Matt is the Associate Dean of Admissions for the University of Mary Washington's College of Graduate and Professional Studies in Stafford. He earned a Bachelors degree in Geography from Mary Washington and a Masters degree in Counseling and Higher Education Administration from the University of Virginia. He lives with his wife and two children in Stafford.

Kathleen Llewellyn-Duncan joined Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen in 2007 and works in the firm’s Fredericksburg office. She is experienced in the courtroom, having represented hundreds of criminal defendants in her former position as a criminal defense attorney for Virginia’s Indigent Defense Commission. This organization provides lawyers for criminal defendants who cannot afford legal representation. Kathleen also serves as an adjunct professor at Strayer University where she is designing a curriculum for a degree in Criminal Justice.

Immediately after law school, Ms. Duncan worked for the Los Angeles Justice Center. She focused on providing affordable legal services to the local community in the areas of personal injury law, family law, and contracts. More recently she has worked as an attorney for AHC. There, she handled both the negotiation of hospital liens with patients and the appeals process for hospitals looking to ensure that health care plans and insurance companies pay hospital bills they owe on behalf of patients.

Her education includes a BS from the University of Virginia (1988), an MA from the University of Mary Washington (1993), a JD from Southwestern University School of Law (2002), and a course of study at the Virginia College of Trial Advocacy. She is licensed to practice law in Virginia and California.

Kathleen served as a Big Sister for 10 years at Rappahannock Big Brothers Big Sisters and was awarded Big Sister of the Year in 1991. Along with RBBBS, she has also contributed community service for the Pet Orphans Fund. She resides in Spotsylvania.

Pamela Wharton has been employed as a mortgage loan officer at C&F Mortgage Corporation for the past five years and has been in the real estate business in the Fredericksburg area for ten years.

Native to the Fredericksburg area, Pamela decided to join the Board after being inspired by friends and colleagues who had served in the past and finds it a great way to enrich the community she dwells in and loves. Pamela also serves on the Fredericksburg Area Association of Realtors Public and Community Relations Board as well as being the Chair of the FAAR Community Outreach Committee.

Pamela and her 8 year-old son, Cole, reside in Spotsylvania County.

John Garnett IV is currently the Secretary of the Company for his fathers business Garnett Refrigeration Inc. When not working for the family business he is teaching tennis and is a Professional Tennis Registry teaching pro. John graduated from Elon University in 2005 with a B.A. in History and has lived in Spotsylvania his entire life. He enjoys volunteering with his church and other organizations.

John Patrick Johnson is a Fredericksburg native. He has a BS degree in Political Science with a minor in Anthropology from James Madison University. For the last twelve years, John (J.P.) has worked for The Free Lance-Star newspaper as an advertising consultant. As a result, he has made numerous professional and personal contacts. John believes that if you are not helping kids succeed, you may be hindering them. He is currently a Big Brother in our Bigs Plus program and serves as President of the Board of Directors. John, his wife, Drea and two sons live in Spotsylvania.