is working toward her degree in business administration with a focus in finance at Liberty University. Her focus will be on assisting customers with payment options and business solutions through Clover point-of-sale systems. While West will cover the bank’s entire branch network from Fairfield to Salem and Smith Mountain Lake, she will be based out of the Cave Spring Office on Electric Road in Roanoke.

West is the treasurer for her residential homeowners association and is currently enrolled in Leadership Roanoke Valley (LRV) through the Roanoke Regional Chamber. LRV focuses on improving this region and developing leaders for the future through a 10-month program facilitated by trusted advisors.

West grew up in Roanoke and currently resides in Vinton with her husband, Cody, and stepchildren, Camden, Riley, and Keenan.