Meet the Board
Mitzi Saffos, President
Vice President & Secretary
Jeanette Baker has been a full time Colonial Beach resident since 2014. She vacationed in Colonial Beach with her family as child and upon retirement made her home here. She has a deep interest in the history of the Northern Neck in general and Colonial Beach in particular. Starting as volunteer docent in 2018 she joined the Board as Secretary in 2023 going on to also serve as Vice President today. She enjoys meeting the visitors and learning more about our town every day.
Barbara Anthony, Board Member
I am a lifelong resident of Colonial Beach, born in a clinic on Garfield Ave; raised on Wilder Ave (grandparents) and Lynnhaven Ave (parents); attended all 12 grades at Colonial Beach School system graduating in 1974, then marrying a local boy where we raised our daughter to be a proud Drifter!
My roots go deeper than even that because my great grandparents were residents and my grandmother and my mother were both born here in town. My great grandfather was the Chief of Police and my grandfather was a store keeper on Bancroft Ave. I’ve always been proud of our little town and to call it home. I spent my career working at Dahlgren and retired last year.
I’m happy to have more time to devote to volunteering, especially to something that is dear to me.
Betty Moyler, Board Member
Betty Moyler was born in the small town of Gaffney, SC, and raised in Miami, FL. She graduated from Strayer University with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a Master’s degree in Information Management in Maryland.
Betty furthered her education at CSP International Staging Academy, earning certifications in Home Staging, E-design, and Residential Transitional Specialist.
She is the founder of OutFront Design, a Home Staging and Interior Decorating business. In her free time, she enjoys painting, upcycling furniture, and playing the piano.
Kelly Woods Vaughn, Board Member
Kelly Woods Vaughn is the co-owner and COO of B & K Hotels which is the parent company of the Riverview Inn here in Colonial Beach, in the Northern Neck of Virginia. Revitalizing the Riverview Inn in 2017, brought a new business to Hawthorne Street, strengthening the small business community of Colonial Beach.
In her career, Kelly has worked with local, state and federal government agencies, the health, construction industries and non-profits. She comes with corporate experience, marketing, contracting and fundamental management.
Deborah Newman, Board Member
Deborah Newman is the owner of Petite Taway Inc, a web design and social media marketing company specializing in working with small businesses and nonprofits. After graduating with a BA in the Study of the Americas from George Mason University, Deborah planned on working within the art and history community, but her plan took a different path when she got married, moved to Maine and opened a business with her husband called MaineBytes, a computer repair company. ​Encouraged by her husband to learn web design, Deborah began taking on clients a year after opening and realized that her love of art and history melded perfectly with web design.
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In 2012, Deborah relocated to Virginia after the death of her husband and opened Petite Taway in 2013. The company would meld her technology skills with her love of art, history, entrepreneurship and marketing. Deborah is the founder of three networking group which encourage collaboration and partnership and she presently works with clients all across the United States, Canada, the UK and Africa.