Mary Lou Seilheimer

Mary Lou Seilheimer lives in Orange, Virginia, at Mount Sharon Farm, where she manages her extensive gardens, which are opened on a limited basis to groups from throughout the world. Mrs. Seilheimer is the past President and remains on the board of the Boys and Girls Club of Orange. She serves on the board of the Boys and Girls Club of Central Virginia. Mrs. Seilheimer has also been active with the Garden Club of Virginia, serving in a number of capacities including as Co-Chairman of a $2,000,000 campaign for the restoration and expansion of its Headquarters in Richmond; Chairman of the Finance Committee; Vice President; and Chairman of the Restoration Committee, which designates the recipients of Historic Garden Week in Virginia proceeds. For 10 years, she served as Chairman of the board of the Highland School, Warrenton, Virginia, and she served on the Board of the Jack Morton Company, now a division of the Interpublic Group of Companies. Mrs. Seilheimer is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Sweet Briar College with a degree in mathematics. She and her husband Charlie have two children and four grandchildren.