Steph grew up in Fairfax County and has lived with her husband, John Beardsley, on their farm in Rappahannock County for the past 34 years. They board horses, raise organic hay and are creating a pollinator meadow on the farm. Steph got her B.A. from Harvard...
Dr. William Dant of Boston, VA has over 40 years’ experience in educational programs and projects, specializing in the international arena. Dant has held public sector management positions for the US Department of State and the Peace Corps….
Kat Habib has made her home in Rappahannock since 2012, fulfilling a life-long dream that began during her childhood over the mountain on a farm in Warren County. Kat served as program manager Headwaters Next Step College & Career Guidance Program from…
Kees (pronounced Case) and his wife Kathi retired to Rappahannock County six years ago. With over forty years’ experience as an infill real estate developer and residential general contractor in the Washington D.C. area, he quickly became interested in issues related...
Dave Bailey and his wife, Beth, moved from DC to a small farm in the Flint Hill area of Rappahannock in 2018. A native of Tifton, GA, Dave earned a B.S. in Management Studies from the University of Maryland and a Master of Military Operational Arts and Sciences from...
Greg Czekaj is a science teacher at Rappahannock County High School and the current Science Department Chair, where he has taught biology since 2019. After attending Rappahannock County Public Schools from 2005-2010 and graduating from Wakefield Country Day School in...
Hope Dunn is a native of Rappahannock County. She and her daughter, a student at Rappahannock County Elementary school, reside in Amissville. Hope attended Rappahannock County schools from Kindergarten to twelfth grade. She graduated…
Priscilla Goodwin has advocated for youth programs for many years with a passion for helping young people develop into their best selves. She has served as Board Chair of the Scholarship Fund of Alexandria, AVID tutor at T.C. Williams High School, PTA president at the...
A native of Rappahannock County, Kelsa Knick attended RCES and graduated from RCHS in 2013. She earned her B.S. in Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies, then her M.A. in Teaching, both from James Madison University. After college, Kelsa and her husband returned to live...
A former stream ecologist and environmental educator for Fairfax County, Tanya Paull moved to Rappahannock County in 2011 with her husband, Steve. She was a teacher at Belle Meade School for five years, where she also taught horseback riding and ran the vegetable...
Angie is the local Branch Manager, Assistant Vice President, of Atlantic Union Bank in Washington, VA. Angie is originally from Nokesville, VA but started working in the Rappahannock area about 10 years ago. She now lives past Chester Gap in Rappahannock and has two...
Dr. Edith Tatel joined the Headwaters board in Spring 2022, and brings an extensive career in the field of education with her. Dr. Tatel began as an English teacher in the public schools of Chicago, and later became employed by American University's School of...