Jason Pollock, President: Jason grew up in Albemarle and Nelson counties before becoming a successful musician with the rock band Seven Mary Three. He returned to Albemarle 25 years ago, bought a farm on the west side of Batesville, and became active in supporting Batesville community projects. While he still performs professionally, Jason devotes much of his time to community-centered engagement.

 

Joy Peterson Heyrman Ph.D., Vice President: Joy is a career non-profit administrator, with expertise in development and communications, governance, government relations, and strategy. She served most recently as Executive Director of the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and as Deputy Director for Museum Advancement at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. Now retired, Joy and her husband have owned land in Batesville since 1995 and are permanent residents since 2016.

 

Kristen Rabourdin, Secretary: Kristen is the current owner of the Batesville Market. She is also a retail and entrepreneur strategist, food access consultant and social justice advocate. Kristen was Mid-Atlantic Region Field Marketing Team Leader at Whole Foods. She has lectured at the Darden School at the UVA for the Innovation Lab, as well as teaching and advising with the Community Investment Collaborative, working with the Virginia Federation of Food Banks, Charlottesville Food Justice Network, City Schoolyard Garden, and the Urban Agricultural Collective of Charlottesville.

 

Devon Callan, Treasurer: Devon has extensive experience in finance, leadership, and project management. During his long finance career, Devon specialized in integrating complex financial systems and treasury management software for commercial and nonprofit organizations, before serving as Chief Operating Officer and CEO in the credit union sector. Devon left his finance role in New Jersey to pursue love in Virginia. Devon has been deeply involved in the Batesville Market and community for the past five years and proudly calls it home.

 

George Abetti: George has been involved with Bundoran Farm since its inception in 2004 and built the community center there in North Garden, VA, as well as his home. He is the owner of GeoBarns LLC, designing and building the winery and event space at Pippin Hill, as well as hundreds of innovative residential and commercial spaces in the US and Canada.

 

Leslie Andrus: Leslie has 30 years of experience in Human Resources (HR). She has led and/or supported HR, organizational development, and learning functions at prominent organizations such as LexisNexis, WorldStrides, and the University of Virginia, as well as building HR functions for smaller organizations. Leslie is part of the Page family who ran Page's Store (now the Batesville Market) for 3 generations from 1914 - 1994 with her late husband Charles T Page III. She resides in one of the historic homes in Batesville.

 

Shreve Ariail: Shreve, his wife Carrington Alvarez, and their three young children live on Plank Road in one of the older farmhouses in the Batesville area.  Shreve is a former federal prosecutor at DOJ and senior executive at CIA. He currently is a Partner at Jenner & Block, a law firm nationally recognized for its commitment to the provision legal services *pro bono publico* -- including in support of the incorporation of Historic Batesville VA. Shreve also serves as faculty associate with the National Security Policy Center at the University of Virginia.

 

Marilou Maglione: Marilou is Director of Anatomic Pathology for the UVA Health System. She is also a farmer and beekeeper (one of Batesville's wonderful bee keepers). Marilou’s field on the east side of the village hosts Batesville Day and Apple Butter Weekend each year. She hopes to create a safe walkable path along Plank Road from the Batesville Market to her field events.

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John Pollock: John is the founder of the Batesville Historic Society and led the establishment of the Batesville Historic District. Now retired, John raised his family in this area and has been an active member of the Batesville community for many years. John is a past president of the Batesville Ruritans. He lives in one of Batesville's historic homes on Plank Road.

 

Alexander Struminger: Alex led the founding of HBVA and he is former CEO of two 501(c)3 nonprofits, including a $1 million Treasury and SBA-certified microenterprise portfolio in VA and WV. He was a Senior Advisor on communication strategy at the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in New York before moving back to VA to raise his family in Albemarle County. He is a prior board member of the Charlottesville Business Innovation Council (CBIC). Alex's family bought the Batesville Market in 2014 and reopened the historic country store to serve as a community-based business. Starting in 2020, Alex and his wife, Pat, donated the use of Pages Field across from the store as a community gathering space for young families and their children.

 

Bonnie Riedesel: Bonnie recently retired as the Executive Director of the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (CSPDC). Her work with the CSPDC included community development, affordable housing, hazard mitigation, and transportation and greenway planning. Bonnie and her family moved from McClellanville, South Carolina to Batesville, Virginia in 1994. They purchased the Charles T Page, Sr. house (circa 1910) on Schoolhouse Hill just above The Batesville Market and have lived there for over 30 years.

 

Jeff Woodbury: Jeff has lived in Batesville for over two decades. Jeff and his wife Ryan raised three native Batesvillian children in an ever-evolving farmhouse in the Historic district. Jeff owns and operates a construction company specializing in custom residential building.