School Board Representative: Rosa Crocker

School Administration Representative: Dr. Aldridge Boone

Executive Director: Jane Bowling-Wilson

J ane Bowling-Wilson, a long time Rappahannock resident, joined Headwaters in 2011 after many years as an Art Director and Designer for print, web and retail businesses . She brings her experience as a high school and elementary Educator, Chairman of the Fine Arts Department in public schools, and years of volunteer service in Rappahannock and neighboring counties.

Ashleigh Cannon Sharp

A shleigh Cannon Sharp (washington, VA) Life-long native of Rappahannock County. She grew up in Castleton on El Rancho Grande Farm where she continues to farm and breed Black Angus Cattle with her brother. A graduate of Rappahannock Country Public Schools, she holds a B.S. from Radford University in Recreation, Parks and Tourism, with a concentration in Therapeutic Recreation. Ashleigh has been involved in numerous aspects of geriatric care as a Geriatric Therapist focusing on Alzheimer’s Disease. She serves as chair for the Women’s Committee for Rappahannock Farm Bureau, and co-chair for Taste of Rappahannock. She and her husband live at Mountain Green where they maintain a working farm of cattle, horses and breed Brittany Spaniels, and have several businesses where she provides advertising and marketing expertise.

David Leive

D avid and his wife Lotte have owned homes in Rappahannock County since 1972, first in the FT Valley, and since 1987 outside of Sperryville, where they now spend much of their time.  David trained as a lawyer, and most of his career has been spent practicing, teaching and writing about international law and organizations, particularly relating to communications issues.  He has advised numerous governmental and private entities, both here and abroad, and over the years has led various bar association activities. In 2009-2010, David served as a member of the County Board of Assessors.

Phyllis Holt (Sperryville, VA)

A n assistant with testing at Garrett Park Elementary School, Phyllis taught fifth and sixth grades at Garrett Park Elementary School in Montgomery County, MD, and also at schools in Virginia and North Carolina, until her retirement in 2003. She also taught teacher training courses at Warren Wilson College. She enjoyed teaching all subjects: reading, writing, social studies, and science. Phyllis carried special responsibility for mathematics education at her school, teaching top-level math students and participating in local and national mathematics and computer education meetings. She was asked to lead a tessellation workshop for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics’ annual meeting in San Francisco in 1999. She lived in Sierra Leone and Malaysia (two years each) with her husband and two sons, and this experience helped her introduce her American students to the cultures of Africa and Asia. While in the Peace Corps in Malaysia, she taught English in a Malay-medium public school for girls.

John Lesinski

J ohn is a principal with Leland Group Commercial Real Estate, a brokerage firm based in Winchester, Virginia. Prior to that he was managing director for Grubb & Ellis of Metropolitan Washington, DC and has been active in both real estate transactions and brokerage management since moving to Virginia in 1985. John retired from the Marine Corps Reserve in 2006 at the rank of colonel after serving in numerous billets in intelligence and civil affairs. He served on active duty from January to August 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. John is a graduate of Santa Clara University in California. He and his wife Heidi first came to Rappahannock County in 2003 and moved to Washington, Virginia full time in 2007. John also serves on the board of the Child Care Learning Center in Rappahannock County and with Harmony Place, a shelter for abused women in Front Royal, Virginia. He is the current Secretary of the Rotary Club of Front Royal and is also involved with the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation which raises college tuition monies for Marines killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. John has two children; Daniel is completing his masters degree at the University of Leeds, England and Emily, who is a senior at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

Doug Schiffman (Co-Chair) (Sperryville, VA)

A resident of Sperryville, VA, Doug and his wife bought a house and twenty five beautiful acres of land in Rappahannock County back in 1985. In 1999, they donated the house to Headwaters, and built the house of their dreams, a pink stucco (the “pink house”) Italianate county house. Doug has been involved in public education for many years in many roles. Doug has built computer labs, been the PTA treasurer and president, served on principal interview panels, published (with his wife’s help) the middle school PTA newsletter and participated in a corporate review of administrative functions. For the past three years, he has been the Montgomery County Public School’s “businessman-in-residence,” a consulting position that has allowed him to work in many areas of public education. Doug has also served on numerous non-profit boards, and owned and operated several small companies.

Nevill Turner (Treasurer)

Moved to Washington, Rappahannock in 2006 from Loudoun. Involved with his wife, Clare, in Loudoun Families for Children for 20 Years taking in at-risk children for temporary foster care. They were also in the Loudoun mentoring program. Nevill is now a mentor with Starfish. He has a Masters degree in Natural Science (Biochem.) from Cambridge. Worked for Texaco in Trinidad and ICI in the UK. Helped run the island of Mustique for its eccentric owner and built and ran restaurants and a yacht marina in St Lucia. Came to the US in 1982 and built and managed 6 Assisted Living facilities in VA and MD. He is presently Chairman of The Virginia Chutney Company.