Center Welcomes New Board Members

Welcome to the newest members of our Board of Directors—Kimberlee Barrett-Johnson, Jean Foss, Connie Hallquist, Jackie Martin, Jeanne McCusker, and Bob Tucker. If you’re not already familiar with them, please allow us to briefly introduce the people who will be adding their valuable time and expertise to furthering our mission over the next few years.

Kimberlee Barrett-Johnson, Senior Financial Planner for Amerprise Financial Services, specializes in personal planning for risk protection, retirement, estate planning, tax management, and asset allocation. A graduate of Rice University, with an M.A. in Ethics, Theology and Culture from UVA, Kimberlee’s community service includes a previous term on the Center’s Board and our Resource Development Committee; co-chairing the Chamber’s Nonprofit Council; and serving as president of our local Planned Giving Council. She also provides volunteer financial and estate planning consultations for Senior Center members by appointment.

Mary Jean Foss, Center member and president of Senior Council, grew up in Belchertown, MA, but graduated from high school in Barcelona, Spain. After college in Maine and a stint teaching biology in Waynesboro, Jean began working for Albemarle Country Schools, earning a Master’s of Education along the way. She retired in 2007 after 33 years with the County, but still works as a science consultant for a UVA research project and is a board member of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers.

Connie Hallquist, founder of Nest Home Health Modifications, is also Executive Vice President of Merchandising for Healthy Directions (doctor formulated nutritional supplements for adults age 50+). Previously, Connie—who earned her MBA from UVA’s Darden School of Business—founded and was CEO of Gold Violin, an award-winning multi-channel company dedicated to providing products for independent living aimed at the mature market.

Jacklene G. (Jackie) Martin is Director of Community Outreach for Martha Jefferson Hospital, where she develops and implements community benefit programs and projects to improve the quality of life in our community. Before that, she was Director of Volunteer Services and Human Resources Coordinator at MJH, where she won the President’s Award in 1999. In 1992, while working at Jackson-Via Elementary School, Jackie was named Charlottesville Public Schools Employee of the Year. She received her B.A. in Business Administration and Computer Science from Mary Baldwin and is a Leadership Charlottesville graduate.

Jeanne McCusker began her career with IBM while still a student at the University of South Florida and, after earning her marketing degree, continued with the company working in education sales. After moving to Charlottesville, she worked first in medical software sales and then for multiple startup companies. When Jeanne’s mother died after a battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease, the family’s experience of caring for a loved one inspired a career shift; Jeanne opened the local Home Instead Senior Care in 2003. Along with Habitat for Humanity, she has served on the boards of Leadership Charlottesville Alumni Association and Women United in Philanthropy, as well as chairing the Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk.

Robert (Bob) W. Tucker, Jr., recently retired as the Albemarle County Executive after 20 years. Prior to that, he was the Deputy County Executive for seven years and led the Planning department. He has also served as a lecturer and adjunct professor at UVA’s School of Architecture and in the departments of Environmental Planning, Sociology and Civil Engineering. Bob received his B.S. from U. Georgia and his Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning from Ole Miss.

As we welcome new members, we must bid adieu to those who are rotating off the board: Ray East, Dawn Heneberry, Bill Hodson, Chuck St.Clair, and George Thompson. We are grateful for their dedication and service, and though they are (temporarily, at least) no longer on the board, we look forward to their continued support of the Center.