joined the Culpeper District in January 1998 as the District Manager. He earned a BS in Ecological Agriculture from Evergreen State College and an MS in Horticulture at Washington State University. Previous to employment with the CSWCD he served as Greenhouse Facilities Manager and Staff Horticulturist for the Institute of Biological Chemistry at Washington State University.

started working for the District as Administrative Secretary in May of 2003. She was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, developing a love of the land and nature spending summers on her grandparents' farm in the Ohio countryside. Joann studied Business Administration at Germanna Community College, and underwent extensive training in computer programming and systems analysis with IBM. She worked for many years as a Programmer and Systems Analyst with Rental Uniform Service in Culpeper, and the Culpeper Farmer’s Coop. She also served as the Database Administrator for Communications Corporation of America in Boston, Virginia, and was the Office Manager and Administrative Assistant for the Culpeper Country Club. In 1985 she worked with her husband Greaner to turn their interest and experience in organic gardening into the Boston Spice and Tea Company, a small business growing and selling culinary herb products. Joann’s hobbies include kayaking, hiking and just “being in the outdoors.” They have two daughters, Carly and Logyn.

Richard Jacobs III

joined the Culpeper SWCD in January of 2005 as a Conservation Specialist. He was born and raised in ,Virginia Beach. Richard has a B.S. in Biological Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he was involved with the Soil and Water Conservation Society & the American Society for Agricultural Engineers. He also participated in Save Our Streams. He enjoys camping, hiking, canoeing and caving.

Stephanie Rose DeNicola

joined the District in January 2005 as Information/ Education Coordinator. She was born and raised in Queens, NY and moved to the area in 2000.  Stephanie received a B.A. in English from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, where she volunteered as a campus tour guide and peer educator. Stephanie has worked at local non-profit organizations including a year as an AmeriCorps Promise Fellow.  She is a member of the Arthritis Foundation's Charlottesville Committee, where she helped organize the 2007 Arthritis Walk. In her spare time, she also helps newly diagnosed arthritis patients cope with their illness and teaches them how to become their own healthcare advocate. Stephanie lives in Albemarle County with her husband, Chad Turner.

joined District in September 2005 as a Conservation Specialist. Spencer was raised on his family’s dairy farm. He graduated from Orange County High School, where he was very active in FFA and served as the regional vice president. He worked at Orange Madison Co-op and on the family farm while in high school and college. He graduated from North Carolina State University with an Associate’s Degree in General Agriculture. Spencer worked on the family dairy and for a lumber company prior to working at the District. Spencer, his wife and their three children live in Somerset on a part of his old family farm. In his spare time, Spencer enjoys camping, hunting, fishing and watching Virginia Tech games.

joined District in October 2005 as a District Representative. Jimmy was born and raised in Greene County. He received The Governor's Model Clean Water Farm Award in 1992. He spent 4 years in the Air Force before marrying his wife of 30 years, Gayle. His farm currently has beef cattle, although he has had hogs and sheep in the past. He has fenced all of the streams on the property he owns, and most of the streams on the land he rents. He is a past member of Culpeper SWCD board, Greene County School Board, Greene County Board of Supervisors and the Greene County Social Services board. Jimmy and his wife enjoy spending time with their 3 daughters and grandchildren.

joined the District in October 2006 as a Conservation Specialist. David was raised on his family’s beef cattle farm. He was born in Charlottesville and raised in Rappahannock County. He graduated from Rappahannock County High School, where he was a 4-H All Star and an Eagle Scout. He graduated from Roanoke College in May 2006 with an Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Policy. David has worked on the family farm since he was 13. The farm is a 5th generation commercial operation that has installed CREP and various Best Management Practices. While in college, David interned at Piedmont Environmental Council & Mill Mountain Educational Park in Roanoke. In his spare time, David enjoys camping, hiking, fishing and reading.

joined the District in November 2007 as a Conservation Specialist. He was born and raised on a horse, hay and vegetable farm in Southeastern West Virginia and has volunteered with conservation organizations most of his life. Evan received a B.S. in Environmental Science with a concentration in Resource Management from Shepherd University. He worked with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service as a land manager and also received their Volunteer of the Year Award for 2006. When he is not at work, Evan enjoys whitewater rafting, kayaking, hiking and just being outdoors.