BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Katherine (Kathy) Napier has lived in Warren County for more than 30 years and retired in 2018 as Vice President of Business Development for the Clinical Diagnostics Division of Thermo Fisher Scientific. She has served on various community boards including Valley Health System, Warren Memorial Hospital, Samuels Public Library, First Baptist Church, and the local board of the American Lung Association. She is a member of the Warren County Rotary Club. She and her husband Retired Judge Ronald Napier live in Front Royal.

Cathy serves as the Director of Business Partnerships & Development at SkillsUSA, a national nonprofit focused on empowering students. Her previous role as a founding executive director of a nonprofit utilized her over 22 years of fundraising, grant, and finance experience. Cathy has served on over twelve community driven nonprofit boards as president and as a contributing member. She has had strong relationships with Community Foundations in multiple states as a grantee and a grant reviewer and in the interest of community impact continues to connect nonprofit leaders across the country with their local community foundations.

Rieman Claytor has previously provided her aid to CFNSV by serving on the grant selections board. She is currently the Vice President at H.N. Funkhouser and Co. Rieman has also taught Sunday School at 1st Presbyterian Church. As well as serving as the President and Speaker chair for the Clarke County Rotary Club in 2016/2017. Rieman is also chair at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley’s finance committee. While aslo serving as a board member on the National Association of Shell Marketers. She is also a Dunkin advertising committee member.  

Julia Connell is a Vice-President and Wealth Advisor for Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management in Winchester. Julia is a Certified Financial Planner and holds a master’s degree in Financial Planning. She is a resident of Winchester and Past-President of the Rotary Club of Winchester. In addition to serving on the CFNSV board, Julia also serves on the board of directors of Timber Ridge School. She is treasurer of the Shepherd University Foundation Board of Directors and a member of the Valley Health System Investment Committee. Julia enjoys playing tennis and spending time with family and friends.

Clay Perry grew up in Frederick County and graduated from James Wood High School in 1988. Upon graduating with Distinction from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia in 1992, he focused his career on technology and the global supply chain. He returned home 20 years ago when launching a global software company called Integration Point before retiring in 2020 as the SVP of Global Markets. Today, Clay spends most his time serving his church and community. He is a member of Victory Church’s finance and mission committees as well as a youth leader. Within the community, he is an active board member at WATTS, co-Chair of Kiwanis Pancake Day, a member of Small Business Freedom Alliance, and a volunteer for Olive Branch Food Pantry.