BCA Board of Directors

The Brownsburg Community Association is under the direction of a Board of Directors, consisting of ten members of the association. Board Members serve 3-year terms and are elected by BCA members at the annual meeting. Three Board Members are elected each year. Officers are elected by the Board of Directors in January, and current officers are:

Coleen Cosgriff, Co-President
Mike Strickler, Co-President
JR Rife, Vice President
John Siegfried, Treasurer
Ginger Beecher, Secretary

Board Meetings: BCA Board meetings are held at the Brownsburg Museum at 7:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month, and visitors are welcome to attend.

Board in place since January 2025

Coleen Piranian Cosgriff

Coleen moved to Brownsburg from Lexington in 2021. She has always lived in Rockbridge County, except during her college studies. She earned an undergraduate degree and a Masters in Teaching from Mary Baldwin University. She has been teaching ever since and is currently a teacher in Rockbridge County. Coleen and her 4 children are loving their home here and love being part of this community.

Mike Strickler

Mike Strickler was born and raised in Rockingham County, Virginia near Harrisonburg, VA. After receiving a B.S. degree in geology from Virginia Tech, he moved to Baton Rouge to attend LSU for a M.S. degree in geology. While at LSU, Mike met his wife, Donna. He has two grown daughters, one who lives in Arizona and another who is in vet school at the University of Georgia. After Mike spent 31 years in New Orleans and Houston working in the oil industry, Mike and Donna have returned home to the Shenandoah Valley to live on a small farm called Orchard Hill Farm LLC where they raise St Croix hair sheep. Mike has been very active with Virginia Tech alumni chapters and the Virginia Tech College of Science where he serves on the Roundtable Advisory Board. He enjoys gardening, golfing, and reading.

John Siegfried

John and his wife Karen were the previous owners of Wade’s Mill. Both worked and lived abroad for many years and decided to move back in 2016. It was difficult as a foreigner to participate in local community associations so John joined the BCA board in 2017 and has continued supporting the group in a variety of roles since that time.

Ginger Floyd Beecher

Ginger Floyd Beecher and her husband Gregg are excited to be joining the community. She is originally from Georgia and moved to Virginia in 2007. She has two grown sons who also live in Va. She is a retired pediatric nurse practitioner. She still loves to serve others through the community and church. Her hobbies include singing/ playing an upright bass, sewing/ quilting, gardening, cooking, and reading. She is looking forward to serving on the BCA board and meeting everyone!

Amanda Becerra-Newhall

AJ Becerra-Newhall and her husband Jonathan purchased the old Brownsburg school overlooking the town of Brownsburg and are currently remodeling the historic structure into their forever home. AJ has always been a native of Virginia but is new to the Rockbridge area where her husband, Jonathan was born and raised. AJ is a Realtor with Long and Foster, an artist, and enjoys volunteering wherever her services are needed. Alongside her husband, three children and three pups AJ is hoping to make Brownsburg community part of their family and assist in the community needs wherever possible.

Ernest J Rife

JR Rife has lived in the Brownsburg area most of his life, having multiple generations of family on his mother's side of our family here. He’s in his 31st year of his home improvement/ maintenance company. He is an active member of Asbury Church ,with others that value Community, having gratitude and love for this amazing village that we are all a part of. He’s so excited for our future together.

Rev Loren Mitchell

Loren Tate Mitchell has been serving as pastor of New Providence Presbyterian Church since December of 2020. Loren is the first installed female pastor in New Providence history. She was born and raised in Virginia and delighted to call the Commonwealth home. Loren is a graduate of Hollins University (2006) and Union Presbyterian Seminary (2010). She is entering into her 15th year of ordained ministry. In her spare time, Loren enjoys going for walks in nature and experiencing the view from the front porch. She also spends time reading, writing, and coloring. She loves history, supporting local businesses, and spending quality time with close friends. Loren, along with her husband Michael and their son, Kemper, enjoy playing together, everything from Switch games to Nerf battles. They are so pleased and thankful to make Rockbridge County their home.

Caitie Cyrus

Caitie Cyrus moved to Brownsburg from Williamsburg in September 2023. She is originally from Severn, Maryland. She received a B.A. in Biology from St. Mary’s College of Maryland and an M.S. in Biology from the College of William & Mary. Caitie is an environmental scientist and a botanist who specializes in “agrivoltaics”, which is the practice of combining solar energy projects with pollinator habitat, sheep grazing, or other agricultural techniques. Caitie is also the President of a non-profit called the Flora of Virginia Project, which is dedicated to conserving the Commonwealth’s native flora. She enjoys hiking, gardening, getting to know the Rockbridge County area, and spending time with her partner, Jeff, in her spare time.

Bill McGough

Bill McGough grew up in the Tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT) and lived in various locations and internationally in Germany. Bill has three adult children (Cara, Bill, Keri), is married to Catherine and they enjoy their two grandchildren immensely! Bill retired from a Senior Vice President position at Bayer Corporation several years ago. Bill's experience spans large-scale Program Leadership and Line Organization roles;Bill led numerous 100Mio+ Large-scale, International, Business Transformation Programs. Bill has worked and lived extensively Overseas (centered mainly in Germany from a living arrangements standpoint) but with business responsibilities and travel spanning the Globe; Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, and of course North America. Bill also worked for Deloitte Consulting for 12-years where he honed his ability managing and leading large-scale Transformation Programs - with focus on the Healthcare and Agriculture Industry verticals. Bill's specialties included: Program Planning and Leadership, Large-scale Program Turn-around scenarios, Performing Quality Assurance on Off-track Programs in related and other Industry Verticals, Assuming overall Leadership on a 'single throat to choke' basis for Programs under his Leadership, C-Suite and below Key Stakeholder engagement and alignment, and Managing, Motivating, and Inspiring Broad International Teams to work together in a High-Performance Work-Team Environment. This experience and the extensive international travel has opened-up Bill's worldview and he and his family are ecstatic to have settled in this wonderful place and area and want to contribute and give back.