Leadership & Staff Contacts

  • Jake Bell

    President/CEO
    Jake.bell@vmrc.org
    540.564.3401

  • Mike Piper

    Chief Financial Officer
    mpiper@vmrc.org
    540.564.3678

  • Charlene Keith

    Chief Human Resources Officer
    540.438.4219

  • Scott Richardson

    Vice President, Independent Living
    srichardson@vmrc.org
    540.564.3452

  • Joe Hackman

    Joe Hackman

    Chief Philanthropy Officer
    jhackman@vmrc.org

    540.564.3493

  • Melinda Noland

    Vice President, Wellness & Enrichment
    mnoland@vmrc.org
    540.574.3851

  • Scott Kleist

    Vice President, Technology & Facilities
    skleist@vmrc.org
    540.564.3412

  • Rebecca Kline, RN

    Interim Vice President, Supportive Living

    1475 Virginia Avenue

    Harrisonburg, VA 22802

    (540) 564-3503

    *Image to Come*

  • Kirsten Payne

    Director of Sales
    kpayne@vmrc.org
    540.437.4360

  • Daniel Shickel

    Director of Admissions, Supportive Living
    dshickel@vmrc.org
    540.564.3502

  • Misty Rhodes

    Sales Counselor
    mrhodes@vmrc.org
    540.564.3418

  • Abena Foreman-Trice

    Senior Director, Marketing & Communications
    aforeman-trice@vmrc.org
    540.564.3464

  • Betsy Peake, LPTA

    Director of Therapy Services bpeake@vmrc.org
    540.437.4301 

  • Heath Hensley, MHA

    Patient Navigator | VMRC-Transitional Care
    hhensley@vmrc.org
    540.564.3731

  • Heather Lankford

    Executive Assistant | CEO's Office
    hlankford@vmrc.org
    540.437.4306

  • Anna Carson

    Donor Relations Manager
    acarson@vmrc.org
    540.564.6532

Board of Directors

April 1, 2024

virginia mennonite retirement community vmrc board of directors

L to R, Front Row: Randy Seitz, Teresa Boshart Yoder (Vice Chair), Jackie Hartman (Chair), Dave Smucker (Secretary), Laura Yoder; L to R, Back Row: Myron Blosser, Hunter Hollar, Kay Nussbaum, Daryl Bert, Marshall Yoder, Phyllis Miller, Kelly Blosser (Treasurer); Not Pictured: Alden Hostetter, Deb King

VMRC Foundation Board

  • Kathy Armentrout

    Chair

  • Kelly Blosser

  • Laura Evans

  • Gerald Hershey

  • Alden Hostetter

  • Deb King

  • John Knepper

  • Merv Webb

  • JoAnn Wenger

  • Hugh Westfall