Board of Directors

SUMMARY
Cacapon South POA currently has a seven-member Board of Directors. Each elected member sits for a three-year term. There are committees for architecture, communications, and maintenance.

Membership and roles

Kathy Christian – Vice President
Johannah English – Secretary and Communications Committee Chair
Dale Kirchner – Chair of Maintenance Committee
Jeff Magyar – Treasurer
Greg Phillips – Chair of the Architectural Review Committee
Carol Wiles – President

Biographies

Kathy Christian (Vice President, term expires November 2028)

Kathy moved from Reston, VA, to Berkeley Springs in the Fall of 2020. As a licensed clinical psychologist, she has worked for the federal government and as the proprietor of a private practice since 1988. Currently working part-time, she also enjoys training and competing with her dogs in Dock Diving and Canine Agility. As a Board member, she is happy to bring her skills from the business world to support our community.

Johannah English (Secretary & Communications Committee Chair, term expires November 2027)

Johannah was born and raised in Northern Virginia and attended a church that had a retreat center about 15 miles south of Berkeley Springs, where they would explore. She has always loved this area, and it was her dream to one day live here. After 25 years living in South Dakota, meeting her husband (now of 23 years), they decided to move back east to be closer to family, landing here in Cacapon South. They have lived here for almost three years and cannot imagine being anywhere else. Johannah spent most of her career running sales call centers and, for the last 5 years, transitioned to product management, where she optimizes websites. She looks forward to serving our community, ensuring it stays “Almost Heaven”.

Dale Kirchner (Maintenance Committee Chair, term expires November 2027)

Dale was born and lived in the Baltimore area his whole life. He worked for Verizon for 30 years (16 years in marketing and 14 years in network planning, developing, and managing budgets). After retiring as a Senior Planner from Verizon, he worked for 10 years at the Maryland School for the Blind as a full-time substitute teacher. During this time, he volunteered at the Historical Society of Baltimore County and was later elected to its Board of Directors.

He bought a lot in the River Ridge community in 1986 and has come to Berkeley Springs and Cacapon State Park ever since. Interestingly, there were very few changes to the park until the last year. Now, it is rapidly growing. He and his wife, Susan, were wed in 2011 next to the Cacapon River and had a reception at the Cacapon State Park Lodge. They both loved the area so much that they bought a house in the Cacapon South community in 2013.

With this interest and love for the park, Dale started volunteering at the park’s nature center. He is now a Master Naturalist certified in the fall of 2017, and says he doesn’t have to make up nearly as many answers to questions. Besides working at the park nature center, he “recruits” and coordinates many park volunteers.

Jeff Magyar (Treasurer, term expires November 2026)

Jeff and his wife, Melissa, migrated west from Northern Virginia, initially making a stop in Front Royal before landing in Berkeley Springs in the fall of 2020. Jeff has worked as a professional in the Information Technology Industry for more than 20 years. In his free time, Jeff enjoys many different outdoor activities. Having Cacapon Resort State Park within walking distance has been a wonderful blessing.

Greg Phillips (Architectural Review Committee Chair, term expires November 2028)

Greg and his wife of 39 years, Patti, have been residents of Cacapon South for two years. Before that, they lived in Maryland for most of their lives. Greg has been a Cub Scout Den Leader, an Assistant Scout Master, a coach for youth sports (t-ball, baseball, softball, soccer, basketball), and the Athletic Director for boys’ sports in the College Park Boys and Girls Club. He served on the board of the Norwich Gardens Condominium Association in College Park, MD. For forty years, Greg worked in various positions in industrial sales and management with an emphasis on supplies and equipment to the metalworking industry. Greg and Patti retired in 2017 and now enjoy life in their custom-built home in Cacapon South.

Carol Wiles (President, term expires November 2027)

Carol Wiles and her husband, Larry, moved to Cacapon South in 2020. The Wiles immediately felt welcomed and valued as good neighbors. Her goal in serving on the Board of Directors is to be a good neighbor to all, while taking care of the business of the community in a way that promotes our best shared life. Carol has worked as a special education teacher and a volunteer coordinator for a large church. She was on the POA Board of her Wyoming community for 10 years. Having married the boy next door, 50 years ago, she also spent some years as a stay-at-home Mom while Larry worked at United Parcel Service. She feels blessed to have landed in Almost Heaven, West Virginia.

Contact information

Email: directors@cacaponsouthpoa.com

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