AMG’s Mavis McKenley Recognized as 2025 Distinguished Estate Planner

Mavis McKenley, Vice President and Senior Trust Officer at AMG National Trust, has been recognized as the 2025 Distinguished Estate Planner by the Hampton Roads Estate Planning Council.

Ms. McKenley leads our trust departments in Colorado and Virginia, and is an accredited estate planner, a certified trust and financial advisor, and a certified financial planner with nearly four decades of experience. She joined AMG in 1997.

The award reflects outstanding contributions to estate planning, including education regarding the field and cooperation among estate planners of different professions.

In addition to Ms. McKenley’s contributions to estate planning, she is active in her community. She currently serves on the Norfolk Public Library Board; is a trustee at Virginia Wesleyan University, her alma mater; and is a board member of the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils. She previously held leadership roles with the Hampton Roads Estate Planning Council and Samaritan House, as well as chair of the Virginia Wesleyan University Alumni Council.

Virginia Wesleyan honored her in 2021 by naming its Martin Luther King Jr. award the Mavis McKenley ’11 Award. It is presented annually to a student who practices the ideals set forth by Dr. King—courage and conviction in valuing differences, commitment to seeing beyond borders by building inclusion, compassion for humanity, and/or commitment to social change.