ERica Goldfarb
President

Erica Goldfarb has lived on Wayside Place since 1998, having moved here from Cleveland, Ohio. She has served as the President of the VNA previously and is happy to stand in as interim for the next year or so. She works currently at the International Studies Office at UVA, and her husband Adam also works at the UVA Medical School.  She enjoys travel, cooking, the outdoors and being with friends.  "I believe in the power of the community neighborhoods to work towards a better place for all." She and Adam raised two daughters who attended Charlottesville public schools. You will probably see her walking her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Georgia.  

Rachel Lloyd
Past President

Rachel grew up in Lexington and has lived in the Venable neighborhood on and off since 1993, when she moved to Charlottesville to attend the UVA Architecture School as a graduate student. Now she practices as a preservation planner and historical landscape architect as well as volunteers on numerous city design and planning committees. Rachel is married with two teenage sons who went to Venable Elementary School and now attend Charlottesville High School. She spends a lot of time walking around the neighborhood with her dog, Molly.
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Diane Hillman
Treasurer

Diane Hillman has resided, with her two dogs, in the Venable Neighborhood, since 2002. She is retired from a career as health care planner and policy researcher, at UVA Health System and VCU as well as other major medical centers across the U.S.  Diane spends her time volunteering for various local not-for-profit organizations including Congregation Beth Israel and Building Goodness Foundation. She also spends her time hiking, gardening, dancing, playing piano and bridge and just enjoying life in Charlottesville.

Andrew Foukal
secretary

Andrew and his family live on Fendall Avenue. He and his wife have lived in Charlottesville for 10 years and have been members of the Venable neighborhood since 2015. Their favorite aspects of the neighborhood are the walkability and strong sense of community. Andrew is the CEO and co-founder of East Point Energy, a battery storage project development firm. Andrew holds a BS in Physics from Bates College and a Masters in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Virginia.

ELLEN CAMPBELL
board member

Ellen and husband Steve have lived in Charlottesville and the Venable neighborhood since 1988.  They have 3 grown children who all attended the Charlottesville City Schools.  Ellen is a retired teacher and taught in the city schools.  Community activities have included serving as Co-President of the Venable Elementary School PTO, serving on the board of FOCUS Women's Resource Center as their Volunteer Coordinator, and serving on the Venable Neighborhood Association Board in the 1990's.  She currently volunteers at UVA Hospital in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and serves on the Global Missions Committee at St. Paul's Ivy, partnering with the Diocese of Central Tanganyika to provide support to AIDS orphans and address water and education issues in Nzali, Tanzania. 
Ellen's goal in serving on the Venable Neighborhood Association Board is to foster neighborhood improvement / preservation and a sense of community. 

Tim heaphy
board member

Tim Heaphy was appointed as legal counsel to the University of Virginia  by Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring in September 2018. Prior to his appointment, Tim served as a partner with Hunton Andrews Kurth, chairing the firm’s white collar defense and internal investigations practice. In 2009, Tim was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia. Serving as U.S. Attorney for six years, Tim was the chief law enforcement officer
responsible for prosecuting federal crime and defending the United States in civil litigation. Prior to that role, he was a partner with the law firm McGuireWoods. From 1994 to 2006, Tim served as Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Columbia and the Western District of  Virginia. He has lived in the Venable neighborhood since 2003, where he and his wife Lori Shinseki have raised 3 children. 

SARAH BEDFORD
board member

Sarah Bedford grew up in Charlottesville and with her husband, Jay Scott, is raising three kids in the Venable Neighborhood. She has worked as a teacher, writer, editor, and lactation consultant, and is currently back in school working toward a nursing degree.

STEVE CAMPBELL
board member

Steve and his wife Ellen have been committed to the Charlottesville community since moving here in 1988. All three of their children were well educated in Charlottesville schools; now, one is a newspaper editor, one an attorney and the youngest is a Luce Scholar in Asia. Steve is a retired President of SunTrust Bank. He has been active in City affairs with service on numerous Boards and Commissions including stints as Chairman of the City School Board, Charlottesville Rotary Club President and Board roles with PVCC, First Night Virginia, Ashlawn Opera and the Rivanna Trails Foundation. He is currently Director and Treasurer of the INCAE Foundation (Central America) and active in projects in Tanzania.

laurie schetlick
Board member

Laurie Schetlick graduated from Bucknell University with a BS in Management.  Before raising a family, she held senior account management roles at several advertising agencies working in Toronto, Chicago and New York. Prior to moving to Charlottesville in 2018, Laurie had been extensively active in the community of Bronxville, New York through her work with The Bronxville School,The Bronxville Field Club and a number of philanthropic organizations in Westchester County.  She has served on several not-for-profit boards and held leadership positions in the Junior League and The Reformed Church. Laurie and her husband Matthew have three children, two at UVA and one at St. Anne’s - Belfield.

Steven Wasserman
board member /
​Website Developer

Steven Wasserman is a current second year at the University of Virginia, and a proud member of the Venable neighborhood! Steven is pursuing a B.S. in Systems and Information Engineering, with two minors in Computer Science and Public Policy & Leadership through the Batten School. Steven is a teaching assistant for ENGR 1624, an introductory engineering course, and outside of the classroom, he is a program facilitator for Brown Residential College and a varsity rower on the UVA Men's Rowing Team. Steven is originally from Los Angeles, CA, but has found a new home in Charlottesville. 

BOBBIE BRUNER
board member

Bobbie Bruner and her husband have lived on Fendall Terrace since 1984.  A former adjunct faculty member at UVA's Darden and McIntire Schools, she now devotes her time to several local nonprofits, including PVCC, the Free Clinic, and Book Baskets.  The Bruners feel very fortunate to have raised their two sons in the Venable neighborhood.

james COX
​BOARD MEMBER

Jim Cox, his wife Kara, and two children have been residents of the Venable neighborhood for almost 25 years. The family enjoys walking their dog, Macy, all through the neighborhood.  Jim is a member of the firm of MichieHamlett since September 1983, practicing in the area of estate planning and administration, real estate, and court proceedings relating to estate matters. He graduated from Duke University and obtained his law degree from the University of Virginia. He is an author to a number of publications on estate administration, including a two-volume treatise, Harrison on Wills and Administration in Virginia and West Virginia, published by Lexis.

Jay scott
board member

Jay Scott has lived in the Venable Neighborhood off and on since 1960 and highly recommends it to anyone considering a move to the area.  In prior lives, he has worked as an entrepreneur and in senior management at the University of Virginia. Jay currently works as an executive recruiter in the field of higher education.  Jay and his wife, Sarah Bedford, have three kids, who have all learned to ride their bikes and climb trees in the neighborhood.