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Miriam’s House

... designed to end the cycle of homelessness, serves homeless single women or mothers and their children.

Not a shelter, Miriam’s House seeks to be preventative in nature for the children and rehabilitative for the adults. It is hoped that by offering a comprehensive program, individuals may be empowered to live independently.

Board of Directors 2012

Anne Alfieri, Certified Public Accountant


Beth Bierman Burns, Civic Volunteer

Sheila Garren, Retired Teacher, Community Volunteer

Laura W. Keohane, Esq. Edwards & Williams, P.C., Principal

H. Michael Lucado, Jr., Vice President – Brownstone Properties


Ellen Nygaard, RN, BSN, Miriam’s House Board President

Patricia Davis Price, Miriam’s House Board Secretary, Lynchburg College Interim Dir-Ctr. for Community Development and Social Justice


L. Vincent Sawyer, Jr., The Haven, Inc.

Letty Shearer, Lynchburg College,  Prospect Development Analyst 

Kate Sigler, Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia, Director of Business Operations

Ryan Smith, New York Life Insurance Co., Licensed Financial Services Professional, MNA

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Jamie Stowe, Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, LLP – Certified Public Accountant, Miriam’s House Board Treasurer 

Ronald H. Thelin, Jr. , CFA, U.S. Trust Portfolio Manager


George D. Vermilya, Jr. , CFA, Miriam’s House Board Vice President,

Flippin, Bruce & Porter, Inc. Portfolio Manager and Principal


Randall J. Watts, Watts Petroleum Corp. Secretary/Treasurer

Mary Alex, MSW -non-voting ex-officio member

Joan S. Jones – emeritus, Virginia House of Delegates (Ret.), Community Volunteer

Stella Thomas Tanner – emeritus, SunTrust Bank Trust Dept. (Ret.), Community Volunteer

LHOV Interview - November 2010

Mary Alex, Miriam's House Executive Director was recently featured on WSET's Living in the Heart of Virginia. Click on the image above to watch the interview in full.