MEET OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Kathy Woodson

Secretary

• lifelong Albemarle County resident

• 34 years as a manager in financial and human resources at UVA

• private events coordinator at Albemarle CiderWorks

• 46 years as a community children's advocate

• wife of Ronnie, mother of three and "Mimi" of six

•  loves family, golf, college sports and reading

Greg Baer

Director

• professional photographer for 26 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

Kendrick Kier

Director

• real estate associate Fisher Auto Parts

• 21 years in construction, property - business and lease management

• devoted father to a beautiful 6-year old son

•  childhood cancer advocate

• co-founder BRADYSTRONG Foundation

• fundraising coordinator for any child battling cancer

• avid and passionate golfer

• Ferrum College class of 2001 with a BA in Business Administration

Ann Marie Gathright

Director

• 46 years resident of Albemarle County

• 36 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

Sephida Artis-Mills

Director

• connected to Yellow Door as a heart mom with a baby girl that needed a heart transplant

• adamant about promoting Yellow Door 

• extensive background in marketing and branding

• managed large campaigns for major companies and brands

• personal experience provides insight into what the future of Yellow Door looks like

Ashby Kindler

Director

• 45 years resident of Charlottesville and Albemarle County

• 40 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