Virginia H. Tesch, assistant secretary on the UMC Foundation board, has over 30 years of experience in the banking industry. She began as a full-time teller with a small community bank and worked her way up through various positions in Provident Bank. Positions as branch manager for single and multiple locations from Brick Township to Ocean Grove and working as a team leader, led to her current job as area manager for Provident Bank’s Wall Township, Manasquan, and Ocean Grove offices.
Following graduation from Manasquan High School, she earned a B.A. in English with a minor in Psychology from Montclair State University. Since Virginia has always enjoyed working with money, she landed in the financial environment. Complementing her banking skills, she is also a notary for the State of New Jersey.
With a commitment to public service, she has served on the boards of the YMCA Camp Zehnder and the Jersey Shore Chamber of Commerce and sits on the Staff Parish Relations Committee at the Manasquan United Methodist Church.