Center for Rural Culture, sustaining rural culture in the Piedmont

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The Center for Rural Culture's mission is to sustain the rural culture of Goochland and Virginia's Piedmont by educating, promoting, and inspiring ourselves and others.

  • We believe that environment, economy, and equity, when woven together, create a tapestry of sustainability for the future
  • We also believe that a sustainable culture is one that accumulates the following five assets: natural, social, human, physical, and financial capital

Board Members


Lisa Dearden - Executive Director
Marisa A. Sifontes - President
Molly Harris - Vice President
Debra Stoneman - Treasurer
Kate Sarfaty - Secretary

Sue Reichel - Director
Steffi Gordinier - Director
Denise Doetzer - Director
Robert Harper, Jr. - Director
Hank Hartz - Director
Murray "Sandy" Fisher - Director Emeritus
Rossie Fisher - Director Emeritus

Center for Rural Culture P.O. Box 639 Goochland, Virginia 23063 Phone: (804) 332-3144 E-mail: info@centerforruralculture.org