2025-27 Cville Village Board of Directors
Maitland Sharpe, President
Maitland worked in environmental and natural resource policy in Washington for many years, serving as executive director of the Izaak Walton League and later at the Bureau of Land Management and the US Forest Service. With his wife, Susan, he settled in Charlottesville to enjoy retirement close to one of their daughters and her family. Social isolation during the COVID-19 epidemic led them to search for closer community and greater sharing. At the same time they decided to stay in their home as long as possible without placing a burden on their daughters. Reading about something called the Village Movement, based on mutual support for people aging in place led them to join with people working to launch a Village here in Charlottesville. After a term as Vice President, Maitland stepped into the presidency in October 2025.
Ellen Hayes, Treasurer
Ellen is a UVA graduate who returned to Charlottesville in 2013 after living in Chicago, New York, London, Providence, and Austin. She and her husband, Steve, raised three boys in the area. She joined Cville Village as a volunteer driver, inspired to do so after caring for her elderly father. Ellen retired after a career in corporate finance and investment management and became our treasurer in 2026.
Jan Dix, Membership Co-Coordinator
A native Virginian, Jan retired after a career as a physician assistant. She has been involved in other local nonprofits over the years. She joined Cville Village in 2022 and was instrumental in getting our successful grant proposal done in 2023.
Susan Sharpe, Volunteer Coordinator
Susan began volunteering for the Village as a driver in January of 2024. After 30 years teaching English at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, she and her husband moved to Charlottesville in 2019 to be near their four grandchildren. She is happy to be making new friends through her Village activities, in addition to teaching at OLLI and struggling with oil painting.
Maryann Long, Past President and Member-at-Large
Maryann practiced and taught midwifery for over 35 years, in New York City, New Jersey, Cambridge MA, and Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She and her husband retired to Charlottesville in 2018 to be near their daughter and family. Maryann got inspired by the Village concept while volunteering with Capital City Village in Austin, TX. Her goal is to see Cville Village grow and thrive.
Carter Atkinson, Membership Co-Coordinator
Carter grew up in the northern suburbs of Washington, D.C. and has deep family roots in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. After a long career as a research microbiologist with the U.S. Department of the Interior, he retired from Hawaii to Charlottesville to be closer to his daughters. He joined Cville Village as a volunteer in early 2025 and enjoys the opportunities the organization provides to meet new people and engage in community service.
Marla Ziegler, Social Activities Coordinator
Having lived in Charlottesville twice before, Marla came back permanently in 1993 to raise her young daughter. A retired lawyer and university professor, she’s been interested in the idea of a Village Movement since first hearing of it in the mid-90’s. Marla began volunteering as a driver for Cville Village in February 2026. She enjoys helping people age in place and making opportunities for social engagement available to anyone who wants it.
