MARTHA JEFFERSON HOUSE - Key Persons
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- Director of Health & Wellness
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- Director of Resident Services
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- Member of the Board
- Physician
Dr. William Talbott is native to Wichita Kansas and has been involved in Charlottesville's medical community since the 1980's. He received his undergrad from Kansas University and completed his Residency at Denver General Hospital in Emergency Medicine after while in Active Duty in the Airforce. His mother was a Resident of the Martha Jefferson House, and he joined its Board to make a difference for current and future Residents.
Dr. Talbott is a career physician, having served in the Charlottesville medical community since the early 1980s. With over 30 years in the field, much of it in clinical operations, he brings to MJH a unique perspective on continuing healthcare and innovation therein. Dr. Talbott served in the Airforce, owned and operated First Med Urgent Care for 19 years, and has served on the board of the Elder Meadows Presbyterian Church. Outside of professional commitments, he enjoys cultivating his mind and his home, traveling, and spending time with loved ones.
Hunter Perry of "Brookwood", a quiet philanthropist who avoided publicity, died in a Charlottesville hospital at the age of 81. He was born in Norfolk on Jan. 12, 1887, son of Joab Sawyer Perry and Eleanor Land Perry. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Huntington, W. Virginia and then to Roanoke. Perry was a student at V.P.I. in Blacksburg for a short time and then entered the University of Chicago where he became a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He later attended Leland Sanford University in Palo Alto, California. He moved to Atlanta, Ga. in the early 1900's becoming active in the real estate business in association with the Adair Realty Co. Perry served with distinction in the U.S. Army during World War I, seeing combat duty in France and was promoted to Captain. He married Miss Leone Lodson of Atlanta in 1919 and they continued to live in Atlanta until the early 1930's when they came to Albemarle County. Mrs. Perry died Oct. 1, 1938, and after her death, Perry made his home with his sister, Mrs. Lillian Perry Edwards at Ivy. Upon coming here, he purchased the Paramount Theater and formed the Dominion Theaters Corp. The corporation subsequently acquired all the movie theaters in Charlottesville and also became the owner of a number of movie theaters throughout the state. These theater interests were sold in 1949. He and his sister established the Perry Foundation, a charitable foundation that has brought many benefits to the community. Upon retiring from active business, Perry devoted himself to the affairs of the foundation, operating out of a simple, one-room office in downtown Charlottesville. He served as director of the Peoples National Bank of Charlottesville and as president and director of Priddle Oil & Gas Co. of Huntington, W. Va. He was president of Farmington at the time of his death. Perry is survived by his sister, Mrs. Lillian Perry Edward, and by a niece, Mrs. Keith Martin. A service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul's Church in Ivy. Burial is to be at St. Paul's cemetery.
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- Director of Marketing, Admissions
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- Director of Dining Services
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- Director of Employee Services
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- FINANCE
- Member of the Board
- Senior Vice President of Aon
Lee's family relocated from France to Charlottesville in 1963, where his father taught Air Force ROTC at UVa until his passing in Vietnam in 1968. Lee graduated from UVa's McIntire School of Commerce in 1981and began his career with Ernst & Young's audit practice in Boston.
Lee is the Senior Vice President of Aon, where he has worked since 1993. With many years of experience in accounting, Lee brings to MJH a unique perspective on finances in continuing healthcare. Lee has served on several other nonprofit boards with a long history of dedicating his time to the community. He is also a regular contributor to The Journal of Deferred Compensation, an academic journal, and he has authored two of the chapters in Taxation and Funding of Nonqualified Deferred Compensation, published by the American Bar Association. Outside of work, Lee is passionate about long distance running, bass guitar, and homemade pizza.
Lee has been with the Board since September 2021; his current term ends in 2023.
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- Director of Building & Grounds
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- Assistant Director of Nursing
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- Vice Chair
- VICE CHAIR of the Board
- Education Consultant With the Center for the Collaborative Classroom
Pati Cunningham is a lifelong resident of Albemarle County. She received her education at JMU and UVA, and has been involved with education in the community for many years. Her mother is a current Resident of Martha Jefferson House.
Pati is an Education Consultant with the Center for the Collaborative Classroom. With over 25 years of experience in nonprofit Board work and education, Pati brings to MJH a unique perspective on how invaluable nonprofit Boards can be to an organization, as well as a wealth of experience with community connections and leadership. She was a founding member of the Renaissance School of Charlottesville in 1999 and served on their Board until 2010; she is currently on the Boards and/or committees for the James River Association, the Ballyshannon Fund, The Miller Agricultural Fund at UVA, the Albemarle Garden Club, and the Light House Studio.
Pati is currently Vice Chair and has been on the Board since December 2019; her current term will end in June 2023.