Meet Our Board of Directors
JoAnne McTague
- 29 year Charlottesville resident
- 30 years in sales, training and management at American Express
- Two years restoring homes in Charlottesville
- Animal rescuer
- Avid UVA athletics fan, home designer and yard engineer
- Proud wife, mother, aunt and grandmother
- University of Virginia 1980
Stephanie Gatewood
Secretary
- Virginia resident for over 45 years
- 20 years of business operations and management experience
- Co-owner of a Richmond-based commercial kitchen design firm since 2006
- Food allergy advocate and group support leader since 2012
- Married to David (UVA class of 1992) and mom to Alex (16) and Claire (14)
- Lover of books, dogs, and the red rocks of Sedona, AZ
- Graduate of University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business (MBA, 2003)
- Graduate of University of Virginia’s College of Arts & Sciences (BA/Environmental Science, 1992)
Ashby Kindler
Treasurer
- 49 years resident of Charlottesville and Albemarle County
- 42 years in education – principal elementary, middle, high school
- Central office work with homeless, home schooled, homebound and family engagement
- Faculty member/consult for William Glasser International and Glasser Institute for Choice Theory
- Treasurer, former vestry: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
- Enjoys traveling, hiking, cooking, reading, gardening and local music
- Enthusiastic wife of Mark and mother of Brooke, Becka and Snowden
- University of Virginia 1980, 1987
Stacia Torrey
- Devoted mom to three daughters: Ashley (UVA Class of 2025), Lindsay (17) and Peyton (17)
- Supportive wife to Patrick (UVA class of 1993)
- Resident of West Chester, PA for 17 years
- Graduate of Robinson Secondary in Fairfax, VA (1992)
- Graduate of UVA Class of 1997 BA/MT program
- Avid tennis player and workout nut at Orange Theory Fitness
- Loves to read, travel and country music
- UVA Sports fan
Sarah Zimmerman
Director
- Albemarle County Resident for 6 years
- Co-owner, Septenary Winery in Greenwood, VA
- Practiced as a Speech-Language Pathologist for 12 years
- Married to Todd (UVA Law 1990)
- Mom of Ryan (Batten 2018) and Allison (University of Denver 2021)
- Lover of all UVA sports, nature, wine and travel
- UVA Class of 1990 (Curry School of Education M.Ed.)
- B.A. University of Colorado, Boulder 1987
- Sponsor of Fox Hollow, 3 bedroom apartment
Meet Our Advisory Board
Greg Baer
- Professional photographer for 28 years. Greg’s photography has been published in magazines, calendars and cards
- Travels the world in search of new images
- Created Corporate Cards – a novel way for many large and small companies to communicate using Greg’s inspiring photography
- Former director at American Express – serving sales, sales training and sales management
- Happily married to Clare and enjoys traveling, golf, skiing and hiking
- Drexel University class of 1983 with a BA in Marketing
- Sponsor of Baer-Hart House, Yellow Door’s first apartment
Vernon Brewer
VERNON BREWER is the founder of World Help, a Christian humanitarian organization serving the physical and spiritual needs of people in impoverished communities around the world. World Help gives help for today and hope for tomorrow through humanitarian aid, education and sustainability projects, and spiritual development programs such as Bible distribution and church planting. Vernon has led more than 500 church evangelistic crusades and rallies and has lectured on more than 30 college and university campuses. He has spoken to more than 1 million teenagers in public high school assembly programs and is a frequent conference speaker. He also has preached and led conferences in more than 67 countries worldwide. In addition, he has personally taken over 4,000 people to the mission field. Vernon’s considered to be an outspoken advocate for the persecuted church. He has appeared on various major media outlets, including Fox News, Fox News Radio, and CBN News, to speak about the topic.
Vernon was the first graduate of Liberty University in 1973. He served as Dean of Students and Vice President of Student Development at Liberty University from 1980 –1992. In 2009, he was named Liberty University Alumnus of the Year. He received an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Liberty University in May 2010. In 2015, Vernon was inducted into his public high school’s hall of fame. He also is the author of five other books: The Forgotten Children, Children of Hope, Defining Moments, causelife, and Why.
Vernon and his wife, Patty, have three married daughters, Noel, Nikki, and Jenny; one married son, Josh, and eight grandchildren. Vernon and Patty reside in Forest, Virginia.
Ann Marie Gathright
- 49 years resident of Albemarle County
- 39 years business development/sales
- Proud wife to Gerry
- Mom to Olivia – UVA class of 2017 and Clark – JMU class of 2020
- Board of the Virginia Oil and Gas Assn
- Longtime advocate and fundraiser for the Jefferson Area Board for Aging (JABA) and the Epilepsy Foundation
- Lover of history, college sports, travel and painting
- Believe we are responsible for each other in this one big human family
- Graduate of Albemarle High School and Mary Baldwin College
- Yellow Door Executive Board member for 4 years
- Sponsor of Rosie’s Place
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