Roundtable Leadership

William F. Chesley

The Greater Prince George’s Business Roundtable Board of Directors is chaired by William F. Chesley.

Mr. Chesley is the President and Owner of William F. Chesley Real Estate, Inc. His company was formed in 1970 and has developed into one of the most successful diversified real estate companies in Prince George’s County and Anne Arundel County. While well known as a successful residential and commercial brokerage firm, the Company’s land development and construction division has built and leased many office complexes and retail centers.

As a native of Prince George’s County, William F. Chesley has a strong record of participation and involvement in the County’s business and community affairs and continues to contribute his time, effort and money to a wide range of programs and initiatives.

His unselfish dedication to his people and Prince George’s County has earned him numerous awards of appreciation for his efforts. In 1996, he received the Prince George’s County Association of Realtors Distinguished Service Award. In 1993, he was the recipient of the Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce Prince Georgian of the Year and W.F. Chesley Real Estate, Inc. was awarded the Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year award.

Mr. Chesley currently serves on the Board of Directors for CommerceFirst Bank and is a member of the Association of Realtors at the local, state and national levels. Mr. Chesley is a substantial contributor to the Prince George’s Community Foundation, Mission of Love, and University of Maryland Scholarship Program. He has held other titles and positions such as President of the Prince George’s County Association of Realtors, Member of the Prince George’s Business-Education Alliance Steering Committee, Member of Superintendent of Schools Advisory Council for Business and Industry, Chairman of the VIP Panel for United Cerebral Palsy, and member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Prince George’s Business Roundtable since its inception.

He is married with four children.

M. H. Jim Estepp

The President and CEO of the Greater Prince George’s Business Roundtable is Mr. M.H. Jim Estepp. Jim is formerly: Chair of the Prince George’s County Council where he served two elected terms; President Pro Tempore of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments; Chairman of the Board of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments; President of the International Association of Fire Chiefs; Director of the Maryland Security Council, Office of the Governor; Fire & EMS Chief of Prince George’s County and Director of Public Safety for Prince George’s County. Mr. Estepp was named Citizen of the Year by the Prince George’s Board of Trade, was recipient of the Elizabeth & David Scull Award for Outstanding Regional Leadership, COG’s highest Award and The Tom Bradley Leadership Award from the National Association of Regional Councils, its highest award. In addition Jim received the Janet L. Hoffman award for outstanding local administration from the American Society for Professional Administration (ASPA), Maryland Chapter. He is a member of the Board of Directors; Congressional Fire Services Institute, the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, Prince George’s Community Foundation, and the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications. Mr. Estepp serves on several national and local boards including the Board of Visitors of the world renowned Maryland Shock Trauma Center. Jim lives in Croom with his wife Nancy and between them they have five kids. He is a graduate of the Program for Senior Executives in State & Local Government at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, MA.

B. Doyle Mitchell, Jr.

B. Doyle Mitchell, Jr. is Secretary/Treasurer of The Greater Prince George’s Business Roundtable.

B. Doyle Mitchell, Jr. is President and CEO of Industrial Bank, the largest minority-owned commercial bank in the Washington Metropolitan area, and the sixth largest African-American owned financial institution in the country (Black Enterprise Magazine, June 2009). A native Washingtonian, Mr. Mitchell was born and raised in the Washington banking community that his grandfather, the Bank’s founder, and father helped to create. After receiving his Bachelors degree in Economics from Rutgers University in 1984, he began a full-time career with Industrial Bank. He was elected to the Board of Directors in 1990, and succeeded his father as President in 1993. Under his leadership, the Bank formed the IBW Financial Corporation (Holding Company) in 1994 to facilitate expansion into Prince George’s County, Maryland. As one of the first banks to utilize the new interstate banking laws, he was recognized by the Secretary of Treasury, Lloyd Bentsen, as a pioneer in the banking industry at the signing of the Interstate Banking Bill enacted in September 1994.

Mr. Mitchell serves on the Board of Directors of the Federal City Council, Greater Prince George’s Business Roundtable, the National Coalition of Minority Businesses, current Chairman of the National Bankers Association, the Luke C. Moore Academy, Sewell Music Conservatory, and the D.C. Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Mitchell was also the Chairman of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce in 2001.

He is a former Board member of the Greater Washington Board of Trade, the Washington Performing Arts Society, Leadership Greater Washington, and the U Street Theater Foundation (Lincoln Theater). In the past he has also served on the Board of the American Institute of Banking, the MAAT Center for Human Development, the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority, the Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority, and the Bowie State Board of Visitors.

The three generations of Mitchell bankers have all had vision for their community even when the rules of the road were different. B. Doyle Mitchell Jr., and Industrial Bank are dedicated to servicing the Greater Washington area.