Treasurer:        Eileen Stephens   (email)

Eileen is one of the founding board members of Market Central. 

A retired UVA professor, Eileen turned her love of flowers and

the earth into “Green and Gold”, and cultivates cut flowers at

her farm in Earlysville.  She has been a vendor at the City Market

for 20 years.

Secretary:        Kathy Kildea  (email)

Kathy is one of the founding board members of Market Central. 

Kathy’s involvement in the Charlottesville City Market dates back

to 1990, when she helped her parents sell their orchard fruit at the

market.  In 2000, she began her own catering business, and brought

freshly prepared foods to the market until she sold her business in

2008. 2008. Kathy holds a bachelors degree in Criminal Justice, and left
      

behind 20 years of work with cops and robbers before moving to

Charlottesville in 1999.   She continues to support the market

through volunteering with Market Central, and faithful patronage of local growers.

Paul Brant (email)

Paul is a long time advocate and promoter of local, sustainable food and agriculture, and has served on the Market Central board since 2005.  During his 30+ year career with the USDA /Soil Conservation Service, Paul assisted small farmers, businesses and community organizations achieve conservation and sustainable development goals, and he is keenly aware of the economic realities of achieving these goals.  A native of West Virginia, Paul was a City resident from 1995 to 2009, and now lives near Scottsville.

Kathy Philhour  (email)

Kathy Philhour has been on the Market Central board of

directors since 2005.  She owns and operates a wholesale

orchid nursery along with her husband and son.  

The Orchid Station has been operating since 1989 and

participating in the City Market since 1992.

Lynn Eheart

Lynn Eheart has been on the Market Central board of

directors since 2007.  She has been known as

“The Lemonade Lady” at the market for the past nine

years, but also sells handpainted glassware and beaded

jewelry.  Lynn worked with Charlottesville City

Schools for 27 years as a secretary/receptionist. 

She was born and raised in the Charlottesville area, and enjoys the social aspect of vending at the City Market.

Lynda Fanning (email)

Lynda joined the Market Central board of directors in 2010.

As a Registered Dietitian, her work is focused on eating for

health, like the fresh, whole, deliciously flavorful, and nutrient-

rich foods found at the City Market.  Since such foods

powerfully reduce the risk of several diet-related chronic diseases,

as well as obesity, she sees a vibrant City Market as clearly helping

Charlottesville become a Healthier City.  Lynda currently works

as Director of the Nutrition System at the UVa Health System, and is a Board member of the Virginia Food System Council, the Sustainable Chair of the Virginia Dietetic Association, on the Steering Committee of the UVa Food Collaborative, and is grandmother to four very young, healthy eaters.