Executive Director: Toni Egger

T oni Egger joined Headwaters in 2009, happily returning to work with children after a 30-year detour through television and multimedia production. She started her career teaching high school English and drama. She turned to producing natural history films for National Geographic and other broadcasters, and writing audio tours of zoos and aquariums before working her way up to Vice President of Production and Development at Discovery Communications.

Linda Brosgol (Huntly, VA)

A retiree from Rappahannock County Public Schools, Linda worked as a 4th grade Science and Social Studies teacher and a special education teacher in the high school. She holds a B.S. in Professional Arts and a Masters Degree in Elementary and Special Education K-12 from Manhattanville College, NY. In her prior career, she worked for over 20 years as a registered nurse in various medical settings, i.e. hospital, industry, and managed care. She has three children and six grandchildren. Linda and her husband, Frank, moved to Virginia from New York in 2001.

Steve Carroll (Sperryville, VA)

A Starfish Mentor since 2002, Steve moved to Rappahannock from Loudon County in 1999 after he retired from the Environmental and Natural Resource Division of the Department of Justice. Steve was a trial attorney and later the Assistant Section Chief in the Indian Resource Section, where he litigated on behalf of Indian tribes. He and his wife, Beth, live in Slate Mills in a house that incorporates a one-room schoolhouse dating back to the early 1890s.

Amy Wolf Gubler (Luray, VA)

A Lancaster County, Pa native, moved to Rappahannock County Public Schools to begin teaching career as a fourth grade teacher.  Has also served as the gifted and talented coordinator for ten years at RCPS.  Currently is an instructional technology resource teacher working to help teachers and students use technology as part of instruction.  Enjoys coaching girls middle school basketball as well as her son's rec league basketball.  Husband works for Shenandoah National Park as a biologist.  Her two children attend Rappahannock County Elementary School.

Anne Kerr (Castleton, VA)

A nne is a product of many types and styles of educational systems, including Virginia and New York state school systems, boarding school, American Overseas schools, British schools, and Missionary schools. She holds a BA in History from University of Virginia, as well as both a Teaching Certificate in Secondary Schools and a Masters in Economics from George Mason University. Ann’s varied career includes teaching students at all levels from the age of 2 years to college. She has over 20 years in Early Childhood Education teaching and administering a preschool of 95 children. Ann and her husband Tim have lived in Rappahannock County for over 20 years. They have two sons, both of whom attended Rappahannock County Public Schools.

Jennifer Manly (Huntly, VA)

A retiree from the World Bank where for 23 years she worked in the human resources area with main focus on HR as applied globally to the many overseas offices. Since taking early retirement from the Bank in 1998, she has designed and delivered training programs for the Bank in the field of HR. She has a BA in Management, an MA in Human Resources Development, and an MEd in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Jennifer has had connections with Rappahannock County since 1981 and been a full-time resident since 2005. She volunteers at the Rappahannock Free Health Clinic and serves on the Board of the Rappahannock Recreational Facility Authority. She has five step daughters, eleven step grand-children, and five step great-grand-children.

Kelly-Jo Gilkey Settle (Sperryville, VA)

A life-long resident of Rappahannock County and a graduate of Rappahannock County High School, Kelly-Jo is currently the Executive Administrative Assistant to the President of Rappahannock National Bank. She was employed as the Secretary/Bookkeeper for Rappahannock County High School for 19 ½ years. During her tenure, she was involved in many high school activities. She was a Cheerleading Coach, SADD Sponsor, Assistant to the Athletic Director, Junior and Senior Class Sponsor and was involved in many more organizations and student sponsored activities. Kelly grew up in Chester Gap but has lived in Sperryville since 1993. She resides with her husband Gary and their beloved toy poodle, Cody.

Phillip Strange (Viewtown, VA)

A former art teacher and has taught children in Kindergarten through high school, Phillip's last teaching job was that of department chairman at Woodberry Forest School in Madison County, Virginia. His two children Lily and Zander, while both educated in private schools, have recently graduated from public institutions here in Virginia: James Madison University, where Lily holds a Masters in Special Education, and the University of Virginia, where Zander received his undergraduate degree. Philip has served on the board of the Highland School and the Rappahannock Free Clinic, is past president of the Castleton Fire and Rescue Squad, and has been the Senior and Junior Warden at Trinity Episcopal Church where he is still an active member. He is married to the former Merrill Parrish, a Rappahannock native, and they live on the farm in Viewtown where Merrill was raised. Philip is the broker/owner of Strange and Company Realtors and enjoys spending time in his wood shop. Philip graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and attended graduate school at the University of Virginia.

Juli MacDonald-Wimbush