Experience

Eric Thompson graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1980 with a degree in Economics and began his career as a Financial Advisor with Legg Mason. In 1991, he was recruited to Kidder Peabody as the Area Manager. During his tenure Eric developed and implemented an initiative for managing client assets in a consultative model. After Kidder was acquired by PaineWebber, Eric returned to caring for clients as a Financial Advisor. Since 1994 he has been managing assets for corporations, endowments, foundations, pensions and high net worth individuals. He is a Corporate Vice President and a certified portfolio manager. In 2009 he earned the additional designation of Wealth Advisor.

Eric has been married to Janet for 31 years and is the proud father of three sons. He has been active in the community serving on the boards of the Virginia Arts Festival, Business Consortium for the Arts, Rotary Club, Jackson-Field Homes, Summit Christian Academy, Smithfield Educational Foundation, Boy Scouts of America and his local church. He has lead youth group missions to Haiti for the past few years.

Anita Hairston serves as a Senior Registered Client Service Associate.  She has been with the firm for over 20 years and also serves as the the CSA coach in our branch which involves keeping her peers updated on technology and procedural changes.

Anita is originally from Elizabeth City, NC.  She graduated from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, NC with a degree in Computer Science.  She and her husband Jerry live in Virginia Beach and have 2 children.  In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, working out and watching the Dallas Cowboys.