Board of Directors and Staff
Ms. Wenger retired from Booz Allen Hamilton in June 2015 after 40 years in consulting and in technology research. She has experience with a diverse set of organizations (private sector profit and nonprofit, government, and academic). Since retiring and moving to Rappahannock County she has become involved with organizations addressing issues facing our aging population. She joined the Rapp at Home Board in 2018. She is a member of the Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services Aging Services Advisory Council, participates in the Rappahannock Roundtable, in Aging Together activities and committees, and with the WAVE (Washington Area Villages) network and the Virginia Village Collective. She is also involved with the Master Naturalist program, the Rappahannock Association for the Arts and Community, the Rappahannock Garden Club and was previously vice chair of the board of the Child Care and Learning Center and grants manager of the Virginia Native Plant Society.
Mr. Bates successfully ran his own management consulting firm for 30 years, focusing on leadership development and coaching, organizational change, and long-term and strategic planning with Fortune 500, Federal, international and small business clients. He also served as a VP and Chief Learning Officer for an IT and business consulting firm where he helped to establish a corporate university. Since his retirement to Rappahannock County in 2006 he has served extensively on local boards and advisory councils, and assisted numerous county organizations including Rapp at Home, with their strategic planning.
Mr. Barry obtained his JD from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1975. From 2008 through 2014, he was the partner in charge of the healthcare practice in the Washington, DC office of King & Spalding, an international law firm. Previously, Mr. Barry had been the partner in charge of the healthcare practice in the DC office of Vinson & Elkins. He retired from practicing law at the end of 2014. Since retiring, Mr. Barry is spending increased amounts of time at his residence in Rappahannock County, and is active in the community. He is an active volunteer for the American Health Lawyers Association and is presently involved in editing a treatise on Medicare Law. He is a founding board member of Rapp at Home and has previously served as Vice-President.
Madlyn has enjoyed a diverse career in education that stretched from Head Start to college English and touched down most places in between. Besides classroom teaching, she co-designed, directed, and taught in an elementary and middle-school program which offered general enrichment activities and, for the ablest learners, academic challenge. She contributed to educational publications, led teacher workshops, assessed and supported beginning teachers, and received local, state, and national recognition for curriculum development, ending her career as a community college adjunct. Her most cherished rewards are surprise communications from former students. Active in her community, Madlyn chaired a building committee that oversaw the construction of an award-winning library complex. Since moving to Rappahannock in 2016, she has contributed to the weekly programming of the UU’s of the Blue Ridge. She and her husband, Bill, have three adult children.
Harold was born and raised on a farm in south central Iowa. He graduated from Iowa State University and immediately left for four years with the Peace Corps in Southeast Asia. He and his wife, Mary Frances, have four daughters between them and six grandsons.
He purchased property in FT Valley in Sperryville in 1977 and spent weekends in Rappahannock. After his retirement in 2004, Harold moved to Rappahannock full-time and Mary Fran followed upon her retirement in 2006. He has been an active volunteer for Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad for the past 14 years and was the Chief for a number of years. He has been an active member of Trinity Episcopal Church and has served as its Junior and Senior Warden. His other community involvement includes serving on the Board of the Rappahannock Benevolent Fund, serving as the immediate past President of the Rappahannock County Fire and Rescue Association, serving as a Social Services Board member, and leading the successful effort to expand the St. Paul’s Cemetery in Woodville.
I am a long-time resident of Rappahannock County, having moved to Little Washington over 25 years ago with my late husband. We both were captivated by the scenic beauty of the area and by the engaging personalities of the residents. As a member of the Town Council, I came to understand the challenges of the community, as well as what strategies might be successful in overcoming them.
While living here, I have been an English professor at the Manassas campus of Northern Virginia Community College, making a commute that has heightened my appreciation of rural living. For 36 years at NOVA, I taught a variety of courses from Technical Writing to Survey of World Literature. I also gained administrative experience at the College through my duties as Department Chair and, later, as Dean. Unable to completely divorce myself from the classroom, I still teach one course per semester.
I have been actively involved in Rapp at Home since being introduced to the organization by Dennis Barry four years ago. Volunteer activities are of particular interest to me, and I have participated in many service projects, as well as serving as a member of the Service Committee and co-chairing the Caring Team. I am pleased to be part of an organization whose members are so dedicated to providing vital support to the County.
Ms. Morgan served as Executive Director of the Mental Health Association of Fauquier from 2011 through 2020, helping the Association take a leadership role in improving access to mental health treatment in the region. Prior to 2011, she served as Director of Community Support Services for Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services for 35 years, supervising mental health programs as well as intellectual disability and aging services. While working for RRCS, she founded the Area Agency on Aging for the region, as well as the community-wide partnership, Aging Together.
Since retiring in late 2020, Ms. Morgan continues to chair the Rappahannock Behavioral Health Roundtable and the Rappahannock Aging Together Team, chairs the services committee for Rapp at Home, serves on the board of the Rappahannock Association for Arts and Community and chairs RAAC’s Community Theatre Committee, is a member of the PATH grants committee, the PATH Community Advisory Committee and the Rappahannock Public Schools’ equity team. She has recently been appointed to serve on the PATH Foundation Board.
Morgan holds a degree in psychology from William and Mary, and a Master’s degree from the University of North Carolina.
Kenneth D. Reid, CAE, served as Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Water Resources Association, a scientific, educational association for men and women involved in water resources research, planning and management from 1981 through 2019. He was a member of the American Society of Association Executives' (ASAE) first class of Future Leaders and is a Fellow Member of ASAE. He has been active on numerous committees and is a former member of the ASAE Board of Directors. In 2000 Reid was selected as the recipient of the Key Award, the highest recognition given to an association executive by the American Society of Association Executives. He was a member of the Greater Washington Society of Association Executives (GWSAE) and served on the Board of Directors of the GWSAE Foundation. He was a member of the Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives. He served as a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers Institute Organizational Planning Committee. Reid is Past Chair of the Northeast Board of Regents of the Institute for Organizational Management and is Past Chair of the National Institute for Organizational Management Board of Trustees. He served as the first elected United States Association Member of the Board of Governors of the World Water Council, an organization, based in Marseilles, France representing 300 water related groups worldwide. Reid is a member of the International Water Academy. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from George Mason University and a Master of Science degree in Environmental Studies from Southern Illinois University and was selected as the George Mason University’s College of Science Distinguished Alumni Award recipient in 2016. He is Past President of the George Mason University Alumni Association and currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the George Mason University Foundation Board of Trustees. He currently serves as treasurer of Rapp at Home and the Rappahannock County Water and Sewer Authority. He is a member of the board of directors of the Rappahannock County Food Pantry, and he currently serves as secretary of the Rappahannock County Electoral Board.
Ms. Welch is a registered dietitian who retired with 28 years of Federal service in 2016. Her government career included USDA and FDA nutritionist and public affairs specialist positions, and with the Department of Homeland Security as a communications manager. She retired from the U.S. Army Reserve as a Colonel in the Army Medical Specialist Corps with 25 years of service. Ruth volunteers at the Rappahannock Pantry and joined its board in 2017. She was appointed to the Rappahannock County Recreational Facilities Authority in 2017. She has volunteered with the Rappahannock Historical Society and is a member of the Garden Club.
Victoria retired in November 2022 after 30 years of working in Capture Management for large Government contractors. She has experience with various clients, including DHS, FEMA, FBI, and the Army. She was also a founding partner of Staub-Peterson Leadership Consultants, now known as EQIQ Leadership. She lives on the same farm she grew up on in Amissville with three dogs, and one cat. She is an active member of Trinity Church, serving on the vestry. She has a BS in Nursing and worked as a psychiatric nurse for over 10 years.
Having worked primarily in the area of human services, Tara has a broad understanding of the complex needs individuals and families alike require to carry on fulfilling lives. She is experienced with providing supportive consultation and action plans in the fields of health and safety utilizing advocacy, service coordination, and collaboration with various stakeholders.
Hailing from rural Orange County, Virginia, Tara lives in Rappahannock County with her husband, Nic, daughter, Mayla, dogs Boogie and Luna, and cat Sparkle. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family, exploring the outdoors, hobby farming, baking, and volunteering as a youth recreation soccer coach.
Deverell comes to Rapp At Home with a background in financial services, healthcare administration and the non-profit sector. Originally a Navy brat, she spent her formative years hopping between naval bases, and racked up attendance at an impressive 19 different schools by the time she completed high school. Needless to say, moving is at the bottom of her bucket list.
A resident of Rappahannock since 2009, Deverell lives with her husband in Sperryville. She serves as the costume mistress for the RAAC Community Theatre (and occasionally winds up on stage, as well), loves to garden and sew and is an avid reader.
Lillian Aylor has been a quiet and steady force for change in Rappahannock over a lifetime. She was an election official for 30 years, and an officer in the local Democratic Committee. She has been on the boards of the Scrabble School Preservation Foundation and the Rappahannock Historical Society, a deaconess in the Promised Land Baptist Church, and a founding member of the choir. After having 3 children, Lillian took computer training and worked as a proof operator in a bank in Northern Virginia. Upon her return to Rappahannock she became the bookkeeper for the Mount Vernon Stock Farm. She then became the innkeeper and chef for the historic Inn at Mount Vernon Farm. She continues to participate in numerous community and church organizations and activities.
Aline Brown Johnson, born and raised in Sperryville, VA. Graduated from Sperryville High School. Retired Sperryville Post Office, Postmaster. Married to Carron B. Johnson, deceased son, C.B. Johnson, Jr. wife Carol and one grandchild, Mikalya Noel. Rappahannock School Board member, appointed 20 years and former member of Lord Fairfax Community College Board as well as many other boards in the County, Member of Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church and member of Sperryville Methodist Church. Being a service to others is always a pleasure and a joy.