Bower Center 2026 Board of Directors
Executive Board Members
Denny Huff
President & Executive Committee Chair, Finance Committee Member
Executive Director Bedford Community Health Foundation
Ann DeLong
Vice President & Executive, Governance & Program Committee Member
Retired Foreign Service Officer; textile artist; mosaics
J. Nelson Schacht
Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair & Program Committee Member
Branch Officer/Loan Officer, First Bank & Trust Company, Member of Young Professionals of Central Virginia
Bobbie Daniels
Secretary, Executive & Program Committee Member
BFA Studio Art, Teacher of 2D & 3D Art, Staunton River Middle School
Board Members
Janet Chalker, MPH, RD Board Member Registered Dietician
Artisan, Stained Glass & Mosaics
Perri Mason
Board Member & Program Committee Member
Retired, School Teacher
Instructor/Artisan/Designer, Watercolor Painting/Drawing, BCA Studio Artist
Erica McFaden Board Member Small Business Owner, Bedford Famer's Market Manager
Susannah Netherland Board Member Applications Analyst, UNC Health
Emilie Temeles
Board Member
Retired, Middle School Teacher, Science & Social Studies
Bower Center Youth Instructor
Philip Baker
Advisory Board Member
Senior Attorney, Partner
Sanzone & Baker, L.L.P