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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, President

  • Mike Strickler, Vice-President

  • John Siegfried, Treasurer 

  • Caitie Cyrus, Secretary

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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. 

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Board in place since January 2024

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.

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.

John Siegfried

John and his wife Karen own Wade’s Mill, returning to America with his family after working and living abroad for many years.  Since it was difficult as a foreigner to participate in community associations John and his wife Karen enjoyed getting to know their neighbors while participating in community events. John served as Board President from 2020 through 2022.

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!

Mike Strickler

Mike was born and raised in Rockingham County, Virginia near Harrisonburg, VA.  He moved to Baton Rouge to attend LSU for a M.S. degree in geology.  While at LSU, Mike met his wife, Donna.  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.  He currently works part-time from home for a small Dallas, TX based company.  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.

Kimberly Edwards

Kimberly is a native to Northern Rockbridge County, with many ties to the Brownsburg community since her youth.  She graduated from Rockbridge County High School in 1997 and worked as a Deputy Clerk for Bruce Patterson in the Rockbridge County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office for 12 years before becoming a stay at home mom to their three active boys.  Kim and her husband, Brandon Edwards, moved back to the Brownsburg area in 2005 where they are close to her family.

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