Until his retirement in 2008, Mr. Turner served as President and CEO of Mercantile Peninsula Bank and its predecessor, Peninsula Bank, from 1994 to 2008. He has served as a director of Delmar Bancorp and the Bank of Delmarva since 2009 and as Chairman of both companies since 2012.  He has over 44 years of banking experience.  Over the years, he has been a member of the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce, member of the Greater Salisbury Committee, member of  the Wicomico County Economic Development Committee, and member of the Somerset County Economic Development Committee.

Mr. Turner is the former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Peninsula Regional Medical Center, former President of the Life Crisis Center, Inc. and former member of the Board of Visitors of the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore.  Currently, Mr. Turner serves as a Trustee of the John B. Parsons Home Foundation and is a Corporate Member of the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore.