The University of Virginia Foundation did not look very far when selecting someone to replace outgoing Chief Executive Officer Tim Rose.
In February, the foundation’s board approved the hiring of Chief Administrative Officer Deborah van Eersel to the position. She has been with the organization since 2001 and in her current position since 2013.
“My focus will be on maintaining our people-first culture while advancing UVA’s mission through strategic real estate initiatives,” van Eersel said in a statement sent out this morning. “We have a unique opportunity to contribute to both the University’s mission and our region’s economic vitality.”
The University of Virginia Foundation was created soon after a 1986 agreement between Albemarle, Charlottesville, and UVA that established a framework for land use decisions in the area. The foundation was created to be the entity to purchase land for eventual use by UVA.
Rose has held the position since 1993 and announced his retirement earlier this year.
As the top administrative officer, van Eersel has presided over a time of expansion including growth at the foundation’s North Fork Discovery Park. Before working for the UVA Foundation, she worked as the CEO of the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors where she helped create the Free Enterprise Forum.
Before you go: This story originally went out in the April 10, 2025 edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement. Why did it take seven days to post here? Good question. Right now stories can be produced either here first or in the Substack newsletter first. Mostly this is the newsletter. Some weeks are more intense than others, and a decision was made to focus on Substack first. One consideration for the future is to have one content management system for both. This is currently in the imaginary phase, but Town Crier Productions eventually graduated to whatever you say here.
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