Leadership

Arlington Retirement Housing Corporation (ARHC)

ARHC provides overall strategic direction and financial oversight, raises funds, manages volunteers and resident programs, and performs community outreach and advocacy for Culpepper Garden I, II and III.  ARHC is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit.

Culpepper Garden consists of four independent nonprofit corporations, including ARHC, set up to comply with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements. Each corporation is led by a board. All four boards have the same volunteer board members.

Staff & Board

The Boards for Culpepper Garden I, II and III and the Arlington Retirement Housing Corporation contain the same members, who are individuals with expertise in housing, finance, elder law and/or issues that affect the health and well-being of older people. They are committed to the mission, ensuring the continued success of Culpepper Garden and are active in the Arlington County community.

ARHC Officers

Susan Philp, Board Chair
Chair, Government Relations Committee
Powers, Pyles, Sutter & Verville

Jeanne Broyhill, Board Vice Chair
Co-Chair, Development and Outreach Committee
Freddie Mac (retired)

Cynthia Stevens, Secretary
Arlington County (retired)

Barbara Green, Treasurer
Chair, Finance and Operations Committee
Certified Public Accountant (self-employed)

ARHC Board Members

Timothy M. Aldinger, United Bank

Ken Augenbaugh, Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee, Arlington County (retired)

Micheline Castan-Smith, Paradigm Companies

Sen. Barbara Favola, Virginia State Senator

Peter Kant, Synapse Technology

Doug Kelley, TruAmerica Multifamily, LLC

J. Kenneth Marshall, M.D., Cardiologist (retired)

Travis Washington, Google

Kamili Wilson, AARP

Kelly Eichhorn, APAH

Chris Spahr, Wells Fargo

ARHC Staff

Executive Director
Linda Kelleher

Development and Communication Director
Jasmin Witcher

Volunteer Manager
Hannah W. Becker-Menditto

Culpepper Garden Property Management Staff

Property Operations Director
Paul Timpane

Assisted Living Administrator
Mary Van Wie

Assisted Living Activities Director
Laura Orihuela

Admissions Director
Becky Ellison

Assistant to the Property Operations Director
Pasha Kelly

Accounting Manager
Angel Thompson

Certification Specialist
Michelle McCoy

Dining Services Director
Ray Riddle

Employee Relations Coordinator
open

Front Desk Supervisor
Candy Dragity

Marketing and Admissions Manager
Gabby Chavez

Plant Operations Director
Open

Resident Services Director
Zachary Castro

Resident Services Coordinator
Ashley Gomez

Director of Compliance
Donna Jackson

Coordinated Services Management provides property management services for Culpepper Garden.

Denise White, President, Coordinated Services Management.

Partnerships

The nearby Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington (UUCA) founded the organization that is now ARHC in 1971, to generate support and raise funds to provide quality, affordable housing for senior citizens in the community. The church and its members have provided leadership, volunteer and financial support to Culpepper Garden for more than four decades.

Arlington County has supported Culpepper Garden since its beginning, providing onsite services for residents as well as essential financial assistance. That assistance includes subsidies to help some residents pay rent, to defray assisted living costs and to cover the costs of additional meals for a limited number of independent-living residents.

Culpepper Garden welcomes nonprofit and community partners to enrich the lives of our residents. Current partnerships include:

  • High School Student interns – Career Center students in the Culinary, Cosmetology, Physical Therapy, PEP (Program for Employment Preparedness) and Junior ROTC programs work with staff and residents.  
  • Polling Site – Culpepper Garden residents can vote onsite and we can also help residents obtain required voter ID
  • Library – Arlington County Library makes large print and talking books available onsite.
  • Money Management Assistance – Through an Arlington County grant to Northern Virginia Family Services (NVFS), part-time financial aid is available.
  • Legal Services – Legal Services of Northern Virginia comes to Culpepper Garden every six weeks.
  • Supplemental Food – Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) distributes food every two weeks.
  • Transportation – Senior Loop, Super Senior Taxi, Interim STAR Transportation, Metro Access, and Door-thru-Door provide transportation services to our residents.
  • College Students – Nursing students from Marymount University and Ph.D. psychology students from George Washington University gain real-world experience in public health and psychology counseling. George Mason University Health Administration interns gain nonprofit management experience.
  • Virginia Cooperative Extension — Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists help residents and volunteers maintain gardens and wooded areas on the Culpepper Garden site.
  • Faith-based community, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts — Enrich residents' lives with onsite activities.
  • Fenwick Foundation —  Provides free tickets to nearby cultural and sports events
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