100% Volunteer Led
Fostering economic development & community engagement in Historic Downtown Berryville & Clarke County.
It’s our MISSON to protect our small-town charm
While encouraging a diverse and robust economic system.
We are working to preserve and promote our local downtown as the community hub and a collective sense of place.
Projects that foster economic vitality in our downtown, and encourage folks to buy-local and use our local service based businesses.
Committees that gather community feedback and foster the economic vitality of our historic main street.
Events that bring folks together and promote the businesses in our community.
A Virginia Exploring Main Street
The Virginia Main Street Program is a preservation-based economic and community development program that follows the Main Street Approach by the National Main Street Center. Virginia Main Street is a Main Street America State Coordinating Program that offers a range of services and assistance to communities interested in revitalizing their historic commercial districts.
While the program was designed to address the need for revitalization and on-going management of smaller to mid-sized downtowns, aspects of the Main Street Approach may be applied successfully in other commercial settings.
Buy Local, Virginia Made
“If you have a choice between buying something in Vietnam or China or buying something made in Virginia, why not buy it from people in Virginia? A lot of times, it’s not much more expensive or may even be less.”
Meet our Board
Our Board of Directors are passionate about promoting and maintaining our hometown main street to ensure economic vitality.
Andrew Robertson
President
Andrew has called Berryville home since 2013. He serves the community as a local REALTOR®. Before transitioning into real estate, Andrew served as a High School Coach in Loudoun County. Andrew and his wife Hayley have two girls and a Golden retriever named Rocky. As the Vice President of the Board for Berryville Main Street Andrew will organize & oversee the social media and marketing.
Sarah Hogue
Treasurer
Sarah Hogue is a Loudoun County native who recently moved to Berryville, Virginia in 2022. Sarah is the owner, manager, and master stylist of Lavish Studios, a full service salon located in the town of Berryville. She graduated from Bene’s International School of Beauty in 2009 then worked for the Aveda Institute & The Salamander Resort & Spa over the next decade. She won “Best of Loudoun” from 2020-2023. Sarah has utilized her passion for beauty behind the chair as well as to educate the next generation of stylists through her state accredited apprenticeship program.
Helena Goldberg
Secretary
Helena Goldberg is a piano/voice/composition instructor, classical pianist, bassist and vocalist of the musical group Akris, owner of The Goldberg School of Music, LLC in Berryville, VA and CEO of Green Sloth Records, Inc, a student co-founded and organized 501(c)3 nonprofit record label. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Main Street Chamber Orchestra, located also in Berryville VA, as well as a Board of Directors member of Berryville Main Street.
Kris MacDonald
Board Member
Kris is the Chief Technology Whisperer of Arboria Technical Solutions. She has been a “fixer” all her life, spending time in the garage with her father as soon as she could walk. She began the first ten years of her career working with 3D building design software, and consulting for an Autodesk software reseller. Eventually, she moved into IT Operations and spent ten plus years supporting enterprise organizations and managing teams of IT Administrators and Specialists.
Kris holds a Bachelors in Liberal Arts Degree from Harvard University where her focus of study was Computer Science. She loves to teach others the skills needed to understand and diagnose technology issues. When she is not “fixin’ stuff” you can find her hiking in Shenandoah national park, walking downtown with her two little dogs, or painting with acrylics and watercolors.
Manny
Board Member
Bio Coming Soon
Mickey
Board Member
Bio Coming Soon
Our Committees
Our Board of Directors are passionate about promoting and maintaining our hometown main street to ensure economic vitality.
Vitality
Economic Vitality Committe is where strategic planning meets dynamic action to drive the economic engine of our Main Street community forward.
Design
Design Committee is dedicated to strategically enhancing the physical and visual elements, leveraging its unique assets to create beautiful spaces.
Promotion
Promotion Committee is where we craft captivating narratives that illuminate our downtown as the vibrant nucleus of our community’s identity.
Ashley Tibbens
Events Coordinator
Ashley Tibbens has called Berryville home since 2012. She and her husband, Ryan, have three young children. Ashley comes to Berryville Main Street with extensive experience managing nonprofits and small businesses. In recent years, she’s earned recognition from the Loudoun 100, Loudoun 40 Under 40, Who’s Who in America, as well as from her employers and organizations. Ashley strives for happiness and success both personally and professionally, and she’s eager to offer that same dedication and enthusiasm to Berryville Main Street.
Our Partners.
