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desk - books and papers scattered around - which recalls what this building once was: A schoolhouse.
Egger took over in March as the new executive director of Headwaters, the Rappahannock County public education foundation, when Cole Johnson stepped down after three years in the position. &>
Egger and her husband, Robert Taylor, bought a place in Castleton five years ago.
“I was anxious to be a farmer but not sure what else to do,” said Egger.
She had spent most of her 30-year career as a television producer working for the likes of Discovery Channel, National Geographic and USA Today.
But her roots, she said, were in teaching and theater.
Egger moved out to Rappahannock full time about a year ago - her husband still works in the city for the International Center for Journalists.
She started working for Starfish - one of Headwaters’ three main programs which is a mentoring program matching students looking for a guide or mentor to volunteer adults - and teaching theater part-time at Wakefield Country Day School in Flint Hill.
When the position of executive director opened up, it was a natural fit for Egger.
“It is a wonderful combination of things that meant the most to me in my life,” she said. Mainly, teaching and mentoring.
Her immediate goals, said Egger, are to “get my arms around the programs that exist and raise money to keep them going.”
Headwaters currently runs three programs: Starfish, Next Step (a career access program), and Farm-to-Table, the remark
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