Who We Are

Steven Johnson has a Bachelor of Architecture (5 Year Professional Degree) from the University of Notre Dame and a Masters of Science in Management - Acquisition Programming and Contract Management from Florida Institute of Technology.  He served as a Lieutenant Commander, Supply Corps, in the US Navy with a diverse career to include Naval Special Warfare Operational Logistics and Contracting, Surface Warfare Supply Officer, Comptroller and Quality Assurance Officer.  After leaving the Navy and completing his three year Internship in Architecture, he focused his career on construction management.  He is an accredited Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) professional and has served in various Project Management roles on several large hospitals, medical facilities and laboratories for over the past two decades.  Additionally, he served as Vice President of the Madison County Library Board of Directors.  He has served on the Board of Directors for three years and serving his first term as President.

Bill Bradford holds a BS degree from Trinity College of Vermont, an AS degree from Champlain College, a professional certification from the Institute of Supply Management, and a manufacturing Six Sigma Black Belt. Bill is on the Board of Directors of the Windmore Foundation for the Arts, serving as Vice President.  Additionally Bill is an administrative volunteer at Culpeper Wellness Foundation (Free Clinic), a volunteer for the American Cancer Society, a past President of Junior Achievement of Vermont, a past mentor for the local Lego Mindstorms/Robotics team, and a former manager/coach of Little League Baseball here in Culpeper.  He loves Habitat for Humanity because of the positive message it sends to communities that are in need of volunteers.  He is a strong believer in giving back to others who may be less fortunate, and being retired after a decades-long business career, this affords him that opportunity.  Bill has recently joined the Board of Directors. 

Allen Schirmer holds a BA in English from the University of Virginia, an MA in Journalism from Ohio State University, an MBA in Finance from George Mason University, and a Certificate in Accounting from University of Virginia Extension.  He is a Commercial Banker at United Bank with the title of Senior Vice President.  Allen previously served as Treasurer for ReBuilding Together of Arlington, Fairfax and Falls Church in Virginia.  He also served on the Board of Directors at the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, where he was membership chair.  Allen has a deep interest in affordable housing, real estate finance and maintenance.  He lives in a historic house in Madison County.  Allen has recently joined the Board of Directors.

Shiphra Berman holds a BA from Franklin and Marshall College in Government and a Concentration in English.  Most recently she worked for a local nonprofit charity organization that provides emergency assistance to individuals in crisis who are dealing with food and housing insecurity.  The organization provided a food pantry, emergency financial, and housing assistance.  There she managed the donor database and fundraising campaigns as well as the daily business operations of the 501(c)(3) organization.  Formerly, she was the Director of Operations for a forensic accounting firm with offices both domestically and internationally.  Before that, she worked for several Intellectual Property law firms engaging in complex patent litigation as the Director of Paralegals and Legal Assistants.  She is excited to be part of the Habitat for Humanity community in Culpeper County helping people help themselves through affordable homeownership.  Shiphra has recently joined the Board of Directors.

Jerry Martire holds a BS Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and had a long career in the computer programming and information technology industry.

Jerry has lived in Culpeper since 2007 and has been on the Board for Habitat for Humanity of Culpeper since 2012.  He has been involved in Habitat projects for even longer, beginning with volunteering on building a house in 2011.  He has worn several hats during his tenure at Habitat and worked his way from volunteering on construction projects, to becoming Construction Coordinator and President of the Board.  He held the position of President of the Board from 2019 to 2022.  He has been the construction coordinator on multiple Habitat projects, including the past two new construction home builds and is the Construction Coordinator for current new home build on North Aspen Street.  Jerry is proficient in all aspects of residential electrical wiring, framing and plumbing. 

Keith Kessler attended Northern Virginia Community College for Architecture.  He started working for a General Contractor as a laborer working his way up to Project Manager in the Commercial Building Industry before moving into school construction with the largest school division in Virginia, currently serving as a Fairfax County School District Architectural Engineer.  Keith holds a certification as Virginia Contracting Associate (VCA) and Virginia Contracting Officer (VCO) from the Virginia Institute of Procurement.  He served several years on the Culpeper County Disability Services Advisory Committee, two as Chairman. Keith has been a Culpeper resident for over 20 years.  Keith has been a on the Board of Directors for five years. 

James Fred Sapp attended Liberty University, Northern Virginia Community College, and Delaware Technical Community College.  He is an Army veteran and has been a Culpeper resident since 2006 and is very involved in the fabric of Culpeper.  He is intimately aware of the need for affordable and safe housing in Culpeper.  He is currently an Account Executive for Deltek and has held prior positions as an Account Executive and Manager for Verizon and Xerox.  Fred is a Devotional Leader for the Culpeper Warming Center and volunteered as Logistics Coordinator at Fisher House at Fort Belvoir.  Fred has recently joined the Board of Directors.

Bruce has recently joined the Board of Directors and is on the Building Committee.